Dr. Daniel L. Bauer
502.272.8026 • dbauer@bellarmine.edu
Dr. Bauer started at Bellarmine in 1995 and served as the Dean of the Rubel School for 15 years (2000-2015). His research and scholarly activities have earned Dr. Bauer a national reputation as an expert on business issues relating to “Generation X.” Dr. Bauer currently also serves on the Park Credit Union Supervisory Committee and as a Financial Consultant for Lanier Asset Management. He holds an MBA from the University of Kentucky and a Doctor of Business Administration with a major in Finance from Mississippi State University. Before coming to Bellarmine, he was a federal bank examiner with the Farm Credit Administration.
Dr. Carla Childers
502.272.8000 • cchilders2@bellarmine.edu
Dr. Childers is an Associate Professor of Marketing. She earned her Ph.D. and MBA from the University of Kentucky and her Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Marketing from Kentucky State University. Dr. Childers is joining Bellarmine after 12 years on faculty at Ohio University. Her research interests are in the areas of consumer behavior and services marketing and her publications cover topics including service quality, place branding, hospitality and tourism, and marketing pedagogy. Prior to earning her doctorate, Dr. Childers served as a full-time instructor at Kentucky State University, worked as a rental representative at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and was the Market Research Coordinator for Knight Ridder at the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper. She has professional experience in advertising, sales, market research, and retailing. Currently, Dr. Childers serves on the American Marketing Association Collegiate Chapters Council and as Co-Chair for the annual International AMA Collegiate Conference.
Brittnie Eiden, EA, MST
beiden01@bellarmine.edu
Brittnie Eiden is an Instructor of Accounting at Bellarmine University’s Rubel School of Business. She holds a Master’s degree in Taxation from Bellarmine University and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Finance from Sullivan University.
With nearly two decades of experience in tax consulting, financial management, and small business advising, Brittnie has built a career focused on helping individuals and entrepreneurs strengthen their financial foundations. She is the founder of Eiden Tax & Accounting and TAX L8Y Consulting, where she provides strategic tax planning and compliance services.
A certified Profit First Professional, Brittnie specializes in driving business profitability through sound accounting principles and financial strategy. She is passionate about teaching practical, ethical, and effective accounting practices to prepare students for real-world success.
Dr. Robert J. Eger
502.272.8248 • reger@bellarmine.edu
Robert’s teaching career has focused on advancing undergraduate and graduate-level students in governmental accounting and public finance. He has developed curriculum and instruction to engage students effectively in accounting and public financial management. Robert enjoys advising students on career choices and opportunities. Robert’s research interests encompass the areas of public financial management, resource allocation, and decision-making, concentrating on the intersection between accounting and public policy. His grant research emphasizes helping government officials make better evidence-based resource decisions. Robert has published in an array of academic and practice journals on topics that include resource allocations related to defense and public health, defense management, resource decisions in special-purpose governments, financing of government infrastructure, decision-making for tax strategies and complexities, the influence of tax evasion and auditing activity in resource management, managing intergovernmental revenues, outsourcing choices in government, and traffic safety decision making. He has an extensive academic and practice background in developing and applying accounting, budgeting, and finance principles to public and nonprofit organizations.
I am so grateful to the Rubel School of Business for this opportunity. I love the mission of Bellarmine University as it incorporates my vision of humanity.
My passion is working with young people as they advance their academic studies. In my role as the Fr. Raymond Treece Endowed Chair of Accounting, my goal is to enhance our students’ understanding of accounting while having fun! I believe having fun while learning always brings out the best in all of us.
Dr. Amy K. Fairfield
502.272.8473 • afairfield@bellarmine.edu
Dr. Fairfield is an Assistant Professor of Finance. She received her D.B.A., with a concentration in finance, from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Dr. Fairfield earned both her bachelor’s and MBA degrees from Bradley University. Her current research interests include behavioral finance relating to chief financial officers and social networks as well as tail risk and institutional investors. Dr. Fairfield is a member of the Financial Management Association. Previous professional experience includes working as a General Securities Representative (Series 7 and 63 exams) as well as a General Securities Principal (Series 24 exam) to develop a new securities exchange and as a cost accountant in the food processing industry.
Drew Hamilton, MSACC, CPA
ahamilton@bellarmine.edu
Drew Hamilton is an Instructor of Accounting. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Morehead State University and Master’s Degree from the University of Kentucky. His career prior to Bellarmine consisted of 12 years at KPMG and EY with a focus on accounting and compliance of income taxes. His focus is helping students prepare for the ever-changing and in-demand profession of the public and private sectors of accounting.
Alisha Harper, J.D., LL.M
502.272.8471 • aharper@bellarmine.edu
Alisha Harper is our Executive Director of Graduate Programs, and Associate Professor of Accounting. She received her B.A. from Shepherd University, her J.D. from the University of Louisville, and a LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University. Prior to joining the Bellarmine faculty, Alisha worked for 8 years as a Senior Attorney for the IRS Office of Chief Council and as a Special Assistant United State Attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Her research interests include practical tax strategies and pedagogies in the online classroom. Professor Harper serves as the academic advisor for Delta Sigma Pi and as the faculty coordinator for Bellarmine’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
Dr. Haleh S. Karimi
502.272.8246 • hkarimi01@bellarmine.edu
Dr. Karimi is an assistant professor of management in the Rubel School of Business. Haleh teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of management, strategy, and innovation. Dr. Karimi has been teaching in higher education for over a decade. Before that, she worked in all kinds of organizational entities. Haleh started her career at Colgate Palmolive as a business analyst, moved on to Steel Technologies as lead developer for their SAP systems. After a few years there, she was recruited to lead the Coca-Cola Enterprise's Innovation Center. She led CCE's innovation initiatives to enhance business outcomes and performance. Dr. Karimi later moved on to entrepreneurship as the CEO of Surgical Serenity Solutions. Her company came up with innovative ideas to improve packaging and marketing that led to increase revenue.
