Category Archives: Faculty News

Associate Professor, Department of Finance Posted on November 21, 2023 Dr. Cuneyt Akcora is new to UCF but brings an impressive background to the Department of Finance. He learns languages, was a Fullbright Scholar and studies Blockchains and graph machine learning despite not touching a computer until the age of 19. Learn more about Dr. […]

Associate Professor, Department of Management Posted on November 1, 2023 Dr. Joseph stays busy as a celebrated researcher in her field of emotional intelligence in the workplace, appearing in many top-rated publications, and stays even busier away from the classroom where she’s raising three young boys. Find out more about Dana below! How long have […]

Associate Chair, Department of Finance; Lecturer, International Business Dr. Resch is a world traveler who is well prepared to lead his International Business classes thanks to his travels that have taken him to 55 countries, so far! Find out more about Peter below. How long have you been a Knight? I’ve been teaching at UCF since […]

Associate Lecturer, Marketing Department Dr. Johnson is a Air Force Veteran, has been with UCF for six years and is researching supply chain management, demand planning, and transportation management. Learn more about him below! How long have you been a Knight? Six years. What is your area of research? I work in Supply Chain Management, Demand Planning […]

Instructor, Department of Management; Florida Partnership Director, Blackstone LaunchPad Dr. Mike Lynch is an avid Marvel comic collector, social golfer, bullpen catcher for his daughter and serves as the Florida Partnership Director at the Blackstone LaunchPad as well as instructing in the Department of Management. Helping students through the LaunchPad keeps each day feeling new […]

Director, FinTech Initiative; Professor, Finance Dr. Pirinsky has been a part of UCF since 2018 and has been involved in starting UCF’s FinTech program. His passion about research keeps him engaged and has seen him published around the world. Find out more about Christo below! How long have you been a Knight? I have been […]

Program Director, Blackstone LaunchPad; Instructor, Management Department From her days attending the College of Business as a student to her current roles as the Program Director of the Blackstone LaunchPad and an instructor in the Management Department, Cassi is a lifelong Knight! In between stints at UCF, she has served as an entertainment lawyer to […]