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Faculty & Staff Directory

Jian Hua, Ph.D.

Jian Hua

Professor/Chair

Business Management
School of Business and Public Administration

Contact Information
202-274-7138
Van Ness Campus, Building 38

Dr. Jian Hua, Chair of the Business Management Department at the University of the District of Columbia, is a dedicated scholar and educator whose expertise in information security, counter-cyber terrorism, and business management drives his research, teaching, and leadership in preparing students for the evolving digital economy.

Experience

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, Morgan State University 
Master of Engineering, Morgan State University  
Bachelor of Engineering, Southeast University, China  

Roles

Chair of Business Management Department, UDC, 2018-Present 

Courses Taught

Introduction to E-Commerce 
Management Information Systems 

Expertise

Information Security 
Counter Cyber Terrorism 

Impact

Selected Publications

Wu, D., Hua, J., & Xu, F. (2023). pydynpd: A Python package for dynamic panel model. Journal of Open-Source Software, 8, 4416. https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.04416. 

Wu, D., Sepehri, M., Hua, J., & Xu, F. (2022). Uncertainty shocks, network position, and inventory. Journal of Modelling in Management. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamad-Sepehri/publication/363609781_Uncertainty_shocks_network_position_and_inventory/links/6401f7a40d98a97717d5eaae/Uncertainty-shocks-network-position-and-inventory.pdf 

Xu, F., Wu, D., Hua, J., & Tan, T. K. A. (2022). Preventive maintenance for mortgage loans of low-income borrowers. International Journal of Economics and Finance, 14(3), 66–75. https://doi.org/doi:10.5539/ijef.v14n3p66 

Xu, F., Hua, J., Wu, D., Ivanov, S., Tannen, M., Bachman, P., & Vermillion, L. (2021). Nonhomogeneous Poisson process for unemployment claims in Washington DC. Research in Business and Economics Journal, 14, 74-87. 

Xu, F., Sepehri, M., Hua, J., Ivanov, S., & Anyu, J. (2018). Time-series forecasting models for gasoline prices in China. International Journal of Economics and Finance, 10(12), 43–53. https://doi.org/10.5539/ijef.v10n12p43 

Selected Grants

U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2016). Research. 
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2015). Summer research team. 
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2012). Summer research team. 

Recognitions

Best Application Research Paper, Decision Science Institute, 2011  
Best Interdisciplinary Research Paper, Decision Science Institute, 2009