Welcome to the Nicolais School of Business at Wagner College
Thamsanqa Jongile (PhD) and Dana Internicola (MA) joined the Nicolais School of Business in fall 2024 as new faculty members. Their expertise in organizational behavior and finance, coupled with their excellent teaching, research, and student-focus have made them a tremendous asset to our school.
Welcome to the Nicolais School of Business at Wagner College
Kayhan Koleyni (PhD), Richard Lahijani (MTax, CPA), Giacomo Di Pasquale (PhD), and Edward Ai (PhD) joined the Nicolais School of Business in fall 2023 as new faculty members. Their expertise in economics, finance, and accounting, coupled with their excellent teaching, research, and student-focus have made them a tremendous asset to our school.
DEAN
Michael J. Driscoll, Ed.D.
Interim Dean
718-390-3386 michael.driscoll@wagner.edu Campus Hall 225Wagner College Welcomes Michael Driscoll, Ed.D., as Dean of the Nicolais School of Business
ACCOUNTING
FINANCE
Zhexu Ai
Assistant Professor
zhexu.ai@wagner.edu Campus Hall 222Assistant professor in finance. I am a dedicated teacher, researcher, and finance practitioner.
Richard LaRocca
Professor
718-390-3427 richard.larocca@wagner.edu Campus Hall 229Chair of Academic Honesty Committee
D.P.S., Finance, Economics
MANAGEMENTĀ
Frank DeSimone
Associate Professor
718-420-4491 frank.desimone@wagner.edu Campus Hall 216Ph.D., International Management, International School of Management (ISM)
MARKETING
Paul Barretta
Associate Professor
718-390-3434 paul.barretta@wagner.edu Campus Hall 219718-390-3434
Ph.D., Marketing
ECONOMICS
Giacomo Di Pasquale
Assistant Professor
giacomo.di-pasquale@wagner.edu Campus Hall 227Assistant Professor of Economics at Wagner College. Research interest include income inequality, poverty and migration.
Kayhan Koleyni
Assistant Professor
718-390-3177 kayhan.koleyni@wagner.edu 230 Campus HallAssistant Professor of Economics and MBA Program Director
SPORTS ADMINISTRATION
Margaret Wilkins
Assistant Professor
718-390-3297 margaret.wilkins@wagner.edu Main Hall 45ESports Administration
AFFILIATE FACULTY – BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS & MATH ECONOMICS
Amy Eshleman
Professor
718-420-4278 esh@wagner.edu 112 Parker HallInterests: social psychology, prejudice, stigma, gender, behavioral economics
Zohreh Shahvar
Associate Professor
718-390-3390 zshahvar@wagner.edu Megerle Science Building 114Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Application of Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation in Engineering