Research Expertise

Our faculty has a global mindset -- and we can prove it.

Approximately 55 percent of our faculty have taught a course abroad organized by the Ahlers Center for International Business or the International Center at USD.
Almost 60 percent have participated in an international faculty development program organized by the Ahlers Center.
Over 40 percent are currently engaged in internationally-focused research.
43 percent speak a language other than English.
77 percent have either worked or studied in a country other than the U.S. See list below:
- Africa
  - Mozambique
  - Nigeria
  - South Africa
- Americas
  - Argentina
  - Brazil
  - Canada
  - Colombia
  - Costa Rica
  - Dominican Republic
  - Honduras
  - Jamaica
  - Mexico
  - St. Lucia
  - Uruguay
  - Venezuela
- Asia
  - Bangladesh
  - China
  - Hong Kong
  - India
  - Indonesia
  - Japan
  - Malaysia
  - Philippines
  - Singapore
  - South Korea
  - Taiwan
  - Thailand
- Middle East
  - Iran
  - Kuwait
  - Qatar
  - UAE
- Europe
  - Austria
  - Croatia
  - England
  - Estonia
  - France
  - Germany
  - Hungary
  - Ireland
  - Italy
  - Malta
  - Portugal
  - Romania
  - Russia
  - Scotland
  - Serbia
  - Spain
  - Sweden
- Oceania
  - Australia
  - New Zealand
  - Philippines

International Visiting Faculty

To complement the expertise of our own faculty, we are honored to bring internationally recognized professors from institutions across the world to our classrooms here at the USD School of Business. Meet some of the international faculty members we have hosted.

Paolo Guerrieri, PhD Former senator of Italy; professor of economics, University of Rome 'La Sapienza' (Rome, Italy)

Ricardo Leal, PhD Professor of finance, COPPEAD/UFRJ (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Mansoo Shin, PhD Professor of international business, Korean University Business School (Seoul, South Korea)

Ariel Casarin, PhD Associate professor of economics, IAE Business School (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Josep Franch, PhD Dean, ESADE (Barcelona, Spain)

Michael Frenkel, PhD Professor of economics and strategy, WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management (Vallender, Germany)

Faculty Expertise and Research Interests

Our faculty are experts with research interests in a wide array of international topics ranging from trade and finance to sustainability, management, culture, and more.

Faculty research expertise
Jason Campbell, assistant professor of economics	International trade
Zhenhua Chen, assistant professor of accountancy	Language, culture and information generating/processing activities
Stephen Conroy, professor of economics	International comparison of ethical attitudes
Simon Croom, professor of supply chain management	Supply chains; psychology; sustainability
Richard Custin, clinical professor of business law and ethics	Mediation; peacemaking; law
Eileen Dasporo, clinical professor of international business	Global strategy
Josh Della Vedona, assistant professor of finance	Behavior of investors with a focus on Scandinavian markets
John Demas, clinical professor of real estate	Taxation; family succession planning; corporate governance
Denise Dimon, professor of economics	Latin American economic environment; international education
Kokila Doshi, professor of economics	Social entrepreneurship; base of the pyramid; Asian development
Sara Esfahani, clinical professor of economics	Resource allocation and efficiency in African agriculture
Jeremy Gabe, assistant professor of real estate	Market incentives for green building; international approaches to housing affordability
Alan Gin, associate professor of economics	China and international economics
Jaime Gómez, professor of management	Strategy; cross-cultural management
Johanna Hunsaker, professor of management	Cross-cultural management and women in leadership
Phil Hunsaker, professor of management	International organizational behavior and cross-cultural management
Aarti Ivanic, associate professor of marketing	Marketing and retailing
Priya Kannan-Narasimhan, associate professor of management	Strategy and entrepreneurship
Maria Kniazeva, professor of marketing	Cross-cultural marketing
Alyson Ma, professor of economics	International Trade
Jennifer Miles, assistant professor of management	Cross-cultural differences in ethical decision-making
Norm Miller, Hahn chair of real estate finance	Sustainability strategies
Jennifer Mueller, associate professor of management	Cultural difference in creativity
Andrew Narwold, professor of economics	International trade
Manzur Rahman, professor of finance	International financial markets and corporate governance
Ryan Ratcliff, associate professor of economics	Foreign direct investment; international finance
Daniel Rivetti, associate professor of finance	Determinants of international liquidity
Miriam Rothman, professor of management	Education and international HR management
Tara Ceranic Salinas, assistant professor of social and legal research	International business ethics, sustainability and CSR
Tygarajan Somasundaram, associate professor of marketing	International marketing
Steven Sumner, associate professor of economics	Banking and monetary transmission in Canada
Charles Tu, Mulvihill professor of commercial real estate	Real estate; sustainability
Nicole Wissman-Weber, assistant professor of management	Identifying climate risks and solutions; social entrepreneurship
Carsten Zimmermann, associate professor of management	International mergers and acquisitions and international sourcing
Dennis Zocco, professor of finance	Fintech; International investment
Phil Zhu, associate professor of finance	International finance

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