<<Back to MBA Faculty home Zara Ambadar, MSc, PhD Adjunct Faculty - MBA Program PhD – Cognitive Psychology, University of Pittsburgh MSc – Intelligent System, Brunel University of West London, UK BS – Psychology, University of Indonesia
Dr. Ambadar, an accomplished researcher in the fields of facial expressions and recovered memories, has collaborated with numerous prominent researchers in the field both within the U.S. and internationally, including Paul Ekman, pioneer in facial expressions research and creator of the TV show Lie To Me. She has worked as a research scholar in the prestigious Affect Analysis Group at the University of Pittsburgh, and collaborated with world-leading experts at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute. These research collaborations are currently on display on the robotics floor at the Carnegie Science Museum in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Ambadar has served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Indonesia, and published numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and conference proceedings.
Dr. Ambadar has served as grant reviewer for the National Science Foundation, and grand judge at the 2012 Intel International Science and Technology Fair.
Research Interest
Her main research interests are in the field of facial expressions, especially the dynamics of facial expression, perception of facial expressions and deception. Dr. Ambadar is a certified and experienced FACS (Facial Action Coding System) coder, and has trained numerous groups of research associates on this gold standard coding system of facial expressions.
Awards and Honors
Ford Foundation Scholarship (1998 and 1999)
Fulbright Scholarship (1994 -1996)
British Chevening Scholarships Awards (1993)
American Field Service, Student Exchange (1983)
Best Poster Award (2007). XVIth Conference of the International Society for Research on Emotions. Sunshine Coast: Australia.
Facial expressions of pain, in collaboration with Dr. Kenneth Prckachin, University of Northern British Columbia, and Dr. Patty Solomon, McMaster University, Canada.
Facial Expression and depression, in collaboration with Dr. Ellen Frank, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinated motion and facial expression in dyadic conversation, in collaboration with Dr. Steve Boker, University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Dr. Barry-John Theobald, School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, and Dr. Mike Mangini, University of Notre Dame, Indiana.
Bodily sensations of emotion, in collaboration with Dr. Ype H. Poortinga, Tilburg University, The Netherlands.
Facial behavior in children with oral cleft, in collaboration with Dr. Keith Slifer, Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Spontaneous and posed facial behavior, in collaboration with Dr. Maja Pantic, Imperial College, London, UK.
Recovered memory of abuse, in collaboration with Dr. Jonathan W. Schooler, University of British Columbia, Canada.
Sample of Publications
Ambadar, Z., Cohn, J.F., & Reed, L.I. (2009). All smiles are not created equal: Morphology and timing of smiles perceived as amused, polite, and embarrassed/nervous. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 33 (1), 17-34.
Geraerts, E., Schooler, J.W., Merckelbach, H., Jelicic, M., Hauer, B.J.A.,& Ambadar, Z. (2007). The reality of recovered memories: corroborating continuous and discontinuous memories of childhood abuse. Psychological Science, 18(7), 564-568.
Schmidt, K.L., Ambadar, Z., Cohn, J.F., & Reed, L.I. (2006). Movement differences between deliberate and spontaneous facial expressions: Zygomaticus Major action in smiling. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 3(1), 37-52.
Ambadar, Z., Schooler, J. W., & Cohn, J. F. (2005). Deciphering the enigmatic face: The importance of facial dynamics in interpreting subtle facial expressions. Psychological Science,16(5), 403-410.
Breugelmans, S., Poortinga, Y.H., Ambadar, Z., Setiadi, B., Vaca, J.B., Widiyanto, P., & Phillipot, P. (2005). Body sensations associated with emotions in Rarámuri Indians, Rural Javanese, and three student samples. Emotion. 5(2), 166-174.
Cohn, J. F., & Ambadar, Z., Ekman, P. (2005). Observer-based measurement of facial expression with the Facial Action Coding System. To appear in J.A. Coan & J.B. Allen (Eds.), The handbook of emotion elicitation and assessment. Oxford University Press Series in Affective Science. New York: Oxford University Press. Paper submitted for publication.
Schooler, J. W., Ambadar, Z., & Bendiksen, M. (1997). A cognitive corroborative case study approach for investigating discovered memories of sexual abuse. In D. Read & S. Lindsay (Eds.). Recollections of Trauma: Scientific Research & Clinical Practices.Series A: Life sciences, Vol. 291. (pp. 379-387). New York: Plenum Press.
