Your MMAI&A faculty
At the heart of the DeGroote experience is our acclaimed faculty—innovators, thought leaders, and industry experts who are transforming business education. Meet the faculty supporting the MMAI&A program.
Dr. Baniyelme Zoogah
Professor / Area Chair, Human Resources and Management
Faculty: Human Resources and Management
Dr. Baniyelme D. Zoogah is a Professor at the DeGroote School of Business. He explores development issues at the intersection of individuals, organizations, and societies, with a focus on the African context. His research spans strategic alliance management, environmental sustainability, strategic followership, and management history. Notable contributions include his work on alliance mental models, green HRM behaviors, and the theorization of strategic followership. He has published two books and received the Journal of Management History Award in 2022. Dr. Zoogah’s interdisciplinary work bridges macro and micro domains using diverse methodologies.
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Dr. Berk Gorgulu
Assistant Professor
Faculty: Operations Management
Dr. Gorgulu is a researcher specializing in data-driven optimization for healthcare and public operations. His work combines stochastic modeling, queueing theory, and interpretable machine learning to support decision-making under uncertainty. He collaborates with healthcare organizations to develop practical, real-world solutions. His research is supported by agencies including NSERC and SSHRC, and he teaches courses in statistics, predictive analytics, and optimization.
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Dr. Cansu Ekmekcioglu
Assistant Professor
Faculty: Information Systems
Dr. Cansu Ekmekcioglu is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. Her interdisciplinary research explores human-computer interaction, data studies, and technology policy, with a focus on sustainability and equity. She studies and designs data and digital technologies in areas such as migration, healthcare, and humanitarian aid, working closely with marginalized communities and organizations to ensure real-world impact.
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Dr. Erin Reid
Professor / Canada Research Chair in Work, Organizations and Careers-Tier I
Faculty: Human Resources And Management
Dr. Erin Reid is the Canada Research Chair in Work, Careers and Organizations and a Professor of Human Resources and Management. Her research explores how inequality shapes careers and work design, with a focus on gender dynamics, the gig economy, and the impact of living wages.
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Dr. Kai Huang
Professor / Area Chair, Operations Management
Faculty: Operations Management
Professor Huang specializes in optimization under uncertainty and data-driven techniques, with applications in business analytics and supply chain management. His research covers topics such as inventory management, electric and autonomous vehicles, humanitarian logistics, and food supply chain safety. He teaches operations and supply chain management.
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Dr. Kiewan Wind
Assistant Professor
Faculty: Information Systems
Dr. Keiwan Wind is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. His research explores the intersection of digital transformation, sustainability in management, and health and wellbeing. He applies advanced data science techniques within critical realist studies to evaluate the social impacts of change programs.
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Dr. Lingling Shi
Assistant Professor
Faculty: Operations Management
Dr. Lingling Shi is an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. Her research focuses on sustainable operations, green technology, and innovative business models. She holds a PhD from UT Dallas and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Southern Methodist University. Before academia, she co-founded an electric vehicle startup, sparking her interest in using operations management to address climate change and sustainability challenges.
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Dr. Manish Verma
Professor / Associate Dean, Graduate Studies
Faculty: Operations Management
Dr. Manish Verma is a Professor of Operations Management at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. He holds an MBA and PhD from McGill University. His research focuses on freight transportation safety, humanitarian logistics, green supply chains, and transportation network resilience. Supported by NSERC and SSHRC grants, his work appears in top transportation and operations research journals. Dr. Verma is a recognized expert on multimodal transport of dangerous goods and has been featured in media for his insights on rail accidents and risk assessment in logistics systems.
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Dr. Michael Wu
Assistant Professor
Faculty: Marketing
Dr. Michael Wu is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. His research focuses on empirical modeling with interests in live streaming, social and digital media marketing, and data analytics. He uses methods such as applied econometrics, causal inference, machine learning, empirical industrial organization, and randomized controlled trials. He earned his PhD from Michigan State University.
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Dr. Sash Vaid
Associate Professor
Faculty: Marketing
Dr. Sash Vaid is a tenured Associate Professor of Marketing at the DeGroote School of Business and an Affiliate Faculty member with McMaster’s School of Computational Science and Engineering. He is also a Research Affiliate at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on econometrics and quantitative marketing of industrial and cyber technologies, with interests in political economy, dual-use technologies, exogenous shocks, and marketing interfaces.
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Dr. Yingnan Zhao
Assistant Professor
Faculty: Finance And Business Economics
Dr. Yingnan Zhao is an Assistant Professor whose research focuses on financial economics and banking. She studies bank-firm lending relationships and their impact on macroeconomic outcomes. Her work also explores how innovations like artificial intelligence and fintech are transforming financial institutions, lending practices, and financial intermediation. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Zurich.
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Dr. Yun Zhou
Assistant Professor
Faculty: Operations Management
Dr. Yun Zhou is an Assistant Professor with research interests in revenue management, supply chain management, and healthcare operations. His recent work focuses on pricing and matching in the sharing economy. His research has been published in top journals, including Operations Research and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. He holds a PhD from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and earlier earned a B.Sc. and doctorate in Industrial Engineering from Tsinghua University.
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