Faculty and Staff Directory

Personal Summary

• Nine plus years of experience in IT industry and business process management in airlines, banking and logistics domain.
• Nine plus years of experience in Academia (Data Science, Decision Science, Management, Accounting Information Systems)
• Exposure to Business process analysis and gathering and defining requirements for business process automation projects.
• Strong skills on student engagement, client engagement, leadership, organizing events, supervision, presentations.
• Dr. Arpita Jadav’s experience and knowledge set her apart from the crowd. Loyal, reliable, personable, responsible, dependable, and extremely organized, she likes to be challenged and to multi-task. As a problem solver, she is known for thinking outside the box. She fits in beautifully and would be a great addition to a team. Most importantly, she loves whatever task she is assigned and enjoys interacting on a business level. Her background as an Information Technology graduate brings into light her another image creating a positive impact to the business world. While pursuing her graduate degree, Dr. Jadav has also managed to work as a graduate tech assistant at JU and as an intern at Interline/Home Depot's merchandising department as a data analyst. She is a member of the Brumos Circle of Excellence, and an active member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. In academia, Dr. Jadav's philosophy of teaching is to provide a learning-centered environment where students are encouraged to participate in their educational experience, to grow, learn and reflect on the experience. She is passionate to know her students; to want them to learn from the interaction and to be motivated and inspired to reconnect their lives in support of that learning. Dr. Jadav believes in mantra of “Teaching should not be a profession - it must be a passion. Only then can education move from imposition of factors to exploration of truth" – Sadhguru. She also believes in Socrates quote "I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think". Dr. Jadav's strengths includes a thoughtful deployment of technology to support students’ learning experience.  

Education

• DBA with dissertation in Data Analytics (2022) - Jacksonville University
• M.B. A. (Finance & Accounting) (2015) – Jacksonville University
• M.C.A – Master in Computer Application (2003)  – Sardar Patel University, India
• B.S. Computer Science (2000) – Sardar Patel University, India

Academic Experience

• Clinical Assistant Professor of Decision Science & Management

• Assistant Director of Graduate Student Services

• Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society JU Chapter Officer/Advisor

• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society - JU Chapter Officer

• Graduate Technology Assistant – Jacksonville University, 2014; 2015

• IT Student Tech - Jacksonville University, 2014; 2015

Professional Experience

• Senior Technical Writer, Business Analyst, Software testing, & Software Product Trainer, India, 2005-2007; 2010-2014

• Administrator & Teacher, Kumon Centre for Learning, USA, 2008-2010

• Business Analyst & Technical Support, India, 2003-2005

Personal Interest

• Writing, reading, singing, painting

• Great experience in paper presentation during academia and singing professionally