Biography He Gao received her Ph.D. in strategic management from Arizona State University. Her research is centered on competitive dynamics, strategic leadership and strategic change. She is particularly interested in how top managers use language to influence competitors and stakeholders. Her research has been published in Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology and Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. Prior to joining University of...
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Browne earned his degree from UD in accounting and economics in 2014, before working as a financial auditor at KPMG for seven years. He earned his master’s in MSc International Business from Lerner in May.
Biography Lisa Wells has had an accomplished career spanning nearly two decades as a distinguished business leader. Her tenures as vice president, director and manager are within a diverse array of companies such as PepsiCo, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, Financial Gravity and Ipsos marketing research. Her academic background and extensive experience across marketing, management and finance coalesce to formulate comprehensive strategies and forge prosperous alliances with both internal and...
New Dean Oliver Yao discusses his goals for Lerner, and how the college can adapt to big shifts in the worlds of business and higher education.
Biography Ruiqi Wu is an assistant professor of marketing in the Department of Business Administration at the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics. Her research interests lie broadly in quantitative marketing with an emphasis on the digital economy, pricing and branding strategies. In her current research projects, Ruiqi studies how platform designs and market regulations can remedy market frictions facing firms or consumers. Before joining Lerner College,...
Juan Barbecho participated in the University of Chicago’s transformative program hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
In this video, University of Delaware students in the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics share brief overviews of each of the 16 majors offered by Lerner. Which one will you choose?
Education Ph.D. in information systems, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. M.S. in management with honors, Griffith University (GU), Australia. M.S. in information systems, Griffith University (GU), Australia. B.S. in computer science and information systems, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jordan. Select Publications Rabaa'i, Ahmad A., Bany Muhammad, N., and AlMaati, S. (2022). Information system support (IS-Support): Theoretical development and...
Biography Johann Ducharme, Ph.D., teaches and conducts research at the cross-section of entrepreneurship, leadership and intellectual virtues as assistant professor of entrepreneurship in the Department of Business Administration. He also serves as faculty director for the Siegfried Entrepreneurial Leadership Fellows in Horn Entrepreneurship that offers undergraduates from across the University of Delaware academic and extra-curricular opportunities to develop as leaders. Dr. Ducharme also...
Biography John Allgood proudly serves as an instructor in the sports business management program in Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware. As part of his responsibilities, he is also leading the internship program. Allgood served as academic director of the executive master of science in sport business and assistant professor at Temple University from 2017 until 2023. His experience in higher education, however, goes back to 2003, teaching introduction to sport...
Biography Beth Schinoff is an assistant professor of management in the Department of Business Administration at the University of Delaware. Her research examines how people connect with work-related others in situations that often inhibit connection, and how they define themselves at work. Dr. Schinoff’s work has been published in top management outlets such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science and Harvard Business Review. Dr. Schinoff earned her...
Some elite business schools have adopted policies to keep MBA students from sharing their grades — the idea being that this will encourage them to take harder classes and collaborate better. Does it?
Biography Manaswini Rao is an assistant professor of economics at the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware. She specializes in development economics with her research interests in the economics of legal institutions (political economy) and organization structures in agricultural production. Her research can be classified into three major buckets. First, she studies the role of frontline judiciary (e.g. district or county courts) and broader dispute...
Biography Ted graduated from the University of Delaware with a BS in finance and economics and received an MBA from Northeastern University. He spent most of his career at Johnson & Johnson, progressing through their sales and marketing organizations. His key responsibilities at J&J included managing large ($300+ Million) pharmaceutical brands, leading a 450-person sales organization, directing a medical device pipeline and marketing organization as Vice President of Worldwide...
Biography Amy Krzyzanowski joined the CEEE in 2023 after fourteen years in the classroom, the final five years specializing in all levels of high school economics at the Delaware Military Academy. Beyond her classroom role, Amy developed and presented teacher workshops for the CEEE along with other organizations such as the Foundation for Teaching Economics, Econiful and the National Council for Economics Education. She holds a BA in economics from the University of Delaware and an MA in...
Biography Sarah Johnson is a 2021 graduate of the University of Delaware’s master of arts in economics and entrepreneurship for educators and joined the CEEE in 2023. After practicing as a litigation attorney in Philadelphia, Sarah decided to pursue her passion of becoming a teacher. She taught as a middle school special education social studies teacher in the Appoquinimink School District for four years, where she served as her building’s social studies department co-chair and piloted Grade 8...
