Business and Justice Studies

School of Business, Justice Studies, and Cybersecurity

ECJS Building, Room 102
Phone: (315) 792-3055
Fax: (315) 792-3173

General Information on the School

The School of Business, Justice Studies, and Cybersecurity Studies houses undergraduate programs in:

• Business and Economics
• Construction Management
• Economic Crime, Justice Studies, and Cybersecurity
• Public Relations and Journalism

The School also offers graduate programs in:

• M.S. Criminal Justice Administration
• M.S. Cybersecurity Intelligence and Forensics
• M.S. Economic Crime Management
• M.B.A. Economic Crime and Fraud Management
• M.B.A. Professional Accountancy

In addition, the School oversees a number of important co-curricular activities at the College. This includes:

Lecture Series

Management Invited Lecture Series

Institutes and Centers

Center for Identity Management and Information Protection
Computer Forensics Research & Development Center
The Economic Crime Institute
Mohawk Valley Center for Economic Education
The Raymond Simon Institute for Public Relations 

Student Organizations

Accounting Society
Alpha Phi Sigma - The National Criminal Justice Honor Society
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

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Cyber Patriots
Gamma Iota Sigma - Professional Risk Management and Insurance Fraternity 
Investment Association
Organization of Justice Studies (OJS)
Pioneer Builders 
PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America) 
SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)
Society of Collegiate Journalist
Tau Mu Epsilon Public Relations Honorary Society

Programs and Majors Departments

Business and Economics

Executive Director: David B. Kiner, Ph.D.
dbkiner@utica.edu

Director: Risk Management and Insurance
Stephanie Nesbitt, J.D.
srnesbit@utica.edu

Director: M.B.A. Program
Zhaodan Huang, Ph.D.
zhuang@utica.edu

Chair: Accounting
Atasi Basu, Ph.D.
abasu@utica.edu

Chair: Management
Thomas Rossi, M.B.A.
trossi@utica.edu

Mohawk Valley Center for Economic Education

Director: Richard Fenner, Ph.D.
rfenner@utica.edu

Majors:

Accounting
Economics
Health Studies - Management
Management
Risk Management and Insurance

Minors:

Economics
Management
Risk Management and Insurance

Graduate Programs:
M.B.A. Economic Crime and Fraud Management
M.B.A. Professional Accountancy

Faculty:

Atasi Basu - Accounting
A. Bruce Caster - Accounting
Carl Dziekan - Accounting (part-time)
Richard Fenner - Economics
Glen Hansen - Accounting
Zhaodan Huang - Economics/Finance
Pamela Hurley - Risk Management & Insurance
Sung Jun Jo - Management
David Kiner - Management and Marketing
Margaret Morgan-Davie - Economics (part-time)
Stephen Peek - Management
Robert Petrillo - Management (part-time)
Herbert Rau - Marketing
Thomas Rossi - Management
Stephanie Nesbitt - Risk Management & Insurance


Construction Management
Director: David Dubbelde, Ph.D.
dmdubbelde@utica.edu

Faculty: 
David Dubbelde, Ph.D.
Dimitar Todorov

Economic Crime, Justice Studies, and Cybersecurity

Executive Director: William M. Virkler, Jr., M.B.A.
Chair of Criminal Justice
wvirkle@utica.edu

Director: M.S. Criminal Justice Administration
Gregory Walsh, Ed.D.
gewalsh@utica.edu

Director: B.S. Criminal Justice in Economic Crime Investigation
MBA Liaison
Donald Rebovich, Ph.D.
drebovich@utica.edu

Director: M.S. Economic Crime Management
Suzanne Lynch, M.S.
slynch@utica.edu

Director: Academic Online Advisor
B.S. in Criminal Justice in Economic Crime Investigation
B.S. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
M.S. in Cybersecurity Intelligence and Forensics
Thomas Ryan, M.B.A.
tryan@utica.edu

Research Director: Economic Crime, Justice Studies, and Cybersecurity
Raymond Philo, M.P.A.
rphilo@utica.edu

Chair:
B.S. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
M.S. in Cybersecurity Intelligence and Forensics
Joseph Giordano, M.S.
jgiorda@utica.edu

Internship Coordinator:
B.S. in Criminal Justice
B.S. in Criminal Justice in Economic Crime Investigation
B.S. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
R. Bruce McBride, Ed.D.
rmcbrid@utica.edu

Center for Identity Management and Information Protection (CIMIP)

Executive Director: Donald Rebovich, Ph.D.
drebovich@utica.edu

Computer Forensics Research Development Center (CFRDC)

Director: Anthony Martino, M.S.
amartin@utica.edu

Economic Crime Institute

Executive Director: Raymond Philo, M.P.A.
rphilo@utica.edu

Assistant Executive Director: Suzanne Lynch, M.S.
slynch@utica.edu 


Majors:
B.S. in Criminal Justice
B.S. in Criminal Justice - Economic Crime Investigation
B.S. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

Graduate Programs:
M.S. in Criminal Justice Administration
M.S. in Cybersecurity Intelligence and Forensics
M.S. in Economic Crime Management


Faculty: 
Joseph Giordano - Cybersecurity
Suzanne Lynch - Criminal Justice and Economic Crime Management
R. Bruce McBride - Criminal Justice and Economic Crime Management
Randall Nichols - Criminal Justice and Cybersecurity
Leonard Popyack - Criminal Justice and Cybersecurity
Donald Rebovich - Criminal Justice
Thomas Ryan - Sociology
Jennifer Trost - Criminal Justice and Sociology
Shanna Van Slyke - Criminal Justice and Sociology
William Virkler - Criminial Justice
Gregory Walsh - Criminal Justice and Cybersecurity


Public Relations and Journalism
Chair:  Paul MacArthur, M.S.
pmacart@utica.edu

The Raymond Simon Institute for Public Relations

Executive Director: Kim Landon, M.A.
klandon@utica.edu

Majors:
Journalism
Public Relations
Public Relations/Journalism

Minors:
Journalism

Faculty:
David Chanatry - Journalism
Cecilia Friend - Public Relations/Journalism
Kim Landon - Public Relations/Journalism
Paul MacArthur - Public Relations/Journalism
Patricia Swann - Public Relations
Elizabeth Warfel - Public Relations