Business and Economics Department: Faculty and Staff

Department Chair

Stacey Kaden

Dr. Stacey Kaden
Business and Economics Department Chair; Associate Professor of Accounting

skaden@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4362
Violette Hall 2336

Summer 2025: By appointment

Accounting

Michael Barnes

Dr. Michael Barnes
Associate Professor of Accounting, Graduate Program Director, Audit Guru

mbarnes@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4294
Violette Hall 2440
http://mbarnes.sites.truman.edu/
Liz Diers

Dr. Liz Diers
Associate Professor of Accounting

lizdiers@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4352
Violette Hall 2430
Andrew Greiner

Prof. Andrew Greiner
Assistant Professor of Accounting

agreiner@truman.edu  
(660) 785-5550
Violette Hall 2450

Fall 2025 Office Hours:
MWF 10:00 - 11:30 AM
TR 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Isaac Ison

Dr. Isaac Ison
Associate Professor of Accounting

iison@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4571
Violette Hall 2442
Stacey Kaden

Dr. Stacey Kaden
Business and Economics Department Chair; Associate Professor of Accounting

skaden@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4362
Violette Hall 2336

Summer 2025: By appointment

Kathy Otero

Dr. Kathy Otero
Associate Professor of Accounting

kotero@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4369
Violette Hall 2466

Business Administration

Sunghan Bae

Dr. Sunghan Bae
Assistant Professor of Business Administration

sbae@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4521
Violette Hall 2434
Jim Bergman

Mr. Jim Bergman
Instructor of Business Administration

jbergman@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4364
Violette Hall 2446
Charles Boughton

Mr. Charles Boughton
Instructor of Business Administration

boughton@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4521
Violette Hall 2452
Jason Chrisman

Dr. Jason Chrisman
Lecturer in Business Administration

jasonc@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4364
Violette Hall 2454
Musa Demirtas

Dr. Musa Demirtas
Associate Professor of Business Administration

mdemirtas@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4375
Violette Hall 2332
Jie Li

Dr. Jie Li
Assistant Professor of Business Administration

jieli@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4377
Violette Hall 2438
Huanxin Liu

Dr. Huanxin Liu
Assistant Professor of Business Administration

hliu@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4331
Violette Hall 2452
Yung-hwal Park

Dr. Yung-hwal Park
Professor of Business Administration

yhpark@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4249
Violette Hall 2448
Steven Smith

Dr. Steven Smith
Professor of Business Administration

srsmith@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4304
Violette Hall 2458
Scott Templeton

Mr. Scott Templeton
Associate Professor of Business Administration

stempleton@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4359
Violette Hall 2334
Haneul Yi

Haneul Yi
Assistant Professor of Business Administration

hyi@truman.edu  
(660) 785-6019
Violette Hall 2436
Lin Zhang

Dr. Lin Zhang
Professor of Business Administration

linzhang@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4365
Violette Hall 2432

Economics

Yasemin Akcan Barto

Dr. Yasemin Akcan Barto
Assistant Professor of Economics

yakcan@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4367
Violette Hall 2462

MWF: 11:25am-1:25pm                 Tue: 12:00-4:00pm

Xiaofen Chen

Dr. Xiaofen Chen
Professor of Economics

xiaofen@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4644
Violette Hall 2460
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John McNeill

Dr. John McNeill
Assistant Professor of Economics

mcneill@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4056
Violette Hall 2456
Personal Pronouns: he/him

Academic Advising

Billi Gordy

Ms. Billi Gordy
Academic Advisor

bgordy@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4303
Violette Hall 2464

Department Assistant

Erin Lay

Ms. Erin Lay
Office Assistant

erinlay@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4383
Violette Hall 2416

Office Hours: Mon. 08:00 am-12:00 pm, 1:00 pm-3:30 pm, Tues. - Fri. 08:00 am-12:00 pm, 01:00 pm-05:00 pm

Business and Economics Department