Once that entrepreneurial challenge was fulfilled, she moved on to lead a grassroots non-profit organization. Dr. Karimi led a strategic plan that led the non-profit to achieve financial sustainability, growth, and recognition awards. Among all these entities, she found her passion for education which drove her to pursue and attain her doctorate. She has been teaching at Sullivan University, University of Louisville, and now at Bellarmine University. As an educator, her mission is to be a champion for all her students. She follows a student-centric strategy to provide the best education possible with key takeaways that will go beyond the classroom.
Dr. Ida Kutschera
502.272.8444 • ikutschera@bellarmine.edu
Ida Kutschera is an Associate Professor of Management. She received her Ph.D. in Organization Science from the University of Oregon, and has earned an MBA from Washington State University. Dr. Kutschera’s professional work experience includes the German Economic Institute for Tourism Research (DWIF) in Munich, Germany, and the Fairmont Hotel Management LP in San Francisco, CA. Her teaching interests include organizational behavior, leadership, and human resource management. Her current research interests include social cognition and decision making, issues related to managing in extreme environments, and practical implications of executive and leadership coaching. Dr. Kutschera is a member of the Academy of Management, the Society for Human Resource Management, and the Institute of Coaching.
Ron Newton, MA
502.272.8276 • rnewton02@bellarmine.edu
After earning his BA in Math/Secondary Education from Bellarmine, Mr. Newton spent 25 years teaching Math and Statistics at a secondary school in Louisville, where he began a very successful AP Statistics program. He also served as an adjunct at Sullivan University and Spalding University. He earned his MEd from the University of Louisville and his MA in Instructional Leadership from Bellarmine. He was a member of the first cohort for the Master of Science in Analytics from Bellarmine University. He worked for three and a half years as a Data Analyst for RxCrossroads by McKesson, a specialty pharmacy, before returning to the classroom this semester as Instructor of Analytics.
Henrietta Pepper, MBA
hpepper@bellarmine.edu
Henrietta Pepper is an Instructor of Marketing at Bellarmine University’s Rubel School of Business. She earned dual Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Kentucky and an Executive MBA jointly from the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville.
With more than 30 years of experience in marketing and advertising, Henrietta built and led a successful brand communications firm before founding GCJ Consultants, LLC, where she serves as Chief Strategist. Her work spans B2B, B2C, and non-profit sectors, focusing on brand strategy and communications.
She is also the author of Out of the Gate: What Inspires Us Drives Us Forward and Unbranded: Emerge a Brand New You, both exploring themes of personal branding and inspiration. A lifelong learner, she has completed advanced leadership programs, including at Harvard University.
Dr. Francis E. Raymond
502.272.8487 • fraymond@bellarmine.edu
Dr. Raymond is a Professor of Economics. He received his BA in Mathematics at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, his MS in Mathematics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and his Ph.D. in Economics at Indiana University-Bloomington. His research primarily focuses on mathematical modeling of issues in international development. He teaches undergraduate and MBA courses with a focus on international development, macroeconomics and econometrics.
Dr. Mike H. Ryan
502.272.8247 • mryan@bellarmine.edu
Dr. Ryan is a Professor of Management. Previously, he founded and operated Prometheus Press, Inc. Among other activities, Prometheus Press Inc. published and edited Space Business Notes, one of the internet’s first space business journals. Dr. Ryan has consulted on issues ranging from technology and innovation to strategy and public policy. He is the author or editor of several books and more than 50 scholarly articles and presentations and a key proponent of outer space as a place for innovative business operations. Dr. Ryan earned his Ph.D. and Master’s Degrees from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Dallas. He is also a fellow of the British Interplanetary Society, a senior member of the American Astronautical Society, and a past Director of Placement for the Academy of Management.
Dr. Hongwei Song
502.272.8008 • hsong@bellarmine.edu
Dr. Hongwei Song is an Assistant Professor of Economics. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Arkansas. At Bellarmine, she teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate levels such as Principles of Microeconomics, International Trade and Finance, and Global Economy. Dr. Hongwei Song is a member of the Southern Economic Association and the American Economic Association. Her fields of interest involve development economics, the economics of networks, experimental economics, and international economics. She has published on academic journals in both English and Chinese languages.
Dr. Bradley Stevenson
502.272.8173 • bstevenson@bellarmine.edu
Dr. Stevenson is our Executive Director of Undergraduate Programs, and Professor of Finance. He received his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Cincinnati and has an MBA from the University of Cincinnati. His current research interests include financial markets and institutions with an emphasis on institutional efficiency, institutional risk and monitoring ability. Dr. Stevenson is a member of the Financial Management Association, the Southern Finance Association and the Midwest Finance Association. Previous professional experience includes positions as a client relationship manager at Fifth Third Bank and as an administrative services representative at the Union Central Life Insurance Company.
Jennifer D. Wright, MBA
jwright5@bellarmine.edu
Jennifer Wright is an Instructor of Business at Bellarmine University’s Rubel School of Business. She earned her MBA from the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business and has built a diverse career in higher education and nonprofit leadership.
Jennifer has served in multiple academic and executive roles, including Program Chair for the School of Business, Logistics, and Supply Chain at Ivy Tech Community College and Executive Director of the Animal Care Society. She previously taught business and management courses at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside, where she contributed to AACSB accreditation efforts and curriculum development.
With expertise in leadership, organizational behavior, and professional development, Jennifer brings over a decade of experience bridging academia and industry to inspire the next generation of business leaders.