Faculty

Faculty members selected to instruct EMBA courses are aware of the challenges that await them. EMBA students are far more demanding and knowledgeable than typical undergraduate students. That’s why the College of Business Administration assigns EMBA courses to faculty members who have done extensive field research, are widely published and keep up with cutting-edge topics in their areas of expertise. Faculty members encourage collaborative learning by using their extensive experience and knowledge to lead discussions that encourage students to share their own know-how.

	Kevin Breaux Ph.D., Louisiana State University Assistant Professor of Accounting kevin.breaux@nicholls.eduIn addition to teaching accounting at Nicholls for three years, Breaux has both private financial and tax accounting experience. He is a member of the American Accounting Association and the Institute of Management Accountants. He has published in Todays CPA Journal, coauthored the instructors manual for Survey of Accounting and serves as the faculty adviser for the Accounting Club.
	Luke Cashen Ph.D., Louisiana State University Director of Graduate Programs in Business Associate Professor of Management luke.cashen@nicholls.eduPrior to entering academia, Cashen was a management associate for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta in New Orleans. While serving as a management instructor at Louisiana State University, he was awarded the E.J. Ourso College of Business Administration Excellence in Teaching Award. Cashen also was an adjunct instructor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and has taught business policy and strategy courses for the Executive Education Program at LSU for the past six years. Cashen, who has been at Nicholls since 2004, has contributed to the Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Research Methods and the Journal of Management Issues.
	Ken Chadwick D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University Associate Professor of Management Head of the Department of Management and Marketing ken.chadwick@nicholls.eduChadwick has 17 years of experience owning and operating a local rental property management company and worked in the Small Business Development Center at Louisiana Tech University. He came to Nicholls in 2000 after teaching at Louisiana Tech and Louisiana State University in Shreveport and has since initiated the New Venture Creation course, which focuses on entrepreneurship. Also a licensed real estate agent, Chadwick has served as a reviewer for Southern Management Association conferences and for the Entrepreneurial Executive Journal.
	John Lajaunie Ph.D., University of New Orleans Professor of Finance john.lajaunie@nicholls.eduLajaunie, who has taught at Nicholls since 1991, has been instrumental in securing grants and private dollars for the cutting-edge classroom technology, learning centers and programs that the College of Business prides itself on. He has been appointed to serve on the Lafourche Parish Home Mortgage Authority and attends professional meetings with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network twice a year. He serves on the editorial review board for the Journal of Finance and Economic Practice, Journal of Business Disciplines and B-Quest. Lajaunie previously served as the director of facilities planning at Nicholls, responsible for capital outlay and major repair projects and budgets.
	Shari Lawrence Ph.D., University of New Orleans Assistant Professor of Finance shari.lawrence@nicholls.eduLawrence’s areas of specialization include financial planning, health care finance and investments. Prior to her start at Nicholls in 2005, she worked as a financial planner and retirement plan administrator for eight years, administering retirement plans for more than 20 small companies. Her articles regarding retirement trends and retirement savings have been published in the Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Financial Services Review and the Journal of Retirement Planning.
	Marilyn Macik-Frey Ph.D., University of Texas Assistant Professor of Management marilyn.macik-frey@nicholls.eduAfter joining the faculty at NSU in 2007, she was glad to be able to apply her background in healthcare as well as her leadership and communication interests in the courses that she teaches. “I chose Nicholls after being invited to take a look by some of the current faculty. I was instantly drawn to the culture and student oriented philosophy. The quality of the program is outstanding and with the hands on atmosphere I am able to really get to know the students. I was especially happy to have the chance to add to the MBA curriculum in the area of Leadership.”
	En Mao Ph.D., University of Memphis Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems en.mao@nicholls.eduMao’s current research focuses on information technology acceptance issues and technology management in China. Mao has published in the Journal of Global Information Technology Management, DataBase, Communications of the AIS and Information & Management. She has presented papers related to her research at more than 20 national and international conferences. She is an associate editor of the Journal of Information Privacy and Security and an editorial review board member for the Journal of Global Information Technology Management.>
	Shawn Mauldin Ph.D., University of Mississippi Dean for the College of Business Professor of Accounting shawn.mauldin@nicholls.eduMauldin is a licensed CPA and holds Certified Management Accountant and Certified Financial Planner designations. He serves as president of the South Central Chapter of the Society of Louisiana CPAs. The LCPA recently honored Mauldin with the statewide Lifetime Achievement in Accounting Education Award. Before entering academe, Mauldin had 10 years of experience in public and private accounting. He has developed and taught pre-licensing and Continuing Professional Education courses for the insurance and financial services industry and has taught in Southeastern Louisiana University’s EMBA program. He is widely published in academic and practitioner journals such as Advances in Accounting Education, Accounting Horizons, Issues in Accounting Education and the CPA Journal.
	Norbert Michel Ph.D., University of New Orleans Assistant Professor of Business Administration norbert.michel@nicholls.eduMichel is a former tax policy analyst for The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Before coming to Nicholls in 2005, he spent time teaching at UNO, Loyola University and George Mason University. Michels economics research incorporates a musical theme. Much of his research explores intellectual property issues, such as the economics of digital music file sharing and the effect recent hurricanes have had on the careers of local musicians.
	Randy Ryker Ph.D., University of Memphis Professor of Computer Information Systems Professional-in-Residence randy.ryker@nicholls.eduIn addition to his 12 years at Nicholls, Ryker also taught at the University of Memphis and the University of Arizona as well as at the University of West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago as a Fulbright Scholar. He also spent 10 years as the computing resource manager at Health Services Research Department of Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., the largest private hospital in the United States.
	Chuck Viosca Ph.D., University of Alabama Associate Professor of Marketing The Peltier Foundation Endowed Professor chuck.viosca@nicholls.eduViosca worked as the sales manager of a promotional products company in Metairie before beginning his doctoral studies at the University of Alabama. Since his arrival at Nicholls, Viosca has authored numerous grants and articles. He holds memberships in the Society of Marketing Advances and Society for Consumer Psychology and has completed the SPIN Selling Certificate Program.