Ivan I. Lapuka
Ph.D. Candidate

Ivan I. Lapuka is currently Ph.D. Candidate with a major in Marketing and a minor in Research Methodology & Measurement.  His research and teaching interests are concentrated on channels of distribution, supply chain management, franchising, marketing strategy, and global marketing.  Ivan's research has appeared in the Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing as well as in the conference proceedings of the American Marketing Association, the International Society of Franchising, the Society for Marketing Advances, the American Educational Research Association, the Eastern Educational Research Association, and the Southwest Business Symposium.

Ivan received his education in the Republic of Belarus and the United States of America, earning a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Summa Cum Laude) at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, a specialist’s degree in Translation & Interpreting at Minsk State Linguistic University, and a master’s degree in Business Administration at Eastern New Mexico University.

Ivan’s professional background is comprised of five years of progressively responsible managerial experience in the areas of B2B and B2C marketing strategy.  Ivan was involved in several private-sector consulting projects for banks, automotive dealerships, and FMCG firms.  Following his life-long passion for languages, Ivan also worked as a translator/interpreter facilitating the United Nations Development Program and the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS.

Ivan is a member of the American Marketing Association, the Academy of Marketing Science, and the International Society of Franchising.  He is also an inducted member of The Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society in Business Administration and The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.