Meet Our Team
Leadership
John Bitzan, Ph.D.
Menard Family Director / Professor of Management
Office: 100A Richard H. Barry Hall
Phone: (701) 231-8949
Email: john.bitzan@ndsu.edu
Challey Institute Scholars
Zahid Anwar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cybersecurity
Office: 258 B8 Quentin Burdick Building
Phone: (701) 231-4479
Email: zahid.anwar@ndsu.edu
Ahmad Al Asady, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management
Office: 332 Richard H. Barry Hall
Phone: (701) 231-1721
Email: ahmad.alasady@ndsu.edu
Elizabeth Carlson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Office: 4 Putnam Hall
Phone: (701) 231-1756
Email: elizabeth.carlson@ndsu.edu
James Caton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics
Office: 400C Richard H. Barry Hall
Phone: (701) 231-7337
Email: james.caton@ndsu.edu
Oudom Hean, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Finance
Office: 212 Richard H. Barry Hall
Phone: (701) 231-1773
Email: oudom.hean@ndsu.edu
Thomas Krumel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
Office: 402 Richard H. Barry Hall
Phone: (701) 231-5374
Email: thomas.krumel@ndsu.edu
Alfredo Roa-Henriquez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management
Office: 222 Richard H. Barry Hall
Phone: (701) 231-2801
Email: alfredo.roa@ndsu.edu
Sandro Steinbach, Ph.D.
Associate Professor/Director for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies
Office: 500 Richard H. Barry Hall
Phone: (701) 231-7441
Email: sandro.steinbach@ndsu.edu
Researchers
Jiawei (Ethan) Liu, M.A.
Research Specialist
Office: Richard H. Barry Hall
Email: jiawei.liu@ndsu.edu
Nicholas Orlando, M.A.
Research Specialist
Office: Richard H. Barry Hall
Email: nicholas.orlando@ndsu.edu
Staff
Allison Fulton
Communications Coordinator
Office: 100B Richard H. Barry Hall
Phone: (701) 231-7790
Email: allison.fulton@ndsu.edu
Tayt Rinehardt, M.S.
Business Coordinator
Office: 100 Richard H. Barry Hall
Phone: (701) 231-8358
Email: tayt.rinehardt@ndsu.edu