Faculty
The Carlson Part-Time MBA program is led by internationally renowned scholars with a wealth of business experience. As researchers, their work informs real-world business practices for organizations across the globe. As educators, they impart the latest knowledge to prepare students to navigate the dynamic business landscape. And as corporate advisers, they are sought after by leading organizations representing an array of industries, who leverage their expertise to solve urgent business challenges.
Theresa M. Glomb is the Toro Company-David M. Lilly Chair in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. She received her Ph.D. and A.M. in social, organizational, and individual differences psychology from the University of Illinois in 1998 and her B.A. in psychology from DePaul University in 1993.
ALFRED MARCUS in 2022 won the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Academy of Management Organizations and Natural Environment Division.
STEPHEN T. PARENTE, Ph.D., MPH, MS is a Professor in the Department of Finance and the Minnesota Insurance Industry Chair of Health Finance in Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and Associate Dean of the Global Institute. From 2014-2017, he served as Associate Dean of MBA and MS programs. Dr.
Yuqing Ren is an Associate Professor and the Mary and Jim Lawrence Fellow at the Carlson School of Management. She holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University. Her research focuses on human-robot collaboration, business use of social media, smartphone use, and computational modeling of social and organizational systems. Dr.
Myles Shaver is Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management where he holds the Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Corporate Strategy.
Joel Waldfogel was previously the Ehrenkranz Family Professor of Business and Public Policy at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, where he and had served as department chair and associate vice dean. Prior to Wharton, Waldfogel was an associate professor of economics at Yale University.
Dr. Zellmer-Bruhn is Professor of Organizational Behavior and Chair of the Work and Organizations Department of the Carlson School of Management. She received a bachelor's degree in marketing, a master's degree in management, and a Ph.D. in organizational behavior, all from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She joined the Carlson School of Management in 1999.
Steve Huchendorf is a Senior Lecturer with a Doctor of Arts Degree in Economics from Illinois State University. Recipient of a Carlson School of Management, Outstanding Teaching Award, 2014 and the Excellence in Teaching Award, 2003. Voted by Carlson School of Management students as Outstanding Faculty of the Year, 2007 and Outstanding Honors Faculty of the Year, 2006. Nominated by the Carls
Svjetlana Madzar is a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship Department at CSOM. Her interests focus on collaboration within and across firms, and globally. She teaches courses such as Management of teams, Strategic alliances, and Competing globally across several programs, including Global EMBA and DBA China.
Helen found a passion for finance during her 5-year stint with the U.S. Army. Post-Army, she earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Finance. She spent several years in the banking industry, working her way up from credit analyst to CFO.