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Dr. Theresia Atanga Wansi

Academic Credentials

B.Sc., M.B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of New Orleans
M.B.A.-PLUS, University of North Carolina

Biography

Other Information

Teaching Area

Finance
Economics

Research Interests

Her current research interests include : The impact of colonialization on GDP per capita of emerging (developing) nations, determining the probability of bankruptcy with various models and Behavioral Finance.

Bio

Dr. Theresia Wansi holds a Ph.D in Financial Economics from the University of New Orleans, MBA-PLUS (Information & Technology Management) from the University of Carolina at Charlotte, MBA (Finance concentration), MA (Economics) and BSc (Business Administration – computer science option) from the University of New Orleans. She teaches face-to-face and online at the graduate and undergraduate level.

Publications

Her publications include:

“Drivers Of Reserves Accumulation In The South East Asian Countries,” co-authored with Shrestha, B Min, http://www.seacen.org/workingpapers.php , 2014.
“Does Purchasing Power Parity hold between the US and Canada? Evidence from 1957 to 2010,” co-authored with Grumlose, Dean, The South Western Journal of Economics. Vol X1, No. 111, 2012.
“Integration across the MIS and Finance Curriculum – A Case Study of Team Teaching,” co-authored with Liu,Michelle , Competition Forum. 2012.
“Changing Risk, Return and Leverage: The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis,” co-authored with N. Maroney and A. Naka, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA) March 2004.”

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William Gray

Academic Credentials

B.S., Shepherd University
B.S., University of North Carolina
M.A., Virginia Tech

Biography

Other Information

Teaching Area

Financial and Managerial Accounting
Intermediate and Advanced Financial Accounting

William Gray has more than 25 years of public accounting and private industry experience in accounting, finance, and real estate development. He is a licensed member of the North Carolina and Virginia Board of Realtors and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. In addition, Gray has taught at George Mason University and has led courses and seminars in accounting, finance, and real estate for many professional organizations.

Mr. Gray serves on many community boards, including the McLean Youth Athletics, McLean Youth Soccer, and Lewinsville Presbyterian Church.

Research Interests

Publications

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Dr. Brian Hollar

Academic Credentials

B.S., Virginia Tech
M.B.A., University of Florida
J.D., Ph.D., George Mason University

Other Information

Teaching Area

Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Managerial Economics
Quantitative Methods

Research Interests

Economics of Religion
Law and Economies
Public Choice
Economic Development

Biography

Brian J. Hollar is the director of Marymount’s undergraduate Economics program. Dr. Hollar’s current research involves investigating the effects of religiosity on marriage markets. His areas of research include the economics of religion, economics of marriage and family, teaching economics, public choice, and economic system design.

Prior to entering academia, Dr. Hollar worked for some of the world’s largest corporations, including Mitsubishi, Westinghouse, Siemens, IBM, and DuPont. Dr. Hollar’s professional background includes working in project management, engineering, sales, and marketing roles with significant international business experience. Six of these years were spent in an intense cross-cultural Japanese-American work environment.

Dr. Hollar received a Ph.D. in Economics at George Mason University, a law degree (JD) from George Mason University, an MBA from the University of Florida, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He is currently an active member of the Virginia bar.

In addition to his academic and professional background, Dr. Hollar loves to travel. He has visited seven continents (including Antarctica), over 100 countries, and all 50 states so far.

Publications

“Marriage and Divorce: A Religious Capital Approach”, Virginia Economic Journal, April 2023.

“Study Abroad in Economics: Teaching Economics of Poverty as a Global Classroom Course in Ghana”, 2020.

“Will COVID-19 Cause a Religious Recession?”, Religion and Diplomacy, Cambridge Institute on Religion and International Studies, April 2020.

“Regular Church Attenders Marry More and Divorce Less Than Their Less Devout Peers”, Institute for Family Studies, March 2020.

“Decentralized, Dynamic, and Devout: The Use of Knowledge in Piety”, Virginia Economic Journal, December 2016.

