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Last published 2025
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Loretta Cochran

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Associate Professor of Management

2 h-index 6 pubs 8 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Loretta Cochran is an associate professor of management at Arkansas Tech University. Her academic background includes a BS in Business and Behavioral Science from Erskine College, an MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Clemson University, and a PhD. in Operations Management with a doctoral minor in Statistics, also from Clemson University. Cochran holds credentials as a Quality Matters (QM) Master Reviewer and has completed a QM Online Teaching credential. She also serves as a Peer Reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

Her research interests include the impact of education on student ethical reasoning, with a recent publication on developing an assessment for engineering and business students. She has also published on corporate governance and the choice of capital structure. Cochran's scholarly metrics include an h-index of 2, with 4 total publications and 8 total citations. She collaborates with several colleagues at Arkansas Tech University, including Tracy L. Cole, Kim Troboy, David Roach, and Cheng-Wen Wu, with whom she shares publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 6
  • Citations: 8

Positions

  • Associate Professor of Management 2009–present
    College of Business, Arkansas Tech University Management and Marketing ORCID
  • Associate Professor of Management publications 2012–2025
    Arkansas Tech University ORCID
  • Assistant Professor of Management 2003–2009
    College of Business, Arkansas Tech University Management and Marketing ORCID
  • Assistant Director and Statistician 2000–2003
    Furman University Assessment and Institutional Research ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Does Education Have an Impact on Student Ethical Reasoning? Developing an Assessment of Ethical Reasoning for Engineering and Business Students (2025)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Efficiency in Assessment: Can Trained Student Interns Rate Essays as Well as Faculty Members? (2012)
    International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

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