Franklin University Faculty Profiles
Franklin University Faculty – Research, Presentations, and Global Interaction
Our experienced faculty members gain the input of industry experts to develop courses with relevant concepts our students use right away – at work and in life.
Beyond developing and teaching courses, faculty members are actively involved in the community, conducting research, giving presentations, and offering expert advice and services to media outlets and professional and charitable organizations around the world.
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| Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs | Christopher Washington, Ph.D. |
| Vice President of Accreditation & Institutional Effectiveness | Pamela Shay, D.B.A. |
| Associate Dean of Academic Affairs | Wayne Miller |
| Dean, College of Arts, Sciences & Technology | Keith Groff, Ph.D. |
| Interim Dean, College of Business | Ross Wirth, Ph.D. |
| Dean, Indianapolis Location | |
| Associate Dean, Academic Projects | Terry Boyd, Ph.D. |
| Interim Dean | Ross Wirth, Ph.D. |
| Division Chair | Thomas Seiler, D.B.A., J.D., CPA |
| Undergraduate Majors | |
| Accounting | |
| Program Chair: | Thomas Seiler, D.B.A., J.D., CPA |
| Business Forensics | |
| Program Chair: | Tom Hrubec, Ed.D., CPA, CFE |
| Financial Management | |
| Program Chair: | Bruce Campbell, Ph.D. |
| Forensic Accounting | |
| Program Chair: | Tom Hrubec, Ed.D., CPA, CFE |
| Full-Time Faculty | |
| Jessie Kong, Ph.D. | |
| Martina Peng, Ph.D. | |
| Debra Petrizzo, DBA | |
| Tim Reymann, Ph.D., A.B.D. |
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| Souren Soumbatiants, Ph.D. |
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| David Welch, D.B.A., CPA, CFE | |
| Yi Yang, Ph.D | |
| Dean | Keith Groff, Ph.D. |
| Division Chair | |
| General Education | |
| Michael Klingler, M.A. | |
| Undergraduate Majors | |
| Applied Psychology | |
| Program Chair: | John Brent, Ph.D. |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | |
| Program Chair: | Michelle Buchberger, Ph.D. |
| Organizational Communication | |
| Program Chair: | Brenda Jones, Ph.D. |
| Public Relations | |
| Program Chair: | Mike Posey, Ph.D. |
| Full-Time Faculty | |
| John Brent, Ph.D. | |
| Phyllis Duryee, M.A. | |
| Kody Kuehnl, Ph.D.. | |
| Eunice Luyegu, Ph.D. | |
| Brian Maze, Ph.D. | |
| Dawn Snyder, Ph.D. | |
| Isidoro Talavera, Ph.D. |
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| Suzan Waller, Ph.D. |
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| Dean | Keith Groff, Ph.D. |
| Division Chair | Ronald L. Hartung, Ph.D |
| Graduate Program | |
| Master of Science in Computer Science | |
| Program Chair | Ronald L. Hartung, Ph.D |
| Undergraduate Majors | |
| Computer Science | |
| Program Chair: | Ronald L. Hartung, Ph.D |
| Assistant Chair: | Jane Sieberth, M.A. |
| Information Technology | |
| Program Chair: | Todd Whittaker, M.S. |
| Management Information Sciences | |
| Program Chair: | Bradley Watson, Ph.D. |
| Web Development | |
| Program Chair: | William Hochstettler, Ph.D. |
| Full-Time Faculty | |
| Daniel Bell, Ph.D. | |
| Esmail Bonakdarian, Ph.D. | |
| Chunbo Chu, Ph.D. | |
| Patricia McCann, M.A. | |
| Rob Wood, Ed.D. | |
| Interim Dean | Ross Wirth, Ph.D. |
| Division Chair | |
| Graduate Programs | |
| MBA | |
| Program Chair: | Doug Ross, Ph.D. |
| Master of Science in Marketing & Communication | |
| Program Chair: | Doug Ross, Ph.D. |
| Full-Time Faculty | |
| Ray Forbes, Ph.D. | |
| Lou Anne Manning, Ed.D. | |
| Garry McDaniel, Ed.D. | |
| Brenda Jones, Ph.D. | |
| Brian Gregory, Ph.D. | |
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