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EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Accounting emphasis
Entered program in 2015
Master of Accountancy
Brigham Young University, 2015
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
Brigham Young University, 2015
Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Behavioral managerial accounting
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Accounting emphasis
Entered program in 2015
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Accounting emphasis
University of South Carolina, 2013
Summa Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Judgment and decision-making related to auditing and financial reporting
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Accounting emphasis
Entered program in 2014
Master of Science, Accounting
Bentley University, 2014
High Distinction
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Accounting emphasis
Salem State University, 2012
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Accounting emphasis
Henan University, China, 2012
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Judgment and decision making research in managerial accounting and financial accounting
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Accounting emphasis
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
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Accounting emphasis
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 and behavioral accounting research
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2016
Master of Arts in Economics
University of South Carolina, 2016
Certificate of Applied Statistics
University of South Carolina, 2016
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Bachelor of Arts, International Trade and Finance
Izmir University of Economics, Turkey, 2015
High Honors
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Applied microeconomics; labor economics; economics of education
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2016
Master of Arts In Economics
University of South Carolina, 2015
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
University of South Carolina - Upstate, 2013
Magna Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Labor and education economics; applied microeconomics; game theory; asymmetric information;
industrial organization
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2016
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Harvard University, 2015
Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Economic history; financial crisis; behavioral economics; economic growth; economic
inequality
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2016
Master of Arts, Economics
Clemson University, 2016
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Bachelor of Science, International Business
University of South Carolina, 2013
Summa Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
International trade; growth and development; monetary economics
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2016
Master of Science, Economics and Business Administration
Behavioral Economics emphasis
Erasmus University, Netherlands, 2015
Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
University of Ioannina, Greece, 2014
First-Class Honors
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Behavioral economics; neuroeconomics; quantitative research; experimental economics; decision theory; microeconomics
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics
Entered program in 2016
Master of Science, Quantitative Economics
University of Alicante, Spain, 2013
Master of Arts, European Union Economics
Marmara University, Turkey, 2010
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Marmara University, Turkey, 2009
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Behavioral Economics, Health Economics, Applied Microeconomics
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Finance emphasis
Entered program in 2015
Master of Business Administration
Finance emphasis
Indiana State University, 2014
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Financial Management emphasis
King Saud University, 2010
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Financial markets; performance measures
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Finance emphasis
Entered program in 2015
Master of Business Administration
Finance emphasis
Rice University, 2008
Bachelor of Economics
Bachelor of Law
Nankai University, 1999
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Asset pricing; behavior finance; derivatives; financial institutions
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Finance emphasis
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
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Finance emphasis
Entered program in 2014
Master of Science, Finance
Johns Hopkins University, 2014
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
Troy University, 2012
Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts, Accounting
Beijing Jiaotong University Haibin College, China, 2012
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Banking and financial institutions; corporate finance; international finance
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Finance emphasis
Entered program in 2014
Master of Business Administration
Loyola Marymount University, 2007
Finance and Marketing emphasis
Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts, Mathematical Sciences
Bachelor of Arts, Physics & Actuarial Mathematics
State University of New York - Binghampton, 2003
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Empirical asset pricing; cryptofinance; peer-to-peer financial technologies; emerging
and frontier markets
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Finance emphasis
Entered program in 2016
Visiting Scholar, Finance Department
University of South Carolina, 2014-15
Ph.D. in Finance and Banking
Nankai University, China, A.B.D.
