The Penn State Smeal College of Business welcomes 12 new members to its faculty this academic year.

ACCOUNTING

Laura Wellman, assistant professor

• Doctorate: Arizona State University
• Master’s: Arizona State University
• Bachelor’s: Arizona State University

FINANCE

Stefan Lewellen, visiting assistant professor

• Doctorate: Yale University
• Master’s: Yale University
• Bachelor’s: University of Texas

MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION

Michelle Darnell, clinical assistant professor and director of honor and integrity

• Doctorate: Purdue University
• Master’s: Purdue University
• Bachelor’s: University of San Diego

Jamey Darnell, clinical assistant professor

• Doctorate: University of Florida
• Master’s: Thunderbird School of Global Management
• Bachelor’s: Pepperdine University

Jeanette Miller, clinical assistant professor

• Doctorate: Georgia State University
• Master’s: Webster University (Austria)
• Bachelor’s: University of Texas

Ozge Pala, instructor in management

• Doctorate: Radboud University (The Netherlands)
• Master’s: Tilburg University (The Netherlands)
• Bachelor’s: Bogazici University (Hungary)

MARKETING

Stefan Wuyts, professor of marketing

• Doctorate: Erasmus University (The Netherlands)
• Master’s: University of Ghent (Belgium)
• Bachelor’s: Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium)

Ning Zhong, assistant professor of marketing

• Doctorate: Emory University
• Master’s: Georgia Tech and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)
• Bachelor’s: Shanghai Jiao Tong University

RISK MANAGEMENT

Steven Putterman, professor of practice and faculty-in-charge of the Actuarial Science Program

• Previous experience: Vice president of annuity product management at Sun Life Financial
• Bachelor’s: Penn State

SUPPLY CHAIN AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Rashmi Sharma, clinical assistant professor and managing director of Laboratory for Economics, Management and Auctions (LEMA)

• Doctorate: Penn State University
• Master’s: Indira Ghandi National Open University (India) and Penn State University
• Bachelor’s: University of Rajasthan (India)

Mostafa Sabbaghi, visiting assistant professor

• Doctorate: University at Buffalo
• Master’s: Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology (Iran)
• Bachelor’s: Iran University of Science and Technology (Iran)

Hossein Fateh, visiting assistant professor

• Doctorate: George Mason University and West Virginia University
• Master’s: George Washington University
• Bachelor’s: Isfahan University (Iran)