Ph.D. in Financial Economics from University of New Orleans; Master of Science in Financial Economics from University of New Orleans; Master of Science in Finance from Sam Houston State University. Dr. Shu Tian has been teaching since 2010 and is currently a Professor of Finance. She has taught a variety of undergraduate courses at the Academy, including Finance I and II, Accounting I and II, Business Computing, Business Data Analysis, and Macro/Microeconomics. Since 2021, she has also taught the graduate course Financial Analytics. Her research interests include Investments, Corporate Finance, Market Microstructure, and Behavioral Finance.
Education: Ed.D.California Coast University; M.A. Norwich University; B.S. Plymouth State College
- LT, USNR (Ret.)
- Bachelor of Science from Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Marine License - Chief Engineer, Motor and Gas Turbine, Unlimited Horsepower
Education: BS, Marine Transportation, MMA; Expected completion of Master's degree in EM Spring 2026, MMA; Unlimited USCG Masters License.
B.A., Bridgewater State College Political Science and History; M.A., University of Massachusetts/Amherst, Political Science; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Political Science, Retired US Army Reserve, Major, Retired Federal Bureau of Investigation Intelligence officer; Research Interests-Domestic and International Terrorism, and Violence in American society
Education: BS Fordham College, MS Harvard University, JD Suffolk Law
A baptized non-denominational Christian
Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering from Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies from Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Master of Science in Disaster Science and Management from University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with direction of Societal Risk Management from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
Postdoc at Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Chapman University, Orange, California
Dr. Wang is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Management at the Academy. His research topics include social vulnerability, hazard modeling, risk assessment, loss prediction, equivalency of hazard intensity, nowcasting of weather events, and media coverage of disasters. His methodological tools involve data science, machine learning, geographic information science, remote sensing, and qualitative approaches. Dr. Wang has been working on earthquake, flood, heavy rainfall, lightning, tropical cyclone, wildfire, and extraterrestrial hazard; as well as disaster risks within a multi-hazard context.
