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Lisa Anderson

Senior Secretary

Business & Health Innovation Center 103

lisamarie.anderson@northern.edu

Lisa graduated from ������� State with a double major in Marketing & Management.

She has been with the School of Business since August 2024.

Justin Bartel

Professional Academic Advisor

Business & Health Innovation Center 105

justin.bartel@northern.edu

Kristi Bockorny

Dacotah Bank Dean of the School of Business, Professor of Management

Business & Health Innovation Center 103A

kristi.bockorny@northern.edu

Ph.D., Human Capital Management, Bellevue University, Bellevue, Neb.

Master's, Management, Bellevue University, Bellevue, Neb.

Bachelor's, Finance, ������� State University

Bachelor's, Business Education, ������� State University

 

 

Dr. Kristi Bockorny joined �����о���'s faculty in the spring of 2010. In 2020, Dr. Bockorny assumed the role of director in addition to her teaching duties and held that role through 2024.

 

Research Interests

Psychological capital

Gratitude

Leadership

Employee motivation and engagement

Training and development

Workforce recruitment and selection

 

Publications

 

Book Chapters

Youssef-Morgan, C.M., Ahrens, B., Bockorny, K., Craig, L., & Peters, M. (2019). Applications of psychological capital in the public sector. In R. Burke & S. Pignata (Eds.), Handbook of research on stress and well-being in the public sector. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.

 

Youssef-Morgan, C.M., & Bockorny, K. (2014). Engagement in the context of positive psychology. In. C. Truss, R. Delbridge, K. Alfes, A. Shantz, & E. Soane, (Eds.), Employee engagement in theory and practice (pp. 36-56). London: Routledge.

 

Journal Publications

 

Bockorny, K.M. & Villegas, S.G. (2021). Operating when there are no rules: An HRM dilemma in changing guidelines. Journal of Critical Incidents, 14(1), 68-70.

 

Bockorny, K.M. & Walters, H.D. (2021). The Relevance of a Liberal Arts Education to Business School Graduates: An Assessment of Alumni. The Transnational Journal of Business, 6, 38-50.

 

Bockorny, K. & Youssef-Morgan, C.M. (2019). Entrepreneurs’ courage, psychological capital, and life satisfaction.  Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 789.

 

Klipfel, J.A.L., Barclay, A.C., Bockorny, K.M.  (2014). Self-congruity: A determinant of brand personality. Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness, 8(3). 

 

Walters, H.D. & Bockorny, K.M. (2018). Relevance of general education: An assessment of undergraduate business students. E-Journal Business Education & Scholarship of Teaching, 12(3).

 

Villegas, S.G., & Bockorny, K.M. (2020). Hiring Ethics: A Case of Undue Influence in Employee Selection. Journal of Business Ethics Education. 17(1), 285-290. https://doi.org/10.5840/jbee20201719 

 

Grants, Honors, and Certifications

Sanford Faculty Professional Development Award 2022

HyFlex Teaching Certification 2022

Foundation Faculty Excellence Award 2021

CETL Pedagogy Grant 2021

Nora Staael Evert Award 2019

Advisor of the Year (PBL/Business Club) 2018 

Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society 2018

Early Educator Institute

Academy of Management 2014

Entrepreneurship Doctoral Consortium

Amanda Garrison

Assistant Professor - Management/Marketing/MIS

Business & Health Innovation Center 127

amanda.garrison@northern.edu

Amber Henderson

Associate Professor of Marketing/Management

Business & Health Innovation Center 125

amber.henderson@northern.edu

Doctorate in Business Administration (D.B.A.), Management, Anderson University

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), University of Mary

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Economics emphasis, University of Jamestown

 

Dr. Amber Henderson joined �����о��� in the fall of 2015. 

 

Research Interests

Leadership

Cross-cultural Leadership

Organizational Commitment

Entrepreneurship

Group Decision-making

 

Dr. Henderson is an honored member of the eighth cohort of Native Governance Center’s Native Nations Rebuilders. Other accomplishments include the 2021 NSU Sanford Faculty Professional Development Award, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s 40 Under 40 Award (2018), Salzburg’s Global Forum Young Cultural Innovator Fellow, and Harvard’s Project on American Indian Economic Development Next Horizon Fellow.

 

She also serves as an advisor for NSU’s Phi Beta Lambda organization, and was advisor of the year in 2018.   

