• 2007 Ph.D. in Strategy and Entrepreneurship. University of Colorado-Boulder, Leeds School of Business
• 1999 M.A. in International Science, Technology, and Public Policy. The George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs
• 1992 B.S. in Television, Radio, and Film Production. Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

• 2024-present El Pomar Chair in Business and Entrepreneurship; Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs 
• 2024-present El Pomar Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 
• 2024-present Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
• 2018-2024 Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship; Donald G. and Elizabeth R. Ness Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship; Ivey Business School, Western University 
• 2021-2024 Faculty (Affiliated), Institute for Earth and Space Exploration, Western University 2014-2024 Director, Ivey New Venture Project; Ivey Business School, Western University 
• 2014-2018 Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, MBA ’80 Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship , Ivey Business School, Western University 
• 2009-2014 Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Oklahoma 2004-2009 Research Fellow, Entrepreneurship Group, Max Planck Institute of Economics 
• 2007-2009 Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Clemson University 2007 Visiting Scholar, Office of Economic Research, U.S. Small Business Administration 
• 2002-2007 Graduate Instructor, University of Colorado 
• 2001-2003 Instructor, Masters of Technology Management, University of Denver

My research appears in several top journals including: Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Small Business Economics, Annals of Regional Science, and Academy of Management Journal.

• Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings 2012, 2016, 2019, & 2023
• Nominee, Ivey MBA Lawrence G. Tapp Teaching Award 2018 & 2019
• Ivey Research Merit Award, Ivey School of Business 2016, 2017, & 2018
• Prince College Junior Faculty Research Fellowship, University of Oklahoma 2013
• Finalist, Merrick Foundation University Teaching Award, University of Oklahoma 2013
• Management Division Fellowship, University of Colorado 2007
• Gerald Hart Research Fellowship, University of Colorado 2007
• Prince Institute Ph.D. Entrepreneurship, University of Colorado 2006
• Graduate Teaching Excellence Award, University of Colorado 2006
• Best Paper Award, National Federation of Independent Businesses 2004

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