About

I’m an assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Missouri (Mizzou). My research interests include well-being, the start-up workforce, crowdfunding, and computational social science, all of which are largely inspired by my experiences as an early stage employee, entrepreneur, and musician. My work has received several awards including best papers at the Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference, the Academy of Management (Entrepreneurship Division), and the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference.

I received my PhD in Business Administration, focused on Entrepreneurship, from Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, studying under Johan Wiklund. My dissertation work focused on the job satisfaction of start-up employees as new ventures grow and evolve. During my time at Syracuse, I taught the flagship introduction to entrepreneurship course and was recognized for my instruction methods by the Whitman School of Management (Torpey Teaching Award) and the Syracuse University Graduate School (Outstanding Teaching Assistant). I currently teach undergraduate entrepreneurship courses at Mizzou, including creating a new course focused on 5G technology, leveraging our 5G lab sponsored by ATT.

Prior to pursuing a PhD, I began my career as software engineer in a start-up, and then went on to manage a broader team of IT professionals while I was pursuing my MBA. I have also launced a few ventures of my own, most recent an independent record label focused supporting independent music from upstate New York. My hobbies include music, film (primarily the horror genre), and reading about new religious movements / society at the fringes.

Education PhD, Syracuse University; MBA, Syracuse University; B.S. Computer Science, SUNY Polytechnic Institute