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.

Sajad Ebrahimi (PhD), Emma Li-Ore (PhD), and Jing Chen (PhD) joined the Nicolais School of Business in fall 2022! Their expertise in supply chain and logistics, accounting, and marketing have helped us redesign and strengthen our academic curriculum with a lens to the future of work.

 

 

ACCOUNTING

Richard Lahijani

Clinical Professor

718-390-3389 richard.lahijani@wagner.edu Campus Hall Room 205
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Emma Li-Ore

Assistant Professor of Accounting

heyun.li-ore@wagner.edu

FINANCE

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Zhexu Ai

Assistant Professor

zhexu.ai@wagner.edu Campus Hall 222

Assistant professor in finance. I am a dedicated teacher, researcher, and finance practitioner.
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Richard LaRocca

Professor

718-390-3427 richard.larocca@wagner.edu Campus Hall 230

Chair of Academic Honesty Committee
D.P.S., Finance, Economics

MANAGEMENT 

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Frank DeSimone

Associate Professor

718-420-4491 frank.desimone@wagner.edu Campus Hall 216

Ph.D., International Management, International School of Management (ISM)

Sajad Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor

sajad.ebrahimi@wagner.edu

MARKETING

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Paul Barretta

Interim Dean

718-390-3434 paul.barretta@wagner.edu Campus Hall 219

718-390-3434

Ph.D., Marketing
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Jing Chen

Assistant Professor

jing.chen@wagner.edu Campus Hall 221

ECONOMICS

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Giacomo Di Pasquale

Assistant Professor

giacomo.di-pasquale@wagner.edu Campus Hall 227

Assistant Professor of Economics at Wagner College. Research interest include income inequality, poverty and migration.
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Kayhan Koleyni

Assistant Professor

718-390-3177 kayhan.koleyni@wagner.edu 230 Campus Hall

Assistant Professor of Economics and MBA Program Director

AFFILIATE FACULTY – BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS & MATH ECONOMICS

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Amy Eshleman

Professor

718-420-4278 esh@wagner.edu 112 Parker Hall

Interests: social psychology, prejudice, stigma, gender, behavioral economics
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Zohreh Shahvar

Associate Professor

718-390-3390 zshahvar@wagner.edu Megerle Science Building 114

Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Application of Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation in Engineering

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Arleen Wilk

Academic Administrative Assistant

718-390-3447 awilk@wagner.edu Campus Hall 223

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

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Rosa Santana

Director of Career Planning and Development

718-390-3190 rosa.santana@wagner.edu Union Hall, 3rd Flr

Afro-Taina, Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc., Networking Guru, Tech Savage, Dog Mom of 2