School of Business and Justice Studies

Utica College is a leading college in cybersecurity education and has been has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CD) by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. UC has also been honored with the designation as a a National Center of Digital Forensics Academic Excellence (CDFAE) by the Defense Cyber Crime Center and an Academic Center of Excellence (ACE) by the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council), the world’s largest cyber security technical certification body.

Dean

Helen G. Barker, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Business and Justice Studies
hgbarker@utica.edu

Programs and Majors Departments

Business and Economics

M.B.A. Director
Stephanie Nesbitt, J.D.
srnesbit@utica.edu

Research Director
Zhaodan Huang, Ph.D.
zhuang@utica.edu

Accounting Program Coordinator
Glen Hansen
gahansen@utica.edu

Mohawk Valley Center for Economic Education

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

Majors:

B.S. in Accounting
B.S. in Business Economics
B.A. in Economics
B.S. in Health Studies - Management
B.S. in Management
B.B.A. in Sports Management

Minors:

Economics
Management
Risk Management

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

Faculty:

Atasi Basu - Accounting
Elizabeth Burback - Marketing
Donna Dolansky - Accounting
Richard Fenner - Economics
Samuel Ferrara - Management
Candace Grant - Management
Glen Hansen - Accounting
Zhaodan Huang - Economics/Finance
Margaret Morgan-Davie - Economics
Stephanie Nesbitt - Risk Management & Insurance
Brett Orchechowski - Management & Media
Stephen Peek - Management
Thomas Rossi - Management
Mehmet Sencicek - Economics
Christopher Tingley - Marketing

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

Faculty: 
David Dubbelde, Ph.D.
Dimitar Todorov

Economic Crime, Justice Studies, and Cybersecurity

Coordinator: Fraud & Financial Crime Investigation & Financial Crime and Compliance Management
Donald Rebovich, Ph.D.
drebovich@utica.edu

Director: M.S. Financial Crime and Compliance Management
Kyungseok Choo, Ph.D.
kychoo@utica.edu

Director: Cybersecurity
Joseph Giordano, M.S.
jgiorda@utica.edu

Center for Identity Management and Information Protection (CIMIP)

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

Northeast Cyber Forensics Center (NCFC)

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

Economic Crime & Cybersecurity Institute

Executive Director: Bernard Hyman, Jr., J.D.
blhyman@utica.edu

Majors:
B.S. in Criminal Justice
B.S. in Fraud and Financial Crime Investigation (formerly Economic Crime)
B.S. in Cybersecurity

Minors:
Criminal Justice

Graduate Programs:
M.S. in Cybersecurity
M.S. in Financial Crime and Compliance Management
M.P.S. in Cyber Policy and Risk Analysis

Faculty: 
Andrew Carr - Cybersecurity
Kyungseok Choo - Criminal Justice and Economic Crime
Harry Cooper - Cybersecurity
Leslie Corbo - Cybersecurity
Austen Givens - Cybersecurity
Joseph Giordano - Cybersecurity
Suzanne Lynch - Criminal Justice and Financial Crime & Compliance Management
Leonard Popyack - Criminal Justice and Cybersecurity
Donald Rebovich - Criminal Justice
David Smith - Cyber Policy
Shanna Van Slyke - Criminal Justice and Sociology
William Virkler - Criminal Justice
Gregory Walsh - Criminal Justice and Cybersecurity


Public Relations and Journalism
Chair:  David Chanatry, M.S.
dchanat@utica.edu

The Raymond Simon Institute for Public Relations

Executive Director: Patricia Swann, M.S.
pswann@utica.edu

Majors:
B.S. in Journalism
B.S. in Public Relations
B.S. Public Relations/Journalism

Minors:
Journalism
Public Relations

Faculty:
Brett Orzechowski - Journalism
Elizabeth Burback - Public Relations/Digital Marketing
David Chanatry - Journalism
Paul MacArthur - Public Relations/Journalism
Patricia Swann - Public Relations/Journalism