Biography Bharat Patil is an assistant professor of MIS in the Department of Accounting & MIS at the University of Delaware. He holds a Ph.D. in business administration from Syracuse University with a specialization in Finance. Education Ph.D. in finance, Syracuse University M.A. in economics, University of Houston Awards & Honors Outstanding Graduate Instructor Award, Syracuse University, Spring 2020
Results for ""
Biography Professor Barlow is a certified public accountant with over 45 years of professional accounting experience. He received his bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Delaware and then became a certified public accountant in the state of Delaware. Having begun his accounting career with Deloitte on the audit staff, he then joined The Cigna Group (Cigna) and held a series of accounting roles with increasing responsibility for more than 35 years. For the last decade of...
Biography Kurt Norder is an assistant professor of strategy and global studies in the Department of Business Administration at the University of Delaware. He joined the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics in 2014 after a postdoc at Simon Fraser and a PhD in International Business at University of South Carolina. Professor Norder brings experience in engineering, Lean Six Sigma, corporate finance, international acquisition integration, treasury, global management and strategic...
Biography Duygu Phillips is an assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics. She earned her Ph.D. in entrepreneurship from Oklahoma State University and an MSc in Marketing from the University of Birmingham, UK. Prior to joining UD, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Phillips’s research focuses on new venture strategy and cultural entrepreneurship integrating institutional theory, specifically legitimacy...
Biography Forough Pourhossein is an Assistant Professor of Operations Management in the Department of Business Administration at the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics. Her research interests include revenue management, behavioral operations and supply chain management. She received her Ph.D. in management science from Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia. Prior to her doctoral studies, she got her master of applied science in...
Biography Sarah is a recognized leader in the workforce, with a demonstrated track record of managing, training and collaborating with colleagues and organizational partners. A three-time University of Delaware alumna, she holds a Bachelor’s in international relations (with specializations in Political Economics, Asian Studies, and Legal Studies), a master’s of science in international business, and an MBA in entrepreneurship. Sarah currently is the Associate State Director for the...
Biography Stacy Astrove is an assistant professor of management in the Department of Business Administration at the University of Delaware. Prior to earning her Ph.D. at the University of Iowa, Dr. Astrove worked in employee benefits at Arthur J. Gallagher. After completing her Ph.D., Dr. Astrove joined the faculty at the Boler College of Business at John Carroll University. She moved to the University of Delaware in 2022. Her research focuses on developmental work relationships and misfit and...
Biography Scott Bentley is an Assistant Professor of Strategy in the Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware. He received his Ph.D. from the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University in 2017. His research broadly focuses on how organizations can achieve a competitive advantage through the effective management of human resources. In this vein, he has focused on the interface of organizations’ HR investments with their investments in other key...
The fourth annual CEEE Economic Education Conference offered Delaware educators insight into how to effectively bring economics into their K-12 classrooms.
WLI Fellows are a distinguished group of professors recognized for their outstanding contributions to the mission of the WLI through research, teaching and/or service. Faculty Fellows: Advance research related to the WLI mission and faculty involvement in mission-driven priorities Encourage scholarship that advances diversity and gender equity Practice equity in their classrooms and in pedagogical design and development Mentor other faculty and students Promote equity and...
Isaac Perera, UD Class of 2023 accounting and management information systems double major, was named a 2022 – 2023 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Scholar.
Biography Leting Zhang is an assistant professor of management information systems. She received her Ph.D. in management information systems from Temple University. Her research focuses on how information technologies affect risks, productivity, and innovations in organizations and society. In particular, she is interested in IT's impact on cybersecurity and healthcare. Education Ph.D. in management information systems, Temple University, 2021 M.S. in management science and engineering,...
Biography Youngki Jang is an assistant professor of accounting in the Department of Accounting & MIS at the University of Delaware. Before joining the University of Delaware, he served on the faculty of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. His research interests are in the areas of financial and managerial accounting, including cost structure, corporate disclosure and mergers and acquisitions. His research has been published in top-tier academic journals, including The Accounting Review,...
Education Ph.D. in MIS, Louisiana State University M.S. in information technology engineering, Khaje Nasir University Select Publications Simaei, Ali; Hirschheim, Rudy; and Schneider, Helmut, "Idea Quality and the Number of Submitted Ideas: An Empirical Study on Lego Ideas" (2022). PACIS 2022 Proceedings. 85. Curriculum Vitae Download Ali Simaei's CV (PDF)
University of Delaware’s Wendy Smith, Dana J. Johnson Professor of Management, recently co published “Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems.”
In the integrated design minor, you will learn about the design process in class and through hands-on experiences.
