Employee Type Archives: Faculty

Accounting Instructor Adam Spoolstra, Florida CPA, joined the Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting in Fall 2022 as an adjunct and full time in Fall 2024. Post graduation, Adam spent five years in tax at Ernst & Young in Kansas City. Adam brings 17 years of teaching experience to his full-time role at UCF (some […]

Alfred Whiffen is an instructor in the Integrated Business program at UCF. Since 2009, he has led Sales and Marketing efforts of startup and early-stage companies in Eastern Canada. He recently joined RouteThis of Kitchener, Ontario, as a Senior Enterprise Account Executive and is responsible for driving the company’s sales efforts with Tier I telecommunication […]

Dr. Izenwasser received his BS in Economics from the University of Central Florida in 2019 and his Ph.D. from Florida State University in 2024. Before coming to UCF, he taught classes at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. He is an applied microeconomist specializing in urban, transportation, and public economics. He currently teaches courses in […]

During his 25-plus year career in the sports and entertainment industry, Chris has achieved great success on the team side and as a consultant holding leadership roles in the National Football League, Major League Soccer, National Women’s Soccer League, Major League Baseball and National Hockey League. An expert in the revenue-generating areas of ticket sales, […]

Dr. Greg Autry is the Associate Provost for Space Commercialization and Strategy. He will lead the college’s efforts to deliver Executive and MBA programs in Space Commercialization while helping the university craft and implement a roadmap for its space efforts. Before joining UCF, Dr. Autry was the Director and Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Policy […]

Dr. Jay C. Thibodeau is a former auditor and a CPA. He received his BS degree from the University of Connecticut in 1987 and his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in 1996. Dr. Thibodeau has conducted executive education programs for numerous leading firms including Fidelity Investments, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Stryker, and Bluecoat Technologies. He is […]

Brandon Brown is a lecturer in the DeVos Sport Business Management and Integrated Business programs at UCF. He also serves as the liaison between the DeVos program and league and media contacts. Prior to returning to UCF, he served as an associate professor at the Tisch Institute for Global Sport at NYU and worked with […]

Eric Litton, Ph.D., is a Lecturer in the Integrated Business department at UCF College of Business. Prior to joining the University of Central Florida, he taught at numerous other institutions, including Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, and the University of West Indies in Jamaica. He has taught courses ranging from management to finance […]

Vijay Kumar Chopra joined the University of Central Florida as a Lecturer of finance in 2024 after a 25-plus year successful career on Wall Street. He was an equity portfolio manager and quantitative researcher at Deutsche Asset Management, Jacobs Levy, Bear Stearns Asset Management, Mesirow Financial and most recently at DCM Advisors. He received his […]