Department of Finance
The mission of the Department of Finance is to provide a quality education to students that will prepare them for leadership positions within the finance profession in business. Students acquire financial knowledge and skills that can be applied in a variety of environments.
Chair
Eric R. Brisker, Ph.D.
Title: Chair, Associate Professor
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Phone: (330) 972-2478
Email: ebrisker@uakron.edu
Finance - Full Time Faculty
Mary Becker, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Phone: (330) 972-5086
Email: mbecker@uakron.edu
Suzanne Gradisher, J.D.,MTax, MBA
Title: Associate Professor
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Phone: (330) 972-5436
Email: smg16@uakron.edu
Taufiq Quadria, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor of Instruction, Director, Financial Planning Program
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Phone: (330) 972-4895
Email: tquadria@uakron.edu
John Goodell, Ph.D.
Title: Professor
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Phone: (330) 972-5361
Email: johngoo@uakron.edu
Latoria Hamilton, MBA
Title: Associate Professor of Practice, Director, Risk Management and Insurance Program
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Phone: (330) 972-6722
Email: lhamilton@uakron.edu
Jinjing Wang, Ph.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Phone: (330) 972-5254
Email: jwang2@uakron.edu
Finance - Part Time Faculty
Andrew Bernat
Title: Part Time Faculty
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Email: awb@uakron.edu
Veronica Jiajia Xu, Master of Laws
Title: Part Time Faculty
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Email: jxu1@uakron.edu
James Musengo, MBA, CFP
Title: Part Time Faculty
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Email: jdm73@uakron.edu
Chuck Grimm
Title: Part Time Faculty
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Email: cgrimm@uakron.edu
Mario Mastrandrea
Title: Part Time Faculty
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Email: mmastrandrea@uakron.edu
James Pawlik
Title: Part Time Faculty
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Email: jpawlik@uakron.edu