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Exceptional Talent
EXCEPTIONAL TALENT
VSB attracts world-class teacher scholars— leaders in their field—who feel as passionately about their students’ success as they do their own. Our newest faculty members bring expertise in operations management, economics, management consulting and marketing. We are delighted to welcome their many contributions to the VSB community.
THOMAS GRIFFIN, PhD, ’13 CLAS
Assistant Professor, Finance & Real Estate
Dr. Griffin attended Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business where he earned a PhD in Finance after earning a BA in Economics at Villanova University. Teaching as a sole instructor at Drexel University, he received a Drexel Graduate College Teaching Excellence Award in 2017. Dr. Griffin was also awarded the LeBow College of Business Clark Outstanding PhD Research Award in 2019. His research interests include corporate finance, corporate governance and creditor control rights.
MONIKA K. SYWAK, DBA
Dr. Sywak joined VSB’s faculty after serving as an assistant professor at Caldwell University and an adjunct professor at Quinnipiac University. Dr. Sywak also has professional experience as the vice president of risk management analytics for GE Capital. After graduating from the University of Connecticut with a BS in Marketing, Dr. Sywak earned her DBA in Finance at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn. Her research interests include commodity futures, financial policy analysis, financial risk and financial markets.
SONYA WILLIAMS-STANTON, PhD
After earning a BA degree in Mathematical Economics from Brown University, Dr. Williams-Stanton earned her PhD in Finance from the University of Michigan. She has served as an assistant professor at The Ohio State University, where she received the Fisher College of Business Dean’s Recognition for Outstanding Teaching. Dr. Williams-Stanton’s research interests include corporate agency; finance and social responsibility; and regulation, policy and financial institution behavior.
