Employment:
PRIMARY POSITION
2016-present Oregon State University, Professor, College of Business.
2010-2016 Oregon State University, Associate Professor, College of Business.
2005-2010 Oregon State University, Assistant Professor, College of Business.
AFFILIATED & PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Adjunct Professor, University of Oregon, MBA program, 2019.
Adjunct Professor, Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, 2016-present.
Visiting Professor of Innovation and Technology Management at the University of Applied Sciences –Technikum Vienna, Austria, 2013.
1998-2005 University of Central Florida, Assistant Professor.
1997-1998 University of Washington, the Northwest Center for Research on Women (NWCROW), Visiting Scholar.
1996-1997 California Institute of Technology, Visiting Instructor.
1992-1996 Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Germany, Research Fellow.
Honors and Awards:
University Grants and Awards
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OSU Office of Research, “Corporate Governance and Financing in the UAE,” OSU, 2016.
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OSU Office of Research, “Linking Personality Traits to Culture,” OSU, 2014.
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General Research Fund Grant, “Entrepreneurship and Innovation,” OSU, 2013.
Honors and Awards:
Visiting Positions and Fellowships
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Fulbright-Kathryn and Craig Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe 2021-2022. Institut für Entrepreneurship und Innovation, Wirtschaftsuniversität (WU) Vienna, Austria.
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Fulbright-Kathryn and Craig Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe 2019-2020. Institut für Entrepreneurship und Innovation, Wirtschaftsuniversität (WU) Vienna, Austria.
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Visiting Scholar, Research and Statistics Department, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Central Bank, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2016
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Fulbright-Kathryn and Craig Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe 2012-2013. Institut für Entrepreneurship und Innovation, Wirtschaftsuniversität (WU) Vienna, Austria.
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Visiting Professor of Innovation and Technology Management at the University of Applied Sciences –Technikum Vienna, Austria, 2013.
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Fulbright German Studies Seminar, Fulbright Scholar Grantee, 2008.
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Max Planck Institute for Economics, Division of Entrepreneurship, Growth, and Public Policy, Research Fellow, 2003-2008.
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National Academies of Science, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, 2002-2005.
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American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) Johns Hopkins University - Bosch Fellow, 2001.
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Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt, Research Fellow, 2001.
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California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1996-1997.
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University of Washington, the Northwest Center for Research on Women (NWCROW), Visiting Scholar, 1997-1998.
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Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Visiting Scholar, 1995-1996.
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Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Germany, Research Fellow 1992-1996.
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Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, Visiting Scholar, March 1995.
University
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General Research Fund Grant, “Entrepreneurship Dynamics and Firm Growth in China,” OSU, 2011.
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L.L. Stewart Faculty Development Fund Grant, OSU, 2011.
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Collaborative Research Grant, OSU-Cascades, 2010-2012.
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Scholarship & Creative Activity Award, OSU Cascades, 2010.
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Newcomb Associate Award for Research, College of Business, OSU, 2010.
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Excellence in Scholarship, College of Business, OSU, 2009.
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Newcomb Associate Award for Research, College of Business, OSU, 2008.
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Newcomb Associate Award for Research, College of Business, OSU, 2007.
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Carl L. Galloway Faculty Performance Award for Graduate Research, UCF, 2002.
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College of Business Administration, Summer Research Grant , UCF, 1999.
Service:
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Editor, Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal
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Reviewer for US Fulbright Scholar & Student Programs, Fulbright Austrian-American
Educational Commission, Oregon State University Fulbright Review Committee
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Reviewer for US National Science Foundation and Kauffman Foundation
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Reviewer for various academic journals