Schooler, J.W., Bendiksen, M., & Ambadar, Z. (1997). Taking the middle line: Can we accommodate both fabricated and recovered memories of sexual abuse? In M.A. Conway (Ed.). False and Recovered Memories. (pp. 251-292). New York: Oxford University Press.
Mary Anne Basilone, MS, MA, CPA
Associate Professor - MBA Program
Director, Accounting (undergraduate program)
BS - Robert Morris University
MS - Carlow University
Mary Anne Basilone teaches Finance and Ethics courses for the MBA program and Finance and Accounting courses at the undergraduate level.
Before moving into academia, she was an auditor and a controller. Her current projects focus on sustainability and microfinance.
Awards and Honors
Carlow University 2012 Teaching Award
Rachel Chung, PhD, MSIS Co-Director, Assistant Professor PhD - Information Systems, University of Pittsburgh PhD - Psychology, University of Pittsburgh MS - Information Science, University of Pittsburgh BS - Psychology, National Taiwan University
Rachel Chung joined Carlow in Fall 2008 as assistant professor in the MBA program. Dr. Chung has a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh with a concentration in Information Systems, and a PhD in Psychology, also from the University of Pittsburgh. Her main research areas of interest are knowledge management and cognitive processes in information systems.
Awards and Honors
Paper selected for fast-tracking to Journal of the AIS, Chung, T.R., Bateman, P. & Cho, K. (2005). Expertise gaps and profiles: An integrated view of expertise on knowledge transfer. The Fifth Annual Pre-ICIS Information systems Cognitive Research Workshop, Las Vegas, NV (2005)
Knowledge Management Doctoral Consortium, the Monieson Centre at the Queen’s School of Business, Queen’s University, in Kingston (2006)
Doctoral Consortium, AMCIS (2007)
OCIS Doctoral Consortium, Academy of Management Meeting (2006)
University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business Small Dean’s Office Grant (2008)
Travel Bursary Award for Presentation at the 2006 Knowledge Management Doctoral Consortium, the Monieson Centre at the Queen’s School of Business, Queen’s University, in Kingston (2006)
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation fellowship for One Week Intensive PhD Seminar in Entrepreneurship (2006)
University of Pittsburgh Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant (1998, 2005-2008)
University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business Travel Grant (2005-2007)
Grant from Grace Ann Geibel Institute for Justice and Social Responsibility, Carlow University (2009, 2011)
PA Campus Compact Engaged Scholars for Service-Learning (2009)
International Business Center (IBC) Doctoral Dissertation Award, University of Pittsburgh (2008)
Faculty Development Fund, Carlow University (2008, 2009, 2010) Faculty Scholarship Release, Carlow University (2008-2009)
University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business Small Dean’s Office Grant (2008)
Grand Award Judge for Intel Science and Engineering Fair 2012
Nominated for best paper at HICS2012 Conference: Conceptualizing Knowledge Use: A Theoretical Framework and Empirical Study
Research Interests
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Knowledge Management: Refinement Processes, Transfer Effectiveness, Impact of Expertise, Reusability of Codified Knowledge, Knowledge Reuse, Knowledge Creation.
Managerial and Organization Cognition: Organizational Creativity, Organizational Learning, Knowledge Creation.
Ecommerce: Human-Computer Interaction, Information Foraging, Psychophysiology of Online Navigation.
Nominated for best paper at HICS2012 Conference: Conceptualizing Knowledge Use: A Theoretical Framework and Empirical Study
Enrique Mu, PhD, MBA, MS Co-Director - MBA program PhD - Information Systems, University of Pittsburgh
MBA and MS - Management of Information Systems, University of Pittsburgh
BS - Electronics and Industrial Engineering, San Marcos University, Peru
Enrique Mu, co-director of the MBA program, is an accomplished scholar and educator. He is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (IJAHP) dedicated to the diffusion of rational decision making, and U.S. director for the Latin American Society for Strategy. Dr. Mu is an accomplished scholar and educator. Prior to joining Carlow, he served as program director for the dual-degree MBA/MIS program in the Katz business school of University of Pittsburgh. Before coming to the academic, he worked for Black Box Corporation, a Data Communications Pittsburgh-based company, as business development manager for Latin America and as a customer support vice president for Comlasa Ltd., a computing solution firm, in the same region. He has been a project manager for several multimillion-dollar online banking automation projects in Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and Chile.
