Five Professors Join CBAPP's New Faculty Generation
On the heels of eight new faculty members brought on last fall, five new faculty members have joined CBAPP this academic year. With six more positions currently being recruited for next year, they represent the latest wave in the new generation of CBAPP faculty with a variety of classroom and research experience from around the world.

Natasa Christodoulidou, assistant professor of management
Coming from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ renowned hospitality management doctoral program where she graduated in the spring with a 3.92 grade-point average, Christodoulidou will serve as the key faculty member launching the new Sports, Entertainment, and Hospitality Management concentration, which was first offered this fall. (See the feature story with Christodoulidou about the new program from the July issue of The Report.)
 

David Hoopes, associate professor of management
Hoopes joined the faculty in January after beginning his career at the University of Kansas and Southern Methodist University. He teaches and researches in strategic planning, entrepreneurship, and family business among other topics.  He just recently co-authored a paper published in Family Business Review, which is the focus of this month's 10 Questions.
 

Hamoud Salhi, assistant professor of political science
Salhi has been a part-time lecturer within the Political Science Department for many years and has been instrumental in organizing a number of events on campus to engage students in current issues. With a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, he teaches topics in international relations and comparative politics and has research interests in Middle East politics and conflict, Islam and religious fundamentalism, and democratization. 


 

Tayyeb Shabbir, associate professor of finance
After teaching in both the Economics Department and Finance Department within the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania for 20 years, Shabbir will teach “Advanced Topics in Multinational Finance” and “Financial Institutions Management” this semester at CSUDH. He’s in the final stages of completing an edited book on financial crises together with economics Nobel laureate Lawrence Klein.

 

Xia Zhao, assistant professor of management
Fresh out of her doctoral program at the University of Texas, Dallas, Zhao will teach “Management Theory” and ”Strategic Management” this fall. She completed her dissertation, titled "The Voluntary Adaptation of Corporate Governance Reforms in the Post-Enron Era," in June. Her research foci include strategic management and organization theory.