Sleesman’s research finds that while pay transparency can help shrink the gender pay gap, some of that information can be counterproductive.
The sport management major thought her chances of landing an internship at baseball’s All-Star Game were slim. She applied anyway.
The award acknowledges the interdisciplinarity pathways for students to find their place in social innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware.
Biography Erin A. Yetter serves as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Delaware. Since receiving her Ph.D. in economic education from the University of Delaware, Dr. Yetter has dedicated her career to economic education, demonstrating versatility with experience in industry and academia. Her research focuses on pedagogical strategies in economics and exploring potential biases in teaching evaluations. Beyond her scholarly pursuits, Dr. Yetter is committed to service within her...
Vasilenko receives the award which recognizes a UD first-year or sophomore student in good academic and disciplinary standing who exemplifies the “We Are Blue Hen” values of respect, openness, innovation, engagement and mentorship.
Biography Tomé Salgueiro is an Assistant Professor of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Alfred Lerner School of Business & Economics. He has a background in environmental and renewable energy engineering (B.Sc.Eng. & M.Sc.Eng.), a master's in international management (Nova SBE & EM Strasbourg Business School), and a Ph.D. in management from Nova School of Business and Economics. Tomé worked as a social impact consultant and researcher for the Leadership for Impact...
As ratified by the AACSB International (AACSB) board of directors on June 29, 2023, UD’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics has extended its AACSB accreditation in business.
What kind of hit do chief financial officers take when fraud emerges in their companies — even if the CFOs themselves weren’t implicated? UD accounting expert Amanda Convery investigated.
The event returned to an in-person format this year, giving local teachers the chance to connect with fellow educators on new methods of teaching economics to students.
Julia Bayuk, Lerner College’s associate professor of business administration and associate dean of curriculum, wrote an article on graduate business education for the July/August 2023 edition of Delaware Business Magazine.
Mark P. Trolice, MD, from Orlando, Florida, earned his MBA online with majors in healthcare management and leadership in fall 2022.
The graduate students got the chance to get hands-on experience in U.S. financial markets through a partnership with Lerner College of Business and Economics.
In this video, Lerner management majors Matthew Guckenberger, Michael Tucker and Regan Riley talk about their favorite classes, their future career goals and more.
In this video, Lerner business analytics majors Allie Rebuck and Kevin Flewelling share their favorite things about their major.
In this video, Lerner business analytics majors Allie Rebuck and Kevin Flewelling share their favorite things about their major.
Biography Xiang Liu is a data scientist and machine learning researcher. He worked on several assessment tools for both research and education. he will be awarded Ph.D in Financial Service Analytics from University of Delaware in year 2023. Prior to the doctoral study, he received his master's degree in mathematics from East Tennessee State University and bachelor's degree in psychology from Beijing Normal University Curriculum Vitae Download Xiang Liu's CV (PDF)
Rafi Turitz-Sweifach is pursuing a dual MBA and master of science in business analytics and information management and is a graduate intern for Lerner Deputy Dean Sheryl Kline. Turitz-Sweifach, who plans to graduate in 2024, shared why he continued his studies after earning an undergraduate degree from Lerner and what he plans to do in the future.
Michael Meola, an entrepreneurship major with a minor in educational studies from Cranford, N.J., is an outstanding member of the Lerner College Class of 2023.
Travis Burke, MBA candidate with concentrations in finance and business analytics from Newark, Del., is an outstanding member of the Lerner College Class of 2023.
What is econometrics? How is it different from economics? What jobs exist for people who study econometrics? How much does someone in econometrics make?
When Vita Nova, UD’s student-run restaurant, brought back its summer camp, registration filled up quickly. Here’s a sneak peek inside the camp.
Biography Oliver Yao's research interests are in the inter-disciplinary fields of information systems and supply chain management, including business value of IT-enabled supply chains, economics of electronic and mobile commerce, bullwhip effect and VMI, CPFR and CRM. His publications have appeared in Management Science, Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Marketing Science, Operations Research, Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, among other. He...
A partnership between the Siegfried Youth Leadership Program and Lerner’s Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship launched a summer camp for Delaware students.