About Us

Dr. Josh Daspit

Director

Dr. Joshua J. Daspit
Associate Professor 
Sam Barshop Excellence Professor in Entrepreneurship
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



Project 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


Associate Research Fellow

Ms. Leanna Mouton
Graduate Student, MBA
McCoy College of Business
Texas State University


Ms. Dinh Le

Research & Development Assistant

Ms. Dinh Le
Undergraduate Student, Management
McCoy College of Business
Texas State University