2022-2023 New W. P. Carey Faculty
The W. P. Carey School of Business has hired a record number of top notch new faculty from an array of backgrounds, each who contributes to the school’s equal focus on access, excellence, and innovation in business knowledge.
Accountancy
Leonardo P. Barcellos
Assistant Professor
PhD, Emory University
Research interests: investor judgment and decision making; managers, analysts, and other social actors involved in the preparation, communication, and use of accounting information
PhD, Emory University
Research interests: investor judgment and decision making; managers, analysts, and other social actors involved in the preparation, communication, and use of accounting information
Accountancy
Kimball L. Chapman
Assistant Professor
PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Previous position: Assistant Professor, Washington
University in Saint Louis
Research interests: Voluntary disclosure, investor relations, sell-side analysts
PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Previous position: Assistant Professor, Washington
University in Saint Louis
Research interests: Voluntary disclosure, investor relations, sell-side analysts
Accountancy
Mary Cowx
Assistant Professor
PhD, The Ohio State University
Previous position: Assistant Professor, University of Missouri
Research interests: Tax policy, uncertainty, and enforcement; the effects of accounting and tax rules on decision-making
PhD, The Ohio State University
Previous position: Assistant Professor, University of Missouri
Research interests: Tax policy, uncertainty, and enforcement; the effects of accounting and tax rules on decision-making
Accountancy
Daniel Meyer
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
PhD, University of Arkansas
Research interests: accounting/auditing regulation and standard setting, financial accounting, financial reporting quality, business combinations/mergers and acquisitions
PhD, University of Arkansas
Research interests: accounting/auditing regulation and standard setting, financial accounting, financial reporting quality, business combinations/mergers and acquisitions
Accountancy
James Blann
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
PhD, University of Arkansas
Research interests: accounting/auditing regulation and standard setting, financial accounting, financial reporting quality, business combinations/mergers and acquisitions
PhD, University of Arkansas
Research interests: accounting/auditing regulation and standard setting, financial accounting, financial reporting quality, business combinations/mergers and acquisitions
Agribusiness
Fatima Hafsa
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD, Arizona State University
Research interests: ecosystem services, plastic systems, circular economy, sustainable purchasing
PhD, Arizona State University
Research interests: ecosystem services, plastic systems, circular economy, sustainable purchasing
Agribusiness
Jamille Palacios Rivera
Clinical Associate Professor
PhD, University of Florida
Previous position Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Missouri
Research interests: causes of on-farm food loss and effects on farmer’s livelihood and food insecurity; farm labor markets, relations, and social responsibility; and pedagogies, access to education and mobility, and multi-cultural communications and relationships for student’s success
PhD, University of Florida
Previous position Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Missouri
Research interests: causes of on-farm food loss and effects on farmer’s livelihood and food insecurity; farm labor markets, relations, and social responsibility; and pedagogies, access to education and mobility, and multi-cultural communications and relationships for student’s success
Agribusiness
Yilan (Alan) Xu
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD, Ohio State University
Research interests: marketing and consumer economics, environmental and resource economics, sustainability and food marketing, consumer
behavior, non-market valuation
PhD, Ohio State University
Research interests: marketing and consumer economics, environmental and resource economics, sustainability and food marketing, consumer
behavior, non-market valuation
Economics
Ehsan Asghari-Ghara
Assistant Professor of Economics and Management
PhD, Florida International University
Previous position: Visiting Assistant Professor, DePauw University
Research interests: Applied microeconomics, policy evaluation, applications of data science in economics
PhD, Florida International University
Previous position: Visiting Assistant Professor, DePauw University
Research interests: Applied microeconomics, policy evaluation, applications of data science in economics
Economics
Paula A. Calvo
Assistant Professor
PhD, Yale University
Research interests: Labor economics, family economics
PhD, Yale University
Research interests: Labor economics, family economics
Economics
Mahdi Eghbali
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD, University of Iowa
Previous position: Visiting Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research interests: Macroeconomics, corporate finance, entrepreneurial finance, innovation, applied econometrics, data science, digital economy,
blockchain and fintech
PhD, University of Iowa
Previous position: Visiting Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research interests: Macroeconomics, corporate finance, entrepreneurial finance, innovation, applied econometrics, data science, digital economy,
blockchain and fintech
Economics
Mehrdad Esfahani
Clinical Assistant Professor
PhD, Arizona State University
Previous position: Assistant Professor, Roanoke College
Research interests: Macroeconomics, income and wealth inequality, U.S. and global productivity trends, economic growth and development
PhD, Arizona State University
Previous position: Assistant Professor, Roanoke College
Research interests: Macroeconomics, income and wealth inequality, U.S. and global productivity trends, economic growth and development
Information Systems
Arturo Heyner Cano Bejar
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD, National Tsing Hua University
Research interests: IT user resistant behaviors, social media, mHealth, recommendation systems, structural equation modeling
PhD, National Tsing Hua University
Research interests: IT user resistant behaviors, social media, mHealth, recommendation systems, structural equation modeling
Information Systems
Hong Guo
Professor
PhD, University of Florida
Previous position: Professor, University of Notre Dame
Research interests: Digital platforms, digital games, algorithmic interpretability, business data visualization, IS-OM interface
PhD, University of Florida
Previous position: Professor, University of Notre Dame
Research interests: Digital platforms, digital games, algorithmic interpretability, business data visualization, IS-OM interface
Information Systems
Julian C. Lehmann
Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Cologne
Previous position: Assistant Professor, KIN Center for Digital Innovation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Research interests: Digital entrepreneurship, digital innovation, innovation ecosystems, design, fintech, 3D printing, e-sports
PhD, University of Cologne
Previous position: Assistant Professor, KIN Center for Digital Innovation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Research interests: Digital entrepreneurship, digital innovation, innovation ecosystems, design, fintech, 3D printing, e-sports
Information Systems
Tian Lu
Assistant Professor
PhD, Fudan University
Previous position: Research Fellow, University of Texas at Dallas; Post-doc Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University
Research interests: Fintech, human-AI interface, sharing economy, e-commerce
PhD, Fudan University
Previous position: Research Fellow, University of Texas at Dallas; Post-doc Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University
Research interests: Fintech, human-AI interface, sharing economy, e-commerce
Economics
Pinaki Mandal
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD, Indian Statistical Institute
Research interests: Game theory, matching, mