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James Mirabella received his B.S. in Operations Research from the  U. S. Air Force Academy, his M.B.A. from Auburn University, and his  D.B.A. in Management from Nova Southeastern University. His  teaching interests are in Operations Management, Statistics, and  Quantitative Analysis. His areas of research interests include Operations Management, TQM, Human Resources, and Teaching & Learning. His experience includes nine years in the U.S. Air Force in Logistics and Analysis, nine years in the corporate sector in Marketing Research and Quality, three years in academics as a director of research, and twenty years of adjunct teaching in statistics and research.

Dr. Jim Mirabella has been with Jacksonville University since 1998 when he joined the inaugural ADP faculty as an adjunct and has since become full-time in 2008. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Karen, and his 9-year old son, Sean (whom they homeschool). Jim and his son are members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Fellowship of Christian Magicians, and they both enjoy performing Gospel magic, and Jim likes to use magic when teaching. He has written and directed many plays and enjoys leading the drama ministry at his church, and loves to travel (mostly cruising) as well as playing & watching sports.

Education

• DBA - Management, Nova Southeastern University
• MBA - Business Administration, Auburn University
• M.S. - Statistics, University of North Florida
• B.S. - Operations Research, U.S. Air Force Academy

Courses Taught

This is not a comprehensive list.

• PPOL 521: Statistics and Research Methods in Public Policy

Recent Research

Mirabella, J. (2018, January). “The Goal, the Games & the Great Escape.” Paper presented at Academic & Business Research Institute in St. Augustine, FL.

Mirabella, J. (2018, January). “Bringing the Classroom Experience into the Online World.” Paper presented at Academic & Business Research Institute in St. Augustine, FL

Mirabella, J. (2017, November). “The Goal, the Games & the Great Escape.” Paper presented at Decision Science
Institute in Washington D.C.

Mirabella, J. (2017, November). “Bringing the Classroom Experience into the Online World.” Paper presented at
Decision Science Institute in Washington D.C.

Witte, H., Arbogast, G. & Mirabella, J. (2017) Predicting Innovation Ability by Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions. Journal of American Academy of Business Cambridge.