Faculty Expertise
Throughout your time at Washington College, you will work with faculty in classes, lab and field work, internships, and more. Faculty serve as teachers and mentors, and as advisors for your Senior Capstone Experience (SCE). Explore the research interests of our faculty below.
Business Management Faculty
Caddie Putnam Rankin
Chair of Department of Business Management
Associate Professor of Business Management
Caddie Putnam Rankin
Chair of Department of Business Management
Associate Professor of Business Management
Areas of Expertise
Business and society
Research
My research focuses on the intersections of business and society with an emphasis on corporate social responsibility, professionalization, and benefit corporations.
Michael Harvey
Special Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives and John Toll Professor
of Leadership Studies
Michael Harvey
Special Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives and John Toll Professor of Leadership Studies
Areas of Expertise
Leadership
Research
Leadership is about wrestling with hard questions. Leaders help groups confront and solve their biggest problems through critical inquiry, imagination, inspiration, and courage.
Caroline Le Bon
Assistant Professor of Business Management
Director of the Marketing Minor
Caroline Le Bon
Assistant Professor of Business Management
Director of the Marketing Minor
Areas of Expertise
Sustainability in fashion
Research
My research interest lies mostly in the field of fashion and fast fashion. The fashion industry has endured significant criticism due to its detrimental environmental footprint, and my research endeavors are directed towards gaining deeper insights into the transformations impacting this sector. Specifically, I engage in research that explores the recent and evolving sustainability practices adopted by fast fashion brands. I also analyze how many brands are now considering the changes induced by the metaverse in their strategy development.
Maria Vich Llompart
Assistant Professor of Business Management and International Studies
Director of the International Business Minor
Maria Vich Llompart
Assistant Professor of Business Management and International Studies
Director of the International Business Minor
Areas of Expertise
International financial markets
Research
My research is based on international financial markets and the analysis of the information embedded in financial option prices, which is forward-looking information. My goal is to learn more about the different international markets and the interactions between them by exploiting the information contained in option prices.
Hui-Ju Tsai
James Price IV Associate Professor of Business Management
Director of the Finance Minor
Hui-Ju Tsai
James Price IV Associate Professor of Business Management
Director of the Finance Minor
Areas of Expertise
Finance
Research
I teach courses including Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, Investments, and Managerial Statistics. In my class I love to ask students many questions, so there is a lot of interaction between my students and me. I have been teaching at Washington College for more than 10 years, and it has been a joy teaching and knowing Washington College students.
Jean Davis
Assistant Professor of Business Management
Director of the Accounting Minor
Jean Davis
Assistant Professor of Business Management
Director of the Accounting Minor
Areas of Expertise
Accounting
Research
Lynne Meis
Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Management
Lynne Meis
Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Management
Areas of Expertise
Emerging management systems
Research
I am interested in emerging management systems focusing on the importance of business processes to accurately utilize data by offering insights on opportunities for organizations.
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Rifat Sharmelly
Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Management
Rifat Sharmelly
Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Management
Areas of Expertise
Social entrepreneurship; Resource-constrained innovation; Artificial intelligence and ethics
Research
Whether I am teaching entrepreneurship-innovation, strategy, organizational behavior, international business, leadership, management or decision making courses, you will always find yourself engaging in various experiential learning activities instead of non-interactive stretches of lecture in my classroom. This strategy allows students to grasp the course content better, be an effective critical thinker and problem solver.