Faculty & Research

At the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, our 159 tenured, tenure-track and continuing track faculty are active in both academic and industry environments. The scholarship they produce generates and applies knowledge that helps solve business and economic problems.

Notable Lerner faculty successes in 2023:

• Among the papers published by Lerner faculty, 28 were accepted by top business and economic journals
• 7 new tenure-track and 3 continuing track faculty were hired from prominent institutions including London Business School, University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Houston, University of Utah, University of Colorado and University of Minnesota
• Dana J. Johnson Professor of Management Wendy Smith received the Breakthrough Idea Award by Thinkers50a
• Smith received the Academy Management Review Decade Award
• Smith was also named among highly cited researchers for the fifth consecutive year
• Associate Professor of Marketing Michal Herzenstein won the Weitz-Winer-O’Dell Award

Faculty Research Highlights

Areas of faculty research expertise include women in leadership, economic development, health care and education in Africa and other third world countries, cybersecurity, corporate social responsibility, fintech and social media content analysis.

Our Academic Showcase section highlights the recent work of some of the Lerner College’s top faculty researchers in each of our five academic departments, as well as academic achievements.