“This Mine Is Mine! The Economic Importance of Establishing Interplanetary Property Rights to Promote Production and Exchange Throughout the Expanse”, New Worlds Space Settlement Symposium, Austin, TX, November 2016.

Economics of the Undead, Chapter 5: “To Truck, Barter… And Eat Your Brains!”, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016.

Economics of the Undead, Chapter 17: “What Would the Reasonable Man Do in a World Gone Mad?”, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016. […]

Charles Hollands

Adjunct Accounting, Economics and Finance […]

Patricia Moore

Enterprise Application Administrator, AIS Administrative Information Services, Information Technology Services […]

Alison Gregory

Academic Credentials

B.A., Lycoming College
M.S. Library Science, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
M.S. Leadership & Management, Marymount University

Biography

Alison Gregory joined Marymount in July 2018 as University Librarian. Previously, she worked as Associate Dean and Director of Library Services at Lycoming College, and she also has extensive experience in library instruction and outreach. She has participated in the ACRL College Library Director Mentor Program and in the Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians. Her focus at Marymount is on integrating Reinsch Library into the academic experience of students, and connecting Library & Learning Services to the University’s QEP of empowering students for service.

Other Information

Alison has been an active volunteer with the Virginia Library Association and the Pennsylvania Library Association. She has presented on various information literacy and academic librarianship topics at Association of College & Research Library conferences, and has regularly presented at state and regional library conferences and workshops, and at multiple Lilly Conferences for Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning. Alison is also a volunteer peer evaluator with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Teaching Area

Information literacy
Teaching with primary sources

Research Interests

Collaborative information literacy instruction
Academic library leadership
Mentoring within librarianship

Publications

2016 Gregory, Alison S., and Betty L. McCall. “Building Critical Researchers and Writers Incrementally: Vital Partnerships Between Faculty and Librarians.” In Information Literacy: Research and Collaboration across Disciplines, edited by Barbara D’Angelo, Sandra Jamieson, Barry Maid, and Janice R. Walker, 385-400. Fort Collins, CO: WAC Clearinghouse (ePub) and Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, 2016.

2015 Correll, Melissa A., and Alison S. Gregory. “The Times They Are A-Changin’… Again: Exploring the New Roles of Libraries in Higher Education – CRD Spring Workshop Recap.” Pennsylvania Library Association Bulletin, 70, no. 3 (July/August/September 2015): 9-10.

2014 Gregory, Alison S. “College & Research Division Conference Recap.” Pennsylvania Library Association Bulletin 69, no. 4 (October/November/December 2014): 10-11.

2013 Gregory, Alison S. “Standards at a Crossroads: Treading Revision Road.” Pennsylvania Library Association Bulletin 68, no. 3 (July/August/September 2013): 8.

2013 Gregory, Alison S. “Some Pinterest-ing Ideas for Academic Libraries.” Pennsylvania Library Association Bulletin 68, no. 4 (October/November/December 2013): 12-14.

2013 Broussard, Mary J. Snyder, Rebecca Wilson, Janet McNeil Hurlbert, and Alison S. Gregory. “Faculty and Undergraduate Perceptions of Expertise within Social Media.” In Social Software and the Evolution of User Expertise: Future Trends in Knowledge Creation and Dissemination, edited by Tatjana Takševa, 227-246. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013.

2010 Gregory, Alison. “Avoiding Certain Doom: Integrating Information Literacy Through Collaboration.” Pennsylvania Library Association Bulletin 65, no. 2 (March/April 2010): 13-15.

2010 Williamson, Jonathan, and Alison S. Gregory. “Problem-Based Learning in Introductory American Politics Classes.” Journal of Political Science Education 6, no. 3 (July-September 2010): 274-296.

2010 Chandler, Cullen J., and Alison S. Gregory. “Sleeping with the Enemy: Wikipedia in the College Classroom.” The History Teacher 43, no. 2 (February 2010): 247-57.

2009 Gregory, Alison. “An Eight Course Library ‘Meal.’” In The Library Instruction Cookbook. Ed. by Douglas Cook and Ryan Sitler. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2009.

1998 Gregory, Alison. “A Brief History: The Great Transition, 1947-1949.” Lycoming College Magazine 13, no. 3 (Summer 1998): 8-11.

1997 Gregory, Alison. “History of the Barbours Methodist Dream: 1938-1978.” The Chronicle: Journal of the Historical Society of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church 8 (Spring 1997): 31-41.

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Jason Craig

Academic Credentials

B.Sc. (Hons), D.Phil., University of Ulster at Jordanstown (Northern Ireland)
Chartered Physiotherapist,
Licensed Physical Therapist in MD

Biography

Dr. Jason Craig has the unique perspective of having studied, and been on faculty, at one of the premier physiotherapy schools in the United Kingdom and having translated that foundation to become an educator in the United States. This global perspective provides distinct insights into the practice of physical therapy and the management of patients.

Dr. Craig has spent a considerable amount of his career working with athletes of all skill levels, from the upcoming teenage athletes to college stars, right up to Olympic hopefuls and world-class competitors. This work has allowed him to travel the world assisting athletes in pursuit of their dreams on the stage of world competition.

Dr. Craig brings his passion for the use of technology to his teaching with the incorporation of a variety of platforms used to communicate the information students require to be successful in their careers as physical therapists.

Other Information

Teaching Area

Case Reports
Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Research Interests

Management of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
Electrical Stimulation of External Rotators Muscles of the Shoulder following Shoulder Impingement

Publications

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Stephanie Ellis Foster, Ph.D.

Academic Credentials

B.A., Marymount University
M.A., Ph.D., American University

Biography

Other Information

Teaching Area

Applied Research Methods
Juvenile Justice
Crime, Media and Culture
Writing for Criminal Justice
Principles of Sociology
Criminal Justice and Sociology Internship

Research Interests

Juvenile Justice
Persistent Offending
The Effects of Social Support on Delinquency and Crime
The Effects of Severe and Chronic Poverty on Serious Violence

Dr. Stephanie Ellis Fosters’s research is related to juvenile justice, specifically the contributing factors in the development of persistent criminal behavior. Her research focuses particularly on how strain and social support at different points in life influence the paths that lead to chronic and serious offending behavior. She also recently has done research on the relationship between severe and chronic poverty and serious violence. […]

Susanne Bruno Ninassi

Academic Credentials

B.A., King’s College

J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law

Bio

Before coming to Marymount, Professor Ninassi practiced law in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, specializing in civil litigation, and she also worked in the corporate business environment for many years. She joined the Marymount University faculty in 2005 and served as program director and chair of various programs throughout her career at Marymount. She has served as interim assistant dean of the School of Business & Technology from 2018-2019 and has also served as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs from 2019-2021 before returning to the faculty. Professor Ninassi serves as a pre-law advisor to Marymount students

Teaching Areas

Business Law
Introduction to Legal Studies
Civil Litigation
Criminal Litigation

Research Interests

Scholarship of teaching in law
Ethics in law and healthcare management

Publications

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES.

Eisenhardt, A., & Ninassi, S. (2016). The use of simulation and cases to teach real world decision-making: applied example for health care management graduate programs. Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 12(1), 71-75.
Eisenhardt, A., Ninassi, S., & Furlow, N. (2015). Leadership skill building through assessment and reflection. International Journal of Business and Social Science, (6)2, pp. 48-52.

BOOK CHAPTERS.

Eisenhardt, A., & Ninassi, S. (2015). Disparities and diversity in sexual orientation and the elderly population and the consumption of care.
In Dore, A., & Eisenhardt, A., (Eds.), Cultural learning in healthcare: recognizing & navigating differences (pp. 115-130; 131-146). Atlanta, GA: North American Business Press.

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Anna Tecson

Library Associate I: Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Access and Education, Library and Learning Services […]