Niki Bruno
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Accounting concentration
Entered program in 2021
Jonathan Gay
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business
Administration
Accounting concentration
Entered program in 2019
Master of Science, Accounting
Lamar University, 2015
Bachelor of Business Administration
Accounting concentration
Lamar University, 2015
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Judgment and Decision-making Research in Managerial Accounting and Financial Accounting
Macy Knutson
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Accounting concentration
Entered program in 2019
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
St. Cloud State University, 2017
Summa Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Judgment and Decision-making Research in Audit and Managerial Accounting
Spenser Seifert
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Accounting concentration
Entered program in 2019
Master of Accountancy: Taxation
University of South Carolina, 2018
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting
University of South Carolina, 2017
Summa Cum Laude, SC Honors College
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Behavioral Accounting Research, Taxpayer Behavior, Tax Professional Behavior
Josh Shoulders
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Accounting Concentration
Entered program in 2021
Kristen Thompson (Steury)
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Accounting concentration
Entered program in 2017
Master of Science, Accounting
University of Central Florida, 2015
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
University of Central Florida 2014
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Judgment and Decision-making Research in Audit and Managerial Accounting
Xiaomei "Grazia" Xiong
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Accounting concentration
Entered program in 2017
Master of Science, Accounting
University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2016
Honor Recipient
Bachelor of Arts, Italian Language and Culture Studies
Xi'an International Studies University, China, 2010
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Managerial Accounting, Behavioral Accounting Research
Haimiti Aerfate
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2020
Saharnaz Babaei Balderlou
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2018
Master of Economics
Urmia University, Iran 2013
Bachelor of Economics
Urmia University, Iran 2011
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
International Economics, Financial Economics, Globalization, Financial Contagion
Mahyar Ebrahimitorki
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2020
Mohammed Jakaria
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2020
Master of Social Science in Economics,
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2015
Bachelor of Social Science in Economics,
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2013
with honors
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Development Economics, Health Economics, Applied Microeconomics
Kara Jones
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2021
Iddrisu Mohammed
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2020
Angela Shoulders
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2020
Bachelor of Science, Economics
University of South Carolina, 2019
Magna Cum Laude, Honors Recipient, Graduation with Leadership Distinction
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Health Economics, Public Finance
Milton Straw
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2020
Kaleigh Strohl
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2020
Bachelor of Science, Economics
College of the Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Science, Management
Smeal College of Business
Penn State University, 2020
Magna Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Applied Microeconomics
Jonathan Tregde
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2018
Bachelor of Science, Statistics
Bachelor of Science, Economics
University of South Carolina, 2017
Magna Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Monetary Policy, Financial Crises
Foteini Tzachrista
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2016
Master of Science, Behavioral Economics
Erasmus University, Netherlands, 2015
Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
University of Ioannina, Greece, 2014
Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Labor Economics,
Game Theory
Eyad Alhudhaif
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D in Business Administration
Finance Concentration
Entered program in 2015
Master of Business Administration
Finance concentration
Indiana State University, 2014
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Financial Management Concentration
King Saud University, 2010
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Corporate Finance, Debt Maturity Structure, Text Analysis of Financial Disclosures
Jiarui "Jerry" Go
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Finance concentration
Entered program in 2018
Paul Freed
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Finance Concentration
Entered program in 2020
Destan Kirimhan
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Finance concentration
Entered program in 2016
Ph.D. in Economics
Middle East Technical University, Turkey, A.B.D.
Master of Arts, Economics
Bilkent University, Turkey, 2010
Bachelor of Science, Economics
TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey, 2008
High Honours
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Banking and Financial Institutions
Xiaonan Ma
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Finance concentration
Entered program in 2018
PhD in Epidemiology
University of South Carolina, 2018
Master of Philosophy, Environmental Health
The University of Hong Kong, China 2013
Bachelor of Science,
Environmental Science
Beijing Forestry University, China 2010
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Banking, Corporate Finance, Real Estate, Household Finance, Health Economics
Leili Pour Rostami
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Finance concentration
Entered program in 2020
Ph.D. in Economics
University of South Carolina
Entered program in 2018 - program change
Master of Arts, Economics
University of Tabriz, Iran 2018
First-Class Honors
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Shahid Beheshti University/Alzahra
University, Iran 2016
First-Class Honors
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Banking, Financial Institutions and Economic/Financial Crises
Siwen Zhang
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Finance Concentration
Entered program in 2020
Xinxin Zhang
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Finance Concentration
Entered program in 2018
Sandra Maycotte Felkel
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business concentration
Darla Moore School of Business-EGADE Business School Dual Degree
Entered program in 2018
Global Master in Business Administration for Latin American Managers, Global Business
Specialization
Thunderbird School of Global Management-EGADE Business School Double Degree, 2014
Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Master of Arts, International Business and Economic Development
University of Reading, UK 1992
Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Bachelor of Marketing
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico 1989
Graduated with Honors
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Digital Innovation, Global Strategy, Emerging Markets, International Entrepreneurship
Zhengwei Fu
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Finance Concentration
Entered program in 2018