Lindsey Huber

Instructor of Information Systems

Business & Health Innovation Center 115

lindsey.huber@northern.edu

M.S., eLearning Technology Support and Administration, ������� State University

B.S., Elementary Education, ������� State University

K–12 Technology Endorsement, �����о��� State University

Lindsey Huber has been an instructor at �����о��� State University since 2017. Prior to joining the faculty full time, she worked in �����о���’s Technology Services as a Helpdesk Manager and Instructional Design Specialist while also teaching courses for the School of Business. Her teaching and professional interests focus on artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, digital skills, and workforce readiness. As a Microsoft TechSpark Fellow, Huber has worked to expand AI literacy on campus and throughout the community, helping students and others explore how emerging technologies can be used effectively, critically, and responsibly while preparing for a rapidly changing workplace.

A proud ������� alumna, Huber remains actively involved in the university through campus service, committee work, student mentorship, and alumni engagement. She values opportunities to contribute to the ������� community both inside and outside the classroom.

Courses taught:

• Survey of Artificial Intelligence
• Business Communications
• Advanced Computer Applications
• Spreadsheet Analysis
• Data Mining
• Business Intelligence
• Business Ethics
• Database Management
   

 

Keun Lee

Professor of Economics

Business & Health Innovation Center 131

keun.lee@northern.edu

Ph.D. in Economics, concentration in Macroeconomics and International Finance, Columbia University

B.A. in Economics, University of California, Berkeley

 

Dr. Lee joined Nothern State University in fall of 2001 and is an economics faculty member.  

 

Research Interests

His research interests include macroeconomics economies, international trade, and the international monetary system. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and authored "Keynes’s Economics: Common Sense," to be published soon.

 

Dr. Lee has received grants from organizations including the state of South Dakota, the Bush Foundation, and Nora Staael Evert Foundation.  

 

He is affiliated with the American Economic Association, Western Economic Association International, International Economics and Finance Society, and National Business and Economics Society. He also has served on the boards of directors for several professional organizations, including the Midwestern Business and Economics Association.

Brenda Merkel

Assistant Professor of Management

Business & Health Innovation Center 109

brenda.merkel@northern.edu

Doctor of Business Administration, Management - Anderson University, Anderson IN
Master of Science, Banking and Financial Services - ������� State University
Master of Education, Guidance and Counseling - ������� State University
BS, Business Education - ������� State University
AS & BS, Respiratory Care - Dakota State University

 

Dr. Merkel joined the School of Business in fall 2026.

Eman Momeni

Associate Professor of Accounting

Business & Health Innovation Center 168

eman.momeni@northern.edu

Ph.D., Accounting, 2017, University of Isfahan, Iran

Master’s, Accounting, 2011, California State University, Fullerton

 

Dr. Eman Momeni joined �����о��� State University in August 2020 with nine years of teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate accounting courses. Prior to joining �����о���, he spent three years in public accounting and auditing in California and has more than six years of international professional accounting experience, including roles as a controller, cost accounting manager, and financial advisor. His doctoral research focused on the “Convergence effects of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on emerging markets”. He earned his master’s degree from California State University, Fullerton, home to a dual AACSB-accredited business school in Southern California. 

 

Academic Awards

• Nora Staael Evert Research Award, �����о��� State University, 2026
• Sanford Faculty Development Award, �����о��� State University, 2025
• Sanford Faculty Development Award, �����о��� State University, 2022
• Becker Professional Education Award, California State University, Fullerton, 2010

 

Courses Taught

• Accounting Principles I & II
• Intermediate Accounting II
• Advanced Accounting
• Cost and Managerial Accounting
• Accounting Theory
• Forensic Accounting
• Accounting & Strategic Business Analysis (Capstone)
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

 

Research Interests

• Accounting Education
• Audit report lag
• Accounting & Fraud Theories
• Convergence effects of international standard setting in accounting
• Value relevance and information content of accounting data, and presentation of financial statements
• Forensic accounting
• Emerging markets

 

Publications & Conference Presentations:

My Google Schola Link:

 

In Progress Research

• “Curricular Change in the Age of Digital Assets: Accounting Faculty Readiness for Crypto Education”
• “Institutional Context, Work Demands, and Faculty Well-Being in Accounting Education: A Mechanism-Based Perspective”
• “The effect of earning co-movement on the reaction coefficient of unexpected profits releases of the companies, under uncertain condition.”

 

Current Scholarly affiliations:

• Advisory Board Member of The Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting, Texas A & M Univ, LSU: Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting (nacva.com)
• International Editorial Boad Member, The Journal of Financial Accounting Research:  Financial Accounting Research - Editorial Board