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Dr. Spohn is Associate Professor of Finance in the College of Business and Management at Lynn University, where he developed and launched the university's Bachelor of Science in Wealth Management and served as Academic Chair of Curriculum and Assessment. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Florida, a Master of Jurisprudence in Wealth Management from Texas A&M University, and an M.B.A. from Florida International University.
His research spans wealth management, behavioral finance, financial resilience, private credit, and market forecasting models, with publications in The Journal of Wealth Management, Borsa Istanbul Review, the Journal of Applied Business and Economics, and other refereed outlets, alongside regular presentations at national finance and business-education conferences. A longtime referee for scholarly journals in finance and management, he brings deep familiarity with the peer-review process to the Journal's editorial standards.
As Manager and Publishing Editor, Tabitha Zapalski directs the Journal's operations and publication process — managing manuscript flow and author correspondence, coordinating copyediting and proofs, and overseeing production of each issue at appliedwm.org. Editorial and production inquiries may be directed to info@appliedwm.org.
Dr. Zapalski is Assistant Dean and Associate Professor in the College of Business and Management at Lynn University, with teaching and research interests in business analytics, statistics, taxation, and business modeling. He holds a Juris Doctor, a Master of Laws, and a Doctor of Business Administration. His scholarship has appeared in The Journal of Wealth Management and in refereed conference proceedings, with regular presentations at national business-education and management conferences. He is a member of Hillsdale College's Free Market Forum. Academic profile →
Professor Entrekin is a member of the faculty at Lynn University and an economist with more than two decades of university teaching experience in economics, statistics, money and banking, and research methods. He holds a Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics from Clemson University, is a repeat recipient of excellence-in-teaching awards, and has published research in applied economics. He is a member of Hillsdale College's Free Market Forum and anchors the Journal's methodological and statistical review standards.