He has also taught in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. His areas of interest are in the use of information technology (IT) for business decisions, strategic use of IT in the organization, telecommunications, e-commerce, and international business. Enrique speaks both Spanish and English.
Awards and Honors
University of Pittsburgh—Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, 1998—Letter of commendation for “being identified by students as an outstanding individual who has made a significant and positive impact on their lives.
Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, 1996—Recognition Award Letter from Dr. H.J. Zoffer, Dean Emeritus
External Services
Member of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Group of the City of Pittsburgh. Co-authored a report on the status of ICT in the city and strategic alternatives.
Relevant Interviews and Quotes
“Report says citywide Wi-Fi unlikely,” Pittsburgh Post Gazette, May 4, 2005. Quoted on ICT report.
“Promueven metodo Expert Choice para facilitar toma de decisiones empresariales,” La Republica, Bogota – Colombia, March 15, 2005.
Consulting Activities
Dr. Mu has done consulting work in the areas of telecommunications management, IT marketing, and electronic commerce to organizations in the United States and Latin America.
Cory Maloney, DSc, MS Chair, Assistant Professor - Information Technology
Instructor - Technology and Management Certified Adobe Dreamweaver Instructor DSc - Information Systems and Communications - Robert Morris University MS - Management and Technology - Carlow University BS - Management Information Systems - University of Dayton
Cory Maloney is an Assistant Professor at Carlow University in the School of Management and a certified Adobe Dreamweaver Instructor. He teaches Web Design, Information Technology (IT), Information Security, Communications Technology, and other IT courses at Carlow. He is also currently working on his doctorate dissertation, which is studying the effectiveness of non-profit Web sites. When not teaching or writing, he does IT consulting for local businesses and nonprofits.
Mr. Maloney is blessed to be married to his high school sweetheart, Suzanne, and they have three young boys, Luke, Joshua, and Matthew. As you may guess from his children’s names, he is a passionate Roman Catholic and loves to study and discuss Theology. His faith also motivates him to work in his parish and outside of it sharing the Gospel and working for peace and justice.
On a lighter note, here are some of Mr. Maloney's favorite things:
Bands: Ceili Rain, Jars of Clay Fiction
Books: Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis; To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee; The Firm, John Grisham
Movies: Remember the Titans, Fireproof, Phenomenon
Restaurants: Red Lobster, Quaker Stake and Lube
Sports to Play: Dek Hockey and Ultimate Frisbee
Sports to Watch: Football and Ice Hockey Ideal
Vacation: Clean cabin, woods, lake, wine, family, exploring
Awards and Honors
Carlow University Faculty Development Grant (2008). XML Training Course.
Campus Compact VISTA Grant (2008). Co-authored and received grant for funding to hire VISTA member to work in the Service-Learning Center.
Carlow University Faculty Development Grant (2007). Adobe Dreamweaver Certification Exam.
Carlow University Summer Stipend (2007). Course Development for new Information Technology Management Program.
Professional Interests
Web Design
Technical Support and Troubleshooting
Networking and Telecommunications
Pedagogical impact of technology in the classroom and in online environments
Business applications and integrations of Information Systems
Measuring the effectiveness of nonprofit Web sites
Presentations/Lectures
Guest Lecture: Information Technology in the Nursing Field. Carlow University Nursing Program. (2008).
Guest Lecture: Creating dynamic, database driven Web pages using Coldfusion. Robert Morris University Media Arts Program. (2007).
Presentation: Teaching Adult Students Technology by using Technology in the Classroom. Carlow University Graduate Colloquium, Pittsburgh, PA. (2007).
Presentation: Creating an online-collaborative classroom: Methods and importance. Pittsburgh Blackboard Users Group Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. (2007).
Presentation: Creating an online collaborative classroom: Methods and importance. Carlow University Graduate Colloquium, Pittsburgh, PA, (2007).
Diane A. Matthews, PhD, CPA, CFE, CFF Associate Dean - School of Management Chair - Accounting and Forensic Accounting
Dr. Matthews
is the Associate Dean for the School of Management at Carlow University, Chair of Carlow’s Accounting and Forensic Accounting programs and a founding member of the Forensic Accounting Academy.