Master of Finance, Finance and Banking
Nankai University, China, 2013
Bachelor of Law, Social Work
Nankai University, China, 2010
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Initial public offerings; investment banking; venture capital
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business emphasis
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
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business emphasis
Entered program in 2014
Master of Social Work
University of South Carolina, 2014
Master of Language and Literature
Philology emphasis
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
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business emphasis
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
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Finance emphasis
Entered program in 2016
Master of Science, Finance
Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, 2016
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Business Administration
Global Business emphasis
Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, 2014
Bachelor of Science, Business
Indiana University, 2013
High Distinction
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Corporate governance; ownership; institutions; corporate social responsibilities
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
International Business emphasis
Entered program in 2016
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
Sun Yat-Sen University, China, 2013
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Digital innovation, strategic rhythms, institutional dynamism, emerging markets
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Management emphasis
Entered program in 2014
Master of Human Resources
University of South Carolina, 2013
Bachelor of Science, International Business
Florida International University, 2010
Magna Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Board capital and governance; CEO and executive human and social capital; strategic
human resource management; international human resource management; social networks
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Management emphasis
Entered program in 2017
Master of Business Administration, International Business emphasis
Texas State University, 2016
Bachelor of Arts, International Studies, International Business emphasis
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
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Management emphasis
Entered program in 2016
Master of Business Administration
Finance emphasis
University of Kansas, 2015
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
University of Kansas, 2011
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Strategic human resource management; human capital; turnover; compensation
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Management emphasis
Entered program in 2016
Bachelor of Science, Industrial and Labor Relations
Cornell University, 2012
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Identity; trust; transitions; organizational commitment; leadership
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Management emphasis
Entered program in 2015
Master of Business Administration
Global Supply Chain & International Finance emphasis
Canisius College, 2013
Bachelor of Science, Entrepreneurship
Canisius, 2010
Magna Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Interplay between macro and micro level organizational identity; dissemination of
organizational culture, how what is stated by an organization is reflected in the
day-to-day attitudes and beliefs of employees
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Management emphasis
Entered program in 2015
Master of Arts, English Language and Literature
Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China, 2009
Bachelor of Arts, English Language and Literature
Tianjin Foreign Studies University, 2006
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Group diversity and fault lines; trust and justice in organizations
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Management emphasis
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
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Management Science emphasis
Entered program in 2016
Master of Science, Statistics
Iowa State University, 2016
Master of Science, Business Administration
Operations Management emphasis
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
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Management Science emphasis
Entered program in 2015
Master of Business Administration
Health care and Operations emphasis
Wake Forest University, 2012
Bachelor of Science, Marketing
Clemson University, 2005
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Health care operations; process improvement strategies; service operations
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Management Science emphasis
Entered program in 2014
Master of Arts, Economics
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, 2013
Bachelor of Science, Business
Economic Consulting & Public Policy Analysis
Indiana University, 2009
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Retail operations management; assortment planning; shelf-space optimization
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Management Science emphasis
Entered program in 2016
Ph.D. Student in Economics
Entered program in 2014 (A.B.D.)
Master of Science, Software Engineering
Peking University, China, 2014
Bachelor of Science, Software Engineering
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 2011
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Operations & marketing interface; corporate social responsibility & supply chain management;
pricing & revenue management; industrial organization; empirical operations management
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Management Science emphasis
Entered program in 2015
Master of Science, Supply Chain Management
University of Maryland, 2015
Bachelor in Economics, Logistical Management
University of International Business and Economics, China, 2013
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sustainability and green supply chain; service operations; supply chain collaboration
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Management Science emphasis
Entered program in 2017
PhD Economics
Clemson University, 2016 (incomplete)
Master of Applied Economics, Industrial Organization emphasis
Shandong University, 2016
Master of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Environmental Economics emphasis
University of Connecticut, 2015
Bachelor of Economics, Finance and Management emphasis
Shandong University, China, 2013
Graduate with Honors
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sustainable operations; supply chain management; service operations
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Marketing emphasis
Entered program in 2016
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
Ohio State University, 2015
Summa Cum Laude
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Motivational influences on consumer behaviors
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Marketing emphasis
Entered program 2015
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2015
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Consumer responses to product and service failures, government interventions and regulations,
product recalls, user-generated content, online communities, social media, the digitization
of “offline” processes
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Marketing emphasis
Entered program in 2017
Master of Business Administration
Marketing and Strategy emphasis
Indian Institute of Management, India, 2012
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Vidyasagar University, India, 2003
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am interested in studying the causal impact of marketing actions in contexts such
as social media promotions and in the retail industry using econometric models.
EDUCATION
Pursuing Ph.D. in Business Administration
Marketing emphasis
Entered program in 2016
Master of Science, Business Administration
Marketing emphasis
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2015
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
University of Vale do Rios dos Sinos, Brazil, 2012
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTERESTS
Decision-making; judgment; consumer well-being