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Our Faculty

College of Business and Economics Faculty

At the University of South Carolina Upstate, we take pride in our dedicated faculty members, recognized as some of the best in the region. Our faculty, experts in their fields, represent all academic areas and are committed to academic excellence.

Our faculty are focused on helping students succeed and grow in their chosen fields of study. With a combination of real-world experience and academic rigor, they provide hands-on learning opportunities, preparing students for successful careers.

Explore our faculty below and discover how their expertise and dedication make the University of South Carolina Upstate a leader in higher education across the Upstate South Carolina region.


Chung-Yean Chiang | Associate Professor

Chung-Yean Chiang | cchiang@uscupstate.edu
Associate Professor

864-503-5652

College: George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics
Building and Room Number: JCBE 287

Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Supply Chain Inventory Management
  • Supply Chain Resilience
  • Omnichannel Operation
Rebecca Goessel | Senior Instructor of Accounting

Rebecca Goessel | GOESSEL@uscupstate.edu
Senior Instructor of Accounting

864-503-5589

College: George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics
Building and Room Number: JCBE 246
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Auditing, Assurance, & Advisory Services
  • Financial Literacy, Budgeting, Forecasting, Fraud Detection and Behaviors
  • Management Accounting

Resume (PDF)

Uma Gupta | Director of Business Analytics and Associate Professor

Uma Gupta | ugupta@uscupstate.edu
Director of Business Analytics and Associate Professor

585-489-4606

College: George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics
Building and Room Number: JCBE 218
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • General AI
  • AI Ethics
  • Chatbots
  • Prompt Engineering

Resume (PDF)

P. McCrady Gwinn | Senior Instructor

P. McCrady Gwinn | gwinnp@uscupstate.edu
Senior Instructor of Finance

864-503-5503

College: George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics
Building and Room Number: JCBE 275
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Investments
  • Financial Management

Resume (PDF)

Kimberly Land | Senior Instructor of Marketing and Honors Program Director

Kimberly Land | landk@uscupstate.edu
Senior Instructor of Marketing and Honors Program Director

864-503-7354

College: George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics
Building and Room Number: JCBE 270

Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Sales
  • Training
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Marketing Management
  • Corporate Marketing
  • Event Marketing

Resume (PDF)

Yin-Chi Liao | Associate Professor of Management

Yin-Chi Liao | yinchi@uscupstate.edu
Associate Professor of Management

864-503-7353

College: George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics
Building and Room Number: JCBE 243
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Inter-Organizational Relationships and Networks
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Resume (PDF)

Dr. John C. Strandholm | Associate Professor

Dr. John C. Strandholm | jstrandh@uscupstate.edu
Associate Professor

864-503-5582

College: George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics
Building and Room Number: JCBE 274

Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Environmental Economics
  • Industrial Organization
  • Game Theory

Resume (PDF)

Julie Wade | Associate Professor

Julie Wade | jtwade@uscupstate.edu
Associate Professor

864-503-5590

College: George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics
Building and Room Number: JCBE 273
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Management Information Systems