Faculty and Staff

Teaching and mentoring students is the first priority for Albion’s Economics and Management faculty. Because of Albion’s small class sizes, we get to know our students well.

Recent scholarly research by faculty addresses such topics as fighting botnets with economic uncertainty, ethical reasoning in management decision making, networking to develop a professional identity, equity market liberalization, cost-effectiveness of video conferencing to diagnose stroke patients in rural areas, and decision making principles of labor arbitrators in employment grievance cases.

Two Albion E&M professors have received prestigious fellowships from the National Science Foundation, and two have received Fulbright grants.

  • Carrie Adamczyk

    Visiting Assistant Professor

    B.A. 2017, Albion College
    M.A., 2019 DePaul
    M.A., 2022 Wayne State University
    Ph.D. 2024, Wayne State University
    Appointed 2022

    Courses: Principles of Microeconomics, The Economy and Financial Markets, and Financial Markets

    Office: Robinson 100
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517-629-0425

  • Vicki L. Baker

    Professor

    Department Chair

    B.S., 1999, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    M.B.A., 2001, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
    M.S, and Ph.D., 2007, Pennsylvania State University
    Appointed 2007

    Scholarship: Development of professional identity and professional networks among doctoral students in business, education, and engineering. Moral disengagement and ethical decision making in business. Articles published in Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Higher Education, Studies in Higher Education, and elsewhere; chapters in scholarly books.

    Courses: Managing People and Organizations, Human Resource Management, Women in Business and Leadership, Management, Lessons Learned at “The Office,” Management Consulting, International Management.

    Advisor: Delta Sigma Pi fraternity

    Office: Robinson 111
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517-629-0238

  • John B. Bedient

    Associate Professor

    Department Chair

    B.A., 1975, Alma College
    M.B.A., 1978, Indiana University
    CPA, 1977
    Appointed 1985

    Courses: Financial Accounting, Managerial Cost Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I and II, Auditing, Accounting Information Systems, Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting, Marketing Principles and Decision-Making, Business Functions, Management, Financial Modeling with Excel

    Advisor: VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance); Site Coordinator, Accounting Society.

    Office: Robinson 118
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517-629-0343

  • Nikhil Ganvir

    Visiting Assistant Professor

    B.E., 2011, Nagpur University
    M.S., 2018, Texas A&M University
    M.A., 2019, University of New Mexico
    Ph.D., 2024, University of New Mexico

    Appointed 2024

    Courses: Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics.

    Office: Robinson 102
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517-629-0530

  • Dan Lake

    Visiting Professor

    B.S., 1995, Michigan State
    M.S., 1996, Northwestern University
    Ph.D candidate (ABD), 2013, Michigan State University
    Appointed 2019

    Courses: Marketing Principles, International Marketing, Market Research, Consumer Behavior

    Office: Robinson 101
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517-629-0422

  • Zhen Li

    Professor

    B.S., 1996, Peking University
    M.A., 1999, Princeton University
    Ph.D., 2004, Princeton University
    Appointed 2004

    Scholarship: Economics of computer networks and computer security, equity market liberalization and economic development. Articles in Journal of Security and Communication Networks and in Journal of Economic Development; papers in peer-reviewed conference proceedings; chapter in scholarly book.

    Courses: Principles of Microeconomics, The Economy and Financial Markets, Intermediate Macroeconomics, The Chinese Economy, International Finance, International Trade.

    Office: Robinson 103
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517-629-0490

  • Connie O'Brien

    Assistant Professor

    B.A., 1991, College of St. Scholastic
    CPA, Active, State of Minnesota
    M.B.A., 2008, University of Minnesota Duluth
    D.B.A., 2016, Georgia State University
    Appointed 2022

    Courses: Financial Accounting, Managerial Cost Accounting, Fraud Examination.

    Office: Robinson 114
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517-629-0424

  • Crystal Rose

    Adjunct Professor

    B.B.A., 2016, Eastern Michigan University
    M.A., 2016, Eastern Michigan University
    D.B.A., 2020, Walsh College
    CPA, Active, State of Michigan
    Partner at Bond & Company
    Appointed 2024

    Courses: Federal Income Taxation

    Office: Robinson 113
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517-629-0462

  • Azhar Uddin

    Visiting Assistant Professor

    B.A., 2009, University of Delhi
    M.S., 2012, Madras School of Economics
    M.S., 2017, University of Arizona
    M.S., 2021, Washington State University
    Ph.D., 2022, Washington State University

    Appointed 2024

    Courses: Intermediate Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics with Calculus, and Economics Statistics

    Office: Robinson 116
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517-629-0423

  • Stephen Young

    Assistant Professor

    B.A., 1999, University of Mississippi
    M.B.A., 2009, Capella University
    Ph.D., 2016, Indiana Institute of Technology
    Appointed 2022

    Courses: Managing People and Organizations, Strategic Management, Business Law, Entrepreneurship, Project Management & Leadership, and LA 101 How Airplanes Changed The World.

    Office: Robinson 112
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517-629-0484

  • Renée T. Harlow

    Administrative Assistant

    B.A., 2012, Albion College

    Office: Robinson 109
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517-629-0419

Faculty Emeriti

Emeriti In Memoriam