Prior to joining the academia, Dr. Matthews worked for Touch Ross & Co. and Arthur Young & Co., both “Big Eight” CPA firms, directed Fisher Scientific’s international Customer Systems and Telecommunications Division, and served as a Vice President for Equibank. More recently, she has trained with the FBI and worked with the Pittsburgh District Attorney’s Office in their Fraud Investigation Unit working on cases including securities fraud, estate fraud, home financing fraud, construction fraud, an illegal massage parlor, and bankruptcy. A member of the American Accounting Association, the PICPA, the AICPA, the ACFE, and the Pittsburgh Chapter of the ACFE, where she holds the position of Vice President, Dr. Matthews has authored numerous articled and presented her work at national conventions.
Mary C. Rothenberger, EdD, MBA Associate Provost - Dean of Graduate Studies
Dean of Professional Studies
Professor - Business Management
BA - Pennsylvania State University
MBA, EdD - University of Pittsburgh
Howard A. Stern, PhD Associate Dean of Academic Administration
Assistant Professor - School of Management PhD - Political Science and Public Policy, West Virginia University MPA - Public Administration, University of Pittsburgh MS - Information Science, University of Pittsburgh
Prior to January 2012, Dr. Stern was the Director and Chief Information Officer for the City of Pittsburgh where he was responsible for the administration of the City's computer systems and for technological initiatives. He managed a staff of 75 employees and consultants who provide technical support, quality assurance, infrastructure enhancements, and data security and governance. Howard holds a PhD in Political Science and Public Policy from West Virginia University. He also earned master's degrees in Public Administration and Information Technology from the University of Pittsburgh. Howard is an adjunct professor at Carlow University, where he teaches Introduction to Political Science and Politics and Technology.
Helen M. Baginski, MS Adjunct Assistant Professor – MBA Program, PRL Program, Nursing MSN Program, and Communication Studies Department
BS – Biophysics and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh
MS – Professional Leadership (Training and Development), Carlow University
Helen M. Baginski has been an adjunct assistant professor at Carlow University since 1999. She facilitates Strategic Leadership for the MBA program, Adult Learning for the PRL and Nursing MSN programs, and several communication studies courses at the undergraduate level for the Adult Degree Center program.
As an accomplished laboratory manager with 20 years of staff development experience, Helen transitioned to a career in adult learning and training/development after graduating from Carlow’s Professional Leadership program. While employed as an adjunct professor at Carlow, she worked as an independent contractor for several years before serving as a corporate training project manager who, in addition to project management, was responsible for designing leadership development curriculum and facilitating training.
Ron Lachell, MBA, PMP Adjunct Faculty – MBA Program
BS – Information Systems, Columbia Southern University
MBA – Project Management, Columbia Southern University
PMP – Project Management Professional Certification
6 – Sigma Green Belt Certification
Ron Lachell is a Senior Project Manager with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Insurance Services Division. He manages their Project Management Office. He has 15 years of Project Management experience in managing technical and non-technical programs and projects for Airline Companies throughout the world, the Financial Industry, the Healthcare Industry, and for the U.S. and Australian Governments.
Awards and Honors:
Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute ‘Most Outstanding Contributor of the Year 2005
Carlow MBA adjunct teaching award, 2012
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
6-Sigma Green Belt Certification from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Insurance Services Division.
Other Teaching Experience
Ron is an instructor with the University of Pittsburgh Katz School of Business Project Management Master’s Certificate Program.
Since 1999 Ron has conducted corporate training in Project Management, Program Management, Project Portfolio Management, Business Analysis, and Software Development.
Stephan Liozu, MBA, PhD Adjunct Faculty - MBA Program
MBA-President and CEO of Ardex Americas
PhD in Management at Case Western Reserve University
Stephan has worked for both Fortune 500 companies and family-owned businesses. He specializes in crafting and designing unique innovation and business strategies leading to differentiated business models. Stephan moderates brainstorming, mind mapping and creativity sessions with executives, partners and customers to generate ideas, value models, value propositions and innovation strategies.
Stephan holds an MBA in Marketing from Cleveland States University (1991), a European Master degree from Toulouse IAE School of Management in France with a major in Innovation Management (2005) and attended The General Management Program (TGMP) at Harvard Business School (2005). He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Management degree from The Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University (exp. 2013) and his thesis is titled “the Organizational Journey Towards Pricing and Value Excellence”.
Stephan is a frequent guest lecturer at Toulouse School of Management, EM Lyon, University of Rochester, Wayne State University, Carlow University, University of Lugano where he teaches innovation, pricing and value management, leadership approaches and global business strategies.
