Meet the Faculty and Staff

Faculty in the Division of Business have prepared themselves to help students through programs at some of the best known colleges and universities in the area, the nation and internationally. All are qualified at the highest levels of their academic or professional fields, and many also bring to their students actual work experience in their fields. Each has his or her own particular style or emphasis, but all share the same goal: to provide students with the very best academic preparation available.

 

Joe Ricks Joe M. Ricks, Jr.
Associate Professor, Business,
& Division Chair
J.P. Morgan Chase professor of Sales and marketing
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Teaching Interests: Sales & Sales Management, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Research,
Quantitative Analysis, Brand Management
Research Interests: Marketing Strategy, Consumer Behavior, Sales & CRM Development
E-mail: jmricks@xula.edu
Curriculum Vitae

 

Juan Bautista

James R. Bartkus
Assistant Professor, Business
& Associate Department Chair
Liberty Bank Endowed Professor of Finance
Ph.D., University of New Orleans
Teaching Interests: Corporate Finance, Investments, Financial Institutions Research
Interests: Venture Capital, Economic Demography, Financial Markets and Institutions
E-mail: jbartkus@xula.edu
Curriculum Vitae

 

Juan Bautista

Cary A. Caro
Assistant Professor, Business
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Teaching/Research Interests:  Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Sports Economics, Small Business Management, Organizational Change and Behavior
E-mail: ccaro@xula.edu
Curriculum Vitae

 

Juan Bautista
 Jose Juan S. Bautista
Professor, Business
J.P. Morgan Chase Endowed Professor of Economics.
Director, Xavier Center for Economic Education
Ph.D., Tulane University
Teaching Interests: Microeconomic Theory, Macroeconomic Theory, Public Choice Theory
Research Interests: Public Choice Theory, Pedagogical Methods in Economics
E-mail: jbautist@xula.edu


Curriculum Vitae

 

Anil Kukreja

Amanda Helm
Assistant Professor, Business
Ph.D., University of Missouri
Teaching Interests: Marketing, Marketing Communications, Business Communication, Sales, Strategy
Research Interests: Nonprofit marketing, church marketing, marketing communications, consumer cynicism, organizational cynicism
E-mail: ahelm@xula.edu
Curriculum Vitae


 

John Mitchell

Richard C. Peters
Assistant Professor, Business
Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University
Teaching Interests: Management and Strategy
Interests: Corporate Social Responsibility, Real Options Management
E-mail: rpeters1@xula.edu
Curriculum Vitae


 

John Mitchell

Mark L. Quinn
Conrad N. Hilton Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship
Assistant Professor, Business
MBA, Rutgers University
BA, University of Pennsylvania
Interests:  Entrepreneurship, Economic Development, Small Business Finance, Real Estate Finance, Small Business Management
E-mail: mquinn@xula.edu

 

Clifford Wright

Candice M. Roche'
Instructor, Business
M.B.A., Tulane University
C.P.A.
Teaching Interests: Financial Accounting, Taxation, Managerial Accounting, Real Estate
Research Interests: Financial Accounting, International Accounting Standards, Taxation
E-mail: mailto:cmroche@xula.edu

 

Clifford Wright

Tonia Simmons-Doakes
Administrative Assistant
BS, Southern University at New Orleans
E-mail:tsimmon2@xula.edu
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Clifford Wright Shael N. Wolfson
Assistant Professor, Business
Ph.D., University of New Orleans
Teaching Interests: Economics, Statistics, Quantitative Methods, Finance
Interests: Economic Demography, Corporate Finance, Forensic Economics
E-mail: swolfson@xula.edu
Curriculum Vitae

 

Clifford Wright

Clifford S. Wright
Professor, Business
M.B.A., Loyola University
C.P.A.
Teaching interests: Financial Accounting, Auditing, Business Law, Finance and Taxation.
Research interests: Taxation and Auditing
E-mail: cwright@xula.edu
Curriculum Vitae