Awards and Achievements
Deepraj Mukherjee , Ph . D ., Publishes Book
Deepraj Mukherjee , Ph . D ., associate professor of economics at the Stark campus , co-edited the book “ The Belt and Road Initiative - China ’ s Global Business Footprint ” with colleagues Chris Bellamy and Palto Datta . The book was published by Palgrave Macmillan .
Pratim Datta , Ph . D ., Publishes Textbook
Pratim Datta , Ph . D ., professor of information systems , published a textbook , “ Global Technology Management 4.0 : Concepts and Cases for Managing in the 4 th Industrial Revolution .” The textbook was published by Palgrave Macmillan .
Greta L . Polites , Ph . D ., Receives Best Associate Editor Award
Greta L . Polites , Ph . D ., associate professor of information systems , received the “ Best Associate Editor Award ” from the European Journal of Information Systems , one of the top IS journals in the AIS “ Basket of Six .”
Serena Loftus , Ph . D ., selected as a Top 50 Best Undergraduate Business Professor by Poets & Quants
Economics Faculty Members Receive Grant from Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Shawn M . Rohlin , Ph . D ., professor of economics and Director of the John S . and Marlene J . Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship ; Jeremiah R . Harris , Ph . D ., assistant professor of economics ; and Dandan Liu , Ph . D ., associate professor of economics , received a $ 30,400 grant to help the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services with their Leading Indicators Modeling project .
Serena Loftus , Ph . D ., assistant professor of accounting , was selected as a Top 50 Best Undergraduate Business Professor by Poets & Quants .
Loftus joined the College in Fall 2021 where she teaches Intermediate Accounting II . She was the recipient of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship ’ s Teaching Award in 2022 . She previously taught Management Accounting at Tulane University , where she received the Dean ’ s Excellence in Teaching of Undergraduates Award in 2018 . She is also a Certified Management Accountant ( CMA ). Loftus was recently featured by the Kent State Center for Teaching and Learning ( CTL ) as a featured faculty member for her commitment to creating a sense of belonging , active learning strategies , and her strong desire to help every student be successful in her course and in their future careers .
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