Peggy McGarry, MS Adjunct Faculty - MBA Program MS - Carlow University BA - Business Management, St. Mary’s College Moraga, CA
Peggy McGarry joined the Carlow School of Management adjunct team in 2003. She teaches the Strategic Planning course and has taught the Business and Technology Ethics course. She is a serial entrepreneur with successful companies including Aliah, Inc. and Decision Coaches Inc. Currently she focuses her professional endeavors as an Independent Management Consultant supporting clients in all aspects of vision, mission, strategy formation as well as innovation, new product development, project management and customer listening.
Peggy has consulted with a diverse client-base across multiple industry sectors, both for profit and not-for-profit as well as government, faith based and social enterprise organizations. Some clients include; Technology: IBM, Unisys, Fujitsu, ADP; Manufacturing: US Steel, PPG, Alcoa Aluminum, Lubrizol, John Deere, Goodyear; Communications: Bell South; Government Contracting: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, L3 Communications, BAE Systems, CSC; Government Agencies: DOD US Pacific Command, DOD Chemical and Biological Defense Command; Non Profit: Pittsburgh Mercy Health Systems, Plea School, PCSI-Micro Business Institute, Social Enterprise: Center for Creative Play, Hunger Services Network; Faith Based: Covenant Church of Pittsburgh, New Community Church, Building United
From 2003 through 2012 Carlow MBA Strategic Planning students have worked on 71 Strategic Planning Projects for “real life” organizations which involved 40 non-profits, 24 for-profits and 7 start-up organizations. Representative student projects include; Pittsburgh Zoo, Ronald McDonald House, Girl’s Hope, St. Vincent DePaul Society Thrift Stores, Oncology Nursing Society, Make A Wish, STAT MedEvac, Kennywood, Lucci’s Pizza, Howard Grill Photography, AFLAC, SSI Computing etc…
Awards and Honors:
Idea Foundry’s Passion + Profit Slam Social Enterprise Business Idea Competition, Carlow MBA student team’s awarded 2nd place prizes; Tea Blessings and Farm Truck Foods, 2012
Carlow MBA adjunct teaching award, 2011 and 2009
DOD Chemical Biological Defense Command (CBDCOM) - Special Achievement Challenge Coin
DOD Kunia Regional Security Operations Center (KRSOC) - Special Achievement Challenge Coin
Fortune Magazine’s Conference of Most Admired Women in Business - Voice of the Customer Speaker
State of PA Outstanding Graduate Student - PA Association of Graduate Schools, 2002
Outstanding Graduate Student - Carlow University School of Management, 2002
Sunita Mondal, PhD Adjunct Faculty - MBA Program
PhD – Economics, University of Pittsburgh
MA – Economics, Jadavpur University, India
Sunita Mondal joined Carlow in Fall of 2008 as an adjunct faculty of the MBA programs. Dr. Mondal received her PhD in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh in August 2009. Her main areas of research are analyzing the effects of public policies on labor market outcomes. She is an applied microeconomics and econometrics researcher with expertise in labor economics and public policies.
Awards and Honors
Outstanding Paper Presentation Award, The 9th Annual Arts and Sciences Grad Expo, University of Pittsburgh, March 2009
Full tuition scholarship and stipend. University of Pittsburgh, 2003-2009
Arts & Sciences Research Fellowship awarded to promising graduate student researcher. University of Pittsburgh. Spring 2008 and Fall 2007
GSO and GPSA Travel Grants, University of Pittsburgh, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 2009
Full Scholarship as an Outstanding Undergraduate Student (from the State Government). Jadavpur University, India. B.A. 1998-2001
Research Interests
Labor and family economics: conducting empirical research on the evaluation of public policy programs implemented at the federal and state level of the government on employment and labor force participation rates. Analyzing how changes in government policies affect family formation.
Technology: Effect of the use of technology in classrooms on student engagement and learning. Measuring the effects of using a (clicker-less) live audience polling and social networks on students’ learning, engagement, and course satisfaction.
Presentations
Eastern Economic Association 36th Annual Conference (scheduled February 26-28, 2010)
Society of Labor Economists, 14th Annual Meeting, Boston. May 8-9, 2009
The 9th Annual Arts and Sciences Grad Expo, University of Pittsburgh. March 16, 2009
Midwest Economics Association, 71st Annual Meeting. Minnesota. March 23-25, 2007
New Teaching Assistant Orientation Workshop, Center for Instructional Development & Distance Education, University of Pittsburgh, September 2008, September 2007 and January 2007
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