Degrees: PHD, 2002, Old Dominion Univ; MIM, 1987, Thunderbird-Amercn Grad Schl; BSBA, 1983, Univ Baltimore

Bio:

Dr. Thelen received a B.S. in business administration from the University of Baltimore, a Master of International Management from Thunderbird The American Graduate School of International Business and a Ph.D. in marketing from Old Dominion University.

Dr. Thelen started his career in operations planning working with Roper Eastern Corporation and Sweetheart Cup Corporation. Shortly into his career, Dr. Thelen transferred to marketing and gained valuable experience working with Fort Howard Paper as an export manager and with Sweetheart Cup Corporation as a consumer goods product manager.

In addition to working in industry, Dr. Thelen has experience in academic administration. He served as the director of undergraduate business programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology's Stuart School of Business. His duties included advising students, awarding scholarships, meeting with incoming students, managing mentoring programs and serving on the academic standing committee.

Dr. Thelen's international experience includes two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Russia, as well as six months teaching and studying in Taiwan. While in Russia he worked on projects sponsored by The World Bank and IREX, taught university-level business courses and consulted with local entrepreneurs. Since returning to the United States, Dr. Thelen has consulted with firms doing business with Russian companies.

Dr. Thelen's research interests include marketing in transitional economies, cross-cultural and international research techniques, electronic marketing and marketing strategy. His research has been published in the following journals: Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Marketing, Quarterly Journal of Electronic Commerce, Journal of Marketing Channels, The Marketing Management Journal (USA), Industrial Marketing Management and Business Horizons and conferences: AMA Winter Educators' Conference, Society for Marketing Advances, USASBE/SBIDA, Marketing Management Association and Academy of Marketing Sciences.

Dr. Thelen is a member of the American Marketing Association and the Academy of International Business.