Teaching & Mentorship

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Current Position:
Faculty Member, College of Business

Mark brings both academic expertise and over two decades of real-world leadership experience into the classroom as a serial entrepreneur and organizational consultant.

Courses Taught:

• Principles of Leadership
• Principles of Marketing
• Principles of Management
• Introduction to Business
• Small Business Management
• Innovation
• Sales and Marketing
• Entrepreneurship

Teaching Capabilities:

• Curriculum development and course design
• Multi-modal delivery (in-person, hybrid, and online)
• Learning management systems: Canvas, Populi, and Halo EMS

Courses Qualified to Teach:

Industrial-Organizational Psychology:
Personnel Selection & Assessment • Training & Development • Performance Management • Organizational Development • Leadership & Motivation • Work Attitudes & Behavior • Resilience & Performance in High-Stress Occupations • Psychometrics & Assessment • Research Methods

Business & Applied Topics:
Risk Management • Entrepreneurship • GTM Strategy - Business Management • Business Strategy • Innovation • Applied Social Psychology

Professional Background:

Mark is a serial entrepreneur who has owned and operated many companies, including a commercial general construction business and an independent commercial insurance brokerage since 2003. His consulting work spans mission-critical construction and data centers, RegTech, FinTech, insurance, and go-to-market strategy. This real-world experience across high-stakes industries directly informs his teaching and research on resilience, grit, and performance under pressure.

Mentorship is advocacy. Mark doesn't view mentorship as simply answering questions or reviewing drafts—he actively opens doors, makes introductions, creates opportunities, and ensures students have access to the networks and resources that lead to success.

Mark is particularly passionate about mentoring students from underrepresented backgrounds in academic psychology, with a focus on Veterans Transitioning to Academia. Mark understands the unique challenges veterans face moving from military service to graduate education. He provides guidance on navigating academic culture, translating military experience into research interests, and building careers that honor their service. First-Generation College Students, Students who are first in their families to pursue graduate education often lack informal knowledge networks. Mark demystifies the unwritten rules of academia and levels the playing field for working-class and non-traditional students. Students balancing school with work, family, or other responsibilities need mentors who understand their path looks different—and that this diversity of experience is a strength, not a deficit. Students from Faith BackgroundsMark mentors students seeking to integrate faith with rigorous scholarship, demonstrating that one does not require compromising the other. Students Pursuing Applied/Practitioner Careers: Not every graduate student wants to be a tenure-track professor. Mark supports students pursuing careers in consulting, assessment, organizational practice, and applied research. Sub-section:

Academic Support: Dissertation/thesis advising • Research design and methodology • Manuscript development and publication strategy • Conference presentations • Grant writing, Professional Development: Career planning • Networking and relationship-building • CV development • Interview preparation • Job market navigatio n, Personal Suppo rt: Addressing imposter syndrome • Work-life balance • Navigating academic culture as non-traditional student • Building confidence and scholarly voice. Advocacy: Introductions to collaborators and employers • Letters of recommendation • Championing student work • Creating research collaboration opportunities.