Faculty & Staff

Faculty and Staff contact information for the Global Commerce Department.

Faculty

Jessica S. Bean

Associate Professor

Chair of Economics

beanj@denison.edu

740-587-5617

Jessica Burch

Assistant Professor

burchj@denison.edu

740-587-6632

Ted A. Burczak

Professor

burczak@denison.edu

740-587-6747

Oksana Grabova

Assistant Professor

grabovao@denison.edu

740-587-5046

Leksa Lee

Assistant Professor

leel@denison.edu

740-587-5769

Regina Martin

Associate Professor

The Dominick Consolo Endowed Professorship

martinr@denison.edu

740-587-5681

John McHugh

Associate Professor

Director, Philosophy, Politics, & Economics Program

Director of Global Commerce

mchughj@denison.edu

740-587-5897

Julie Mujic

Assistant Professor

Barlett Familty Pre-Tenure Fellowship

mujicj@denison.edu

Karen Spierling

Professor

Director of Center for Learning & Teaching

spierlingk@denison.edu

740-587-6253

Staff

Monica Graffeo

Academic Administrative Assistant

graffeom@denison.edu

740-587-5333

Jane Palmer

Associate Director for Global Commerce Programs

palmerja@denison.edu

740-587-5038

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Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Jessica S. Bean

Jessica Burch

Ted A. Burczak

Oksana Grabova

Leksa Lee

Regina Martin

John McHugh

Julie Mujic

Karen Spierling

Staff

Monica Graffeo

Jane Palmer

Spotlights

The taste of success

Startup stars

Playing to her strengths

5 questions with Global Commerce's Jessica Burch

Singer, Songwriter, Entrepreneur

Making an “Us” out of “Them”

The Start of a Great Career

Bloomberg Terminals: Real-time market data

Breathe easy

The hidden bias in health care

Virtual internship provides global perspective

Alvaro Magaña ’19 - a brand-new opportunity at L Brands

Interdisciplinarity and the career value of the liberal arts

Building Sustainable and Successful Professional Relationships

A Great Internship Locks in a Job Offer

What's Happening

Cameron McIntosh ’25 selected as recent student trustee

Prof. Karen Spierling: Different cultures can thrive side by side

Glimpse into Ghana with Dailin Morfa ’24