Biography Hans A. Holter is an Assistant Professor of economics at the Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware. His research focuses on how public policy affects the labor market and the macro-economy. He asks questions such as: how do modern welfare state policies affect the incentives to work and invest in human capital, how effective are they in providing insurance towards unexpected life-events, and how do we optimally design such policies? Before joining the...
Biography Emily Battaglia is an economist interested in health and labor economics with a particular focus on understanding the effect of policies on minority groups. Prior to joining the University of Delaware as an assistant professor of economics, Dr. Battaglia received her Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University, and her B.S. in economics and math and B.A. in Spanish from Penn State University. Education Ph.D. in economics, Princeton University M.A. in economics, Princeton University...
Biography Hong Soon Kim is an assistant professor of hospitality business management in the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics. Prior to joining the University of Delaware, he was an assistant professor at the Doermer School of Business at Purdue University, Fort Wayne. Dr. Kim has several years of industry experience. He worked in corporate strategy for 5 years at Samsung Everland. He was an HR staff at ROK Army division headquarters for 2 years and was an event coordinator at...
Education Ph.D. in Finance, Boston College Curriculum Vitae Download Song Zhang's CV (PDF) Website Visit Song Zhang's Personal Webpage
Biography Jeff McLaughlin began teaching at the University of Delaware in January 2022. In addition to teaching, Jeff is also the Executive in Residence for the Department of Accounting and MIS, whereby he provides career advice and guidance to accounting majors. Jeff graduated from the University of Delaware with a B.S. in accounting and a minor in management information systems in 1984. Jeff is a retired audit partner from KPMG’s Philadelphia office. Jeff joined KPMG as a partner in 2002...
UD Lerner’s Jennifer Joe has been named to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) Investor Advisory Group (IAG) and Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group (SEIAG).
Biography Dafina Blacksher Diabate earned her doctorate in higher education management at the University of Pennsylvania and is currently the Program Director of the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) in the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics at the University of Delaware. Dr. Diabate brings 20 years of experience in program management, international education and higher education leadership. Prior to WLI, Dr. Diabate served as the Director of International Programs at Lincoln...
Education Ph.D. in economics, University of Kentucky, 2022 M.S. in economics, University of Kentucky, 2018 B.A. in economics, mathematics and Spanish, Transylvania University, 2016 Select Publications "Limited Attention and the Allocation of Effort in Securities Trading," with Shane Corwin, forthcoming, Journal of Finance, 2007. Awards & Honors WFA-NYSE Best Paper Award for "Limited Attention and the Allocation of Effort in Securities Trading," with Shane Corwin, WFA Conference, 2006...
Biography Alison Rainis is a proud University of Delaware alumna, whose passion for the culinary arts and Vita Nova brought her back to campus. After completion of her bachelor’s degree in hotel, restaurant and institutional management at UD in 2016, she furthered her culinary education at The Culinary Institute of America. After serving as the group leader and Editor in Chief of La Papillote, Alison graduated with honors and the Francis Roth Leadership award in 2018. Alison has worked in...
Biography Gerard Pinto is an assistant professor in the department of finance at the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics. He earned his Ph.D. in finance from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Pinto’s primary areas of research are IPOs, M&As and syndicated loans. His research has been presented at the annual Financial Management Association conference on multiple occasions. Dr. Pinto has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in investments,...
Lerner Professor Matthew McGranaghan’s new research might change the way big companies advertise with TV networks. His work gives insight into what people want.
The Lerner Department of Finance is making a push to create more small group experiences for students. One of the most recent was a trip to NYC.
The first-ever Lerner Business Discovery Camp hosted a personalized, weeklong daily gathering for high school students of color from New Castle County.
Ami Nagase is a candidate for the master’s of science in hospitality business management at UD’s Lerner College. Nagase shared how this program has impacted her and what she plans to do next.
Jason Bangser, a member of UD’s Lerner Class of 2022, shared his favorite UD memories, how he has grown during his time at UD and his plans following graduation.
This past spring, the Marketing area of Lerner’s Department of Business Administration hosted leading researchers in marketing disciplines at their annual Marketing Camp
Charlene Alouf, a member of UD’s Lerner Class of 2022, shared her favorite UD memories, how she has grown during her time at UD and her plans following graduation.
Sarah Mailloux, a member of UD’s Lerner Class of 2022, shared her favorite UD memories, how she has grown during her time at UD and her plans following graduation.
Alex Bushinsky, a member of UD’s Lerner Class of 2022, shared his favorite UD memories, how he has grown during his time at UD and his plans following graduation.
Jill Charlton, a member of UD’s Lerner Class of 2022, shared her favorite UD memories, how she has grown during her time at UD and her plans following graduation.