Bryan Stinchfield

Department Chair of Business, Organizations and Society

Brooks House Don

Bryan Stinchfield is an Associate Professor of Organizational Studies.  He teaches Strategy (BOS 200), Sustainability and Innovation (BOS 480), Creativity, Innovation, and Design (STS/BOS 372) and Natural Resources: Conflict and Cooperation (CNX 107).  Currently, he is researching the intersection of environmental & climate change, societal conflict, and mercenaries.

He earned his B.A. in Rhetorical Theory and his MBA from the University of Pittsburgh; and he earned his Ph.D. in business with a focus on strategy and environmental resources from Southern Illinois University.

In addition to being a college professor, he was an officer in the Army where he flew helicopters, a counterterrorism officer, a representaive for Pfizer, and a consultant during the dotcom era.

He has conducted research and/or business in Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Turkey, Bolivia, and througout Europe.

Brian Samble

Assistant Dean of the College

Brooks House Dean

Dr. Brian Samble serves as Assistant Dean of the College and Brooks College House Dean. Brooksians will find Dean Samble to be an extroverted, positive, and supportive resource who will always be willing to share conversation and a cup of coffee outside his office in Brooks College House. He views Brooksians as members of a residential neighborhood and hopes to support his students find pathways for involvement on campus, engagement with the community off-campus, and discovering their talents based upon their academic and professional ambitions. 

Dean Samble received his B.A. in History from Saint Anselm College and M.A. and Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Boston College and the University of Tennessee, respectively. His dissertation was on the design of world-class universities in Denmark and even travelled overseas to conduct his research on institutional and government policies and practices meant to improve the quality of Danish higher education and develop the talents of students and scholars studying in Denmark.