Master of Science in Finance, George Washington University, 2018
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Banking regulation, corporate finance, political economics
Nathaniel Hill
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business Concentration
Entered program in 2020
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Entrepreneurship, Economic Development, Financial Inclusion, Social Networks
Hye Sun Kang
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business concentration
Entered program in 2010
Master of Science, International Business
Korea University, 2006
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Diplomacy
Sungshin Women's University, Korea, 2000
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Technology Strategy: Dominant Design, Technology Trajectory, Industry Evolution, Interactions
between Government and Firm Innovation Strategy in International Business, National
Innovation System, Global Automobile Industry
Hoik Kim
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business Concentration
Darla Moore School of Business- Sungkyunkwan University Dual Degree
Entered program in 2019
Jinhee Kim
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business Concentration
Darla Moore School of Business-Chungnam National University Dual Degree
Entered program in 2019
Jinwoo Kim
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business Concentration
Darla Moore School of Business-Sungkyunkwan University Dual Degree
Entered program in 2021
Master of Science in Business Administration, Major in International Business, Korea University
Bachelor or Arts in Business Administration, Major in International Business, Washington State University
Kijong Kim
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business Concentration
Entered program in 2021
Master of Science in Management, Strategy Specialization,
National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2020
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science, Economics and Finance
University of Hong Kong, China, 2018
Nina Kondratenko
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business concentration
Entered program in 2014
Master of Social Work
University of South Carolina, 2014
Master of Language and Literature
Philology concentration
National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Ukraine, 2012
Bachelor of Philology
National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Ukraine, 2010
Diploma with Honors
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Corporate Social Responsibility, Emerging Markets, CSR Strategic Management, Politically
connected Firms
Maša Kuljiš
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business concentration
Darla Moore School of Business-EGADE Business School Dual Degree
Entered program in 2018
Master of Economics
Finance Specialization
University of Zagreb, Croatia 2012
Magna cum laude
Bachelor of Arts, Business and Economics
University of Zagreb, Croatia 2010
Magna cum laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Digital Innovation, Strategic Management, Global Strategy, Emerging Markets
Yu Li
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business Concentration
Entered program in 2020
Xiang "Kerwin" Liao
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business Concentration
Entered program in 2021
Master of Science in Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China, 2019
Bachelor of Management, Administrative Management. University of International Relations, China, 2014
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Institutional Theory, Political Hazards, Public Policy, Social Trust, Mutual Funds,
Game Theory
Daniel Marcelo Rodriguez Lozano
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business concentration
Darla Moore School of Business-EGADE Business School Dual Degree
Entered program in 2018
Master of Business Administration Tecnologico de Monterrey,
Mexico 2001
Bachelor of International Business
Tecnologico de Monterrey,
Mexico 1998
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Inverse Innovation, Managerial practices in Global Organizations
Hyunjoo (Ellie) Min
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business concentration
Entered program in 2014
Master of Science, International Business
Yonsei University, 2012
Bachelor of Science, Political Science and International Relations
Yonsei University, 2010
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Institutional Configuration, Developing Country Heterogeneity, Entrepreneurship, Interactions
between Firm Strategy and Society, Business and Developmental Issues, Political Economy
of International Business
Ana Lissette Segovia Philip
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business concentration
Darla Moore School of Business-EGADE Business School Dual Degree
Entered program in 2018
Master of Psychology of Labor and Organizations
Universidad Popular Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico 2015
Master of Business Administration
Strategic Leadership
Universidad San Pablo CEU, Spain 2005
Bachelor of Law
Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Mexico 2004
Honorable Mention
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Family Firms, Emerging Markets, Strategic Management
Julio César Martínez Suárez
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business concentration
Darla Moore School of Business-EGADE Business School Dual Degree
Entered program in 2018
Master of Science International Trade and Transport
Maritime Policy and Management Specialization
London Metropolitan University, England 2008 Dissertation Prize 2007-2008
Bachelor of International Business
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico 2000
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Global strategy, Political Risk, Location Choice, Populism, Anti-Market Reforms, Deglobalization
Emma Garcia Valenzuela
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business concentration
Darla Moore School of Business-EGADE Business School Dual Degree
Entered program in 2018
Master of Business Administration
Marketing Specialization Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico 2000
Bachelor of International Business
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico 1997
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Retail internationalization, Internationalization of MNE in Emerging Markets, International
Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Services Marketing, Retail Strategy, Store Management,
Visual Merchandising, Experience Design and Consumer Behavior
Mirea Woo
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business Concentration
Darla Moore School of Business-Sungkyunkwan University Dual Degree
Entered program in 2019
Chanyong Yoo
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business Concentration
Entered program in 2019
Xinya "Lucia" Yu
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business Concentration
Entered program in 2021
Silvia Clark
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Concentration
Entered program in 2017
Master of Business Administration, International Business concentration
Texas State University, 2016
Bachelor of Arts, International Studies, International Business concentration
Texas State University, 2013
Summa Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Workplace Diversity, Conflict Management in Work Teams, Employee Engagement and Job
Satisfaction, International Human Resource Management
Gianni De Bruyn
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Concentration
Entered program in 2020
Andre Havrylyshyn
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Concentration
Entered program in 2018
Master of Business Administration
University of Oxford, United Kingdom, 2017
