Faculty & Staff
My teaching, research, and practice is focused at the intersection of entrepreneurship and sustainability with a concentration on food systems and health. I teach courses in the Management Area for the Entrepreneurship Minor, and in the MBA Program for the concentration in Sustainability. My research looks at the implications and impact of sustainability certifications across the supply chain, with a focus on the food system. As a practitioner, I have worked at the government level in environmental policy, in the non-profit sector as a start-up founder and director, and as a consultant within the certifications industry. When I am not teaching or collaborating with farmers and food businesses, I am meditating, rock climbing, or cooking.
Professor Sun teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in Organizational Behavior and Managing People in Organizations. His research focuses on human motivation, creative and proactive behaviors, and mental health, with a particular emphasis on how leadership and organizational climate affect these outcomes. His research has been conducted among a diverse range of groups, including new labor market entrants, entrepreneurs, and organizational managers and employees. He has authored and co-authored more than twenty research papers and book chapters on these topics, and his research findings have been featured in the college textbook Organizational Behavior. Prior to joining Freeman School, Professor Sun taught graduate courses in Business Innovation and Sustainable Development and Managing Organizational Change at the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics in the Netherlands.
Aura Alvarado is a senior program coordinator with the Goldring Institute of International Business. In this role, she assists international students and faculty with financial, administrative and academic needs. Prior to joining the Goldring Institute, Alvarado served as an administrative assistant, program coordinator and project manager in the Tulane Energy Institute.
Lenore Mason, the director of the Goldring Institute, joined Tulane more than 18 years ago. She has held several positions within Goldring Institute as Assistant Director of Operations and Senior Program Coordinator in the Latin American PhD Program and International Exchange and Study Abroad Programs. In her current position, she is responsible for implementing and overseeing multiple educational programs in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. She holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Tulane University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of New Orleans.
Jenny Tracy is a senior program coordinator with the Goldring Institute of International Business. She recently graduated from Tulane’s MBA program, and she looks forward to assisting students through their personal MBA journey. Prior to joining the Goldring Institute, Jenny served as an executive assistant to the Dean of Newcomb Tulane College and assistant to the Chief of General, Endocrine and Oncological Surgery here at Tulane.
