Biography and expertise
Director, Service-Learning Excellence Program, Fall 2015-2022
Director, FIAP/I-Corps: Innovation Accelerator Program, Fall 2018 - Present
Director, FIAP/I-Corps: Innovation Accelerator Program, Fall 2018 - Present
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Business Administration
Univ of South Carolina Columbia, 1983
Master's Degree
MBA in Business Administration
Univ of South Carolina Columbia, 1979
Bachelor's Degree
BSBA in Accounting
Bowling Green State University, 1975
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Mandal, Sujata (Principal), Sen, Keya (Co-Principal), Minifie, Jana Roberta (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %0.01. I-Corps: Translation potential of an economically friendly water purifier using biobased nanocomposites, National Science Foundation, Federal, $50000. (Submitted: May 30, 2024, Funded: December 1, 2024 - November 30, 2025). Grant.
- Wang, Feng (Principal), Luo, Xiaohua (Co-Principal), Minifie, Jana Roberta (Co-Principal), Gong, Haitao (Supporting), Tao, Jueqiang (Supporting). StarImage: cost-effectiveness improved automated pavement condition survey system, NSF, Federal, $50000. (Submitted: August 27, 2020, Funded: January 2021 - March 2023). Grant.
- Minifie, Jana Roberta (Principal), Percent Contribution: %0.04, Zhao, Jeffrey Yefeng (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %3. Women's Entrepreneurship Boot Camps, Texas Workforce Commission, State, $55306. (Funded: July 2019 - December 31, 2020). Grant.
- Minifie, Jana Roberta. Faculty Innovation Accelerator Program (FIAP), Texas State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $150000. (Funded: October 2024 - August 2025). Grant.
- Hwang, Sangchul Scott (Principal), Babatunde, Eunice Omotolani (Co-Principal), Minifie, Jana Roberta (Co-Principal). Biologically Active Pervious Structure for Stormwater Management, NSF, Federal, $50000. (Funded: February 2024 - June 2026). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Minifie, J. R., Arango Mesa, S., & Ayer, s. (2026). Incorporating Artificial Intelligence in Small Businesses: A Practitioner-Oriented Literature Review (2020–2025). Small Business Institute Journal, 22(2), 47-55.
- West, V., & Minifie, J. (1997). Who Should Pay for Healthcare? - The Fortune 500 on Health Care. Marketing Health Services, 17(3), 4–11.
- Rayburn, S. W., & Minifie, J. R. (2025). Service-Learning: Pedagogy for Student Growth and Success. In The Emerald Handbook of Active Learning For Authentic Assessment (pp. 223–248). Leeds, EN: Emerald Publishing.
- Luo, X., Gong, H., Tao, J., Wang, F., & Minifie, J. R. (2022). Improving Data Quality of Automated Pavement Condition Data Collection: Summary of State of the Practices of Transportation Agencies and Views of Professionals. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, 148(3).
- Minifie, J. R., & Park, H. (2021). CH 54: Service-Learning Volunteerism Reboot: A Case Study of a Funded Community-Engaged Scholarship. In Preparing Students for Community-Engaged Scholarship in Higher Education (pp. 1010–1034). USA: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3877-0.ch054
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Barshop Excellence Professor In Entrepreneurship, McCoy Foundation. January 2016 - December 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: Best Paper, SBDC Track, Small Business Institute. February 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: President's Excellence in Service, McCoy College of Business. August 27, 2015
- Award / Honor Recipient: Best Practice SBDC Award Presentation, Small Business Institute. February 13, 2015
- Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. March 24, 2014
Featured service activities
- Organizer
Women's Entrepreneurship Week
- Member
National Association of Certified Valuators & Analysts: Valuation Certification Board
- Other
Department of Management Curriculum Committee
- Member
Collaborative Divorce Professionals
- Member
Trusted Professional Advisor
- Member
National Association of Divorce Professionals