Honours Bachelor of Arts, Drama and Political Science
University of Toronto, Canada, 2009
Graduation with Distinction
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Strategic Leadership and Governance, Upper Echelons Research, Gender Diversity, Corporate
Governance, CEO Succession
Yoojin Jeong
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Concentration
Entered program in 2021
Josef Kaplan
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Concentration
Entered program in 2021
Caitlin Ray
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Concentration
Entered program in 2018
Sam Strizver
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Concentration
Entered program in 2020
Melanie Ward
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Concentration
Entered program in 2018
William Ward
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Concentration
Entered program in 2017
Master of Business Administration
Appalachian State University, 2016
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology Appalachian State University, 2015
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Recruitment, Selection, Turnover, Diversity, Assessments
Aditya Balaram
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Production/Operations Management Concentration
Entered program in 2018
Master of Science, Statistics and Operations Research
University of North Carolina, 2017
Master of Science, Applicable Mathematics
London School of Economics, 2015
Bachelor of Science, Economics and Mathematics
St. Joseph's College, 2014
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Retailer Operations, Sustainable Operations, OM-Marketing Interface
Sanghoon Cho
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Production/Operations Management Concentration
Entered program in 2016
Master of Science, Statistics
Iowa State University, 2016
Master of Science, Business Administration
Operations Management concentration
Seoul National University, Korea, 2014
Bachelor of Arts, Management
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Handong Global University, Korea, 2012
Magna Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Pricing and Revenue Management, Operations/Marketing Interface, Social Media Analytics
Campbell Clarkson
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Production/Operations Management Concentration
Entered program in 2020
Yingru "Ruby" Han
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Production/Operations Management Concentration
Entered program in 2020
Master of Science in Business Analytics with a Concentration in Strategy, Duke University, 2020
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Concentrations in International Business, Finance, Operations and Supply Chain, University of South Carolina, 2018
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Humanitarian Operations
Jaewoo Lee
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Production/Operations Management Concentration
Entered program in 2021
Jie "Jet" Lian
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Production/Operations Management Concentration
Entered program in 2019
Devashish Thaker
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Production/Operations Management Concentration
Entered program in 2018
Master of Science,
specialization in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California
Berkley, 2017
Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India, 2014
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Strategic Sourcing for Technology and Innovation, Distributed Knowledge Work, Technology
Management, Global Operations, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship, and Business Analytics
Zilin Xiong
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Production/Operations Management Concentration
Entered program in 2021
Fan Zou
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Production/Operations Management Concentration
Entered program in 2017
Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Economics,
Clemson University, 2016
Master of Economics, Environmental Economics Concentration, University of Connecticut, 2016
Master of Applied Economics, Industrial Organization Concentration, Shandong University, 2016
Bachelor of Economics, Finance Concentration Shandong University, China, 2013
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Supply Chain Management, Innovation and Technological Management, Supply Chain Networks
and Analytics
Niharika Goel
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Marketing Concentration
Entered program in 2017
Zhenyu Jin
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Marketing Concentration
Entered program in 2019
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Consumer Lifestyles, Luxury Products and Visual Aesthetics, and how contextual factors
shape consumer choice in such contexts
Ruoou Li
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Marketing concentration
Entered program in 2016
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
Ohio State University, 2015
Summa Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Examination of how uncertainty and its resolution affect consumer decisions, especially
within the context of substantive phenomena that have recently emerged in the marketplace
Bhavna Phogaat
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Marketing Concentration
Entered program in 2021
Master of Science
Applied Operational Research concentration
University of Delhi , South Delhi Campus, India, 2019
Bachelor of Science
Mathmatics
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi, India, 2017
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Quasi and Field Experiments, Applied Econometric Modeling
Arkapravo Sarkar
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Marketing concentration
Entered program in 2017
Master of Business Administration
Marketing and Strategy concentration
Indian Institute of Management, India, 2012
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Vidyasagar University, India, 2003
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Substantive: Multichannel Retailing, Digital Marketing, Sustainability
Methodological: Causal Inference, Quasi Experiments, Field Experiments, Applied Econometrics, Applied Machine Learning
Julia van de Sandt
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Marketing Concentration
Entered program in 2021
Master in Business Administration,
Southeast Missouri State University, 2016
Master of Arts with Concentration in International Business Management, Aachen University
of Applied Sciences, 2016
Double-Degree Masters Student awarded with an international Scholarship
Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Management, European University of Applied Sciences, 2013
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Judgment and Decision Making, Consumer Well-Being, Pricing
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consumer packaging (Bagel Group), cruise tourism (Carnival Corporation), and retail
(Lidl Supermarkets). Active member of the Academic Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma
Alumni Board.
Mackenzie Volk
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Marketing Concentration
Entered program in 2021
Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing, University of Kentucky, 2017
Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, 2017
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Consumer Decision Making
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Production Planning with Toyota, Operations and Reverse Logistics management with
Amazon.com, and Assortment Strategy for The Kroger Co.
Zhendong Zuo
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Marketing Concentration
Entered program in 2021