Dr. Josh Daspit

Founding Director

Dr. Joshua J. Daspit

Associate Professor 
Department of Management
McCoy College of Business
Texas State University
 
Areas of expertise:
• Family Businesses
• Small Businesses
• Entrepreneurship & Management
 
Dr. Rob Konopaske

Assistant Director of Outreach

Dr. Rob Konopaske

Associate Professor
Department of Management
McCoy College of Business
Texas State University
 
Areas of expertise
• Strategic Planning for Small Businesses
• Human Resource Management
• Multi-Generational Workforce
 
Dr. Maggie Wan

Assistant Director of Research

Dr. Maggie Wan

Associate Professor
Scott Emerson Family Professor in Business
Department of Management
McCoy College of Business
Texas State University
 
Areas of expertise
• Work-Family Issues
• Employee Wellbeing
• Human Resource Management
 
Dr. Marlene Orozco

LIFT Program Lead & Research Fellow

Dr. Marlene Orozco

Project Lead & Research Fellow
CEO, Strategic Insights, LLC
Ph.D., Stanford University
 
Areas of expertise
• Reducing Systems-Level Bias
• Mixed Methods Research
• Entrepreneurship, Finance, & Digital Economy
 
Dr. Sidney T. Anderson

Research Fellow

Dr. Sidney T. Anderson

Associate Professor
Scott Emerson Professor of Business Administration
Department of Marketing
McCoy College of Business
Texas State University
 
Areas of expertise
• Marketing Analytics
• Health & Wellness Marketing
• Marketing Strategy
 
Mrs. Andrea Estrada Boren

Administrative Assistant III

Mrs. Andrea Estrada Boren

Translational Health Research Center
Texas State University
 
Mr. Dipesh Pandit

Student Developer

Mr. Dipesh Pandit

Undergraduate Student
Computer Science
Texas State University