February 23, 2001
The following are among the new faculty members on the Hilltop Campus. Others will be introduced periodically in this space.
Robert Goldstein, Ph.D., joins the Olin School of Business as assistant professor of finance. He earned a bachelor of science degree and doctorate in physics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1985 and 1992, a master of science degree from Simon Fraser University in 1987, and a doctorate in finance from the University of California at Berkeley in 1996. His research focuses on term structure modeling, general equilibrium, and capital structure theory. Prior to joining the Olin School, Goldstein taught at Ohio State University for four years.Matthew Liao-Troth, Ph.D., joins the Olin School of Business as visiting assistant professor of organizational behavior. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1989, a master of business administration degree from San Diego State University in 1993, and a master of science degree and doctorate from the University of Arizona in 1995 and 1999. Liao-Troth specializes in the study of psychological contracts, change management, electronically mediated and virtual organizations, nonprofit organizations, and volunteer human resource practices. He was an assistant professor in the public services graduate program at DePaul University and also taught in the business schools at San Diego State University and the University of Arizona.
Todd Milbourn, Ph.D., joins the Olin School of Business as assistant professor of finance. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Augustana College in 1991 and a doctorate from Indiana University in 1995. His research focuses on managerial remuneration, financial intermediation and the economics of asymmetric information. He has received a number of awards for teaching, including the MBA Teaching Excellence Award from the Indiana University School of Business in 1995.
Tava Lennon Olsen, Ph.D., joins the Olin School of Business as associate professor of operations and manufacturing management. She earned a bachelor of science degree with honors from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, in 1989, and a master of science degree and doctorate from Stanford University in 1992 and 1994. Olsen is interested in supply chain management, e-commerce, manufacturing systems analysis and control, control of wireless communication networks, and queueing theory. Prior to joining Olin, she was an assistant professor at the University of Michigan. Olsen is associate editor of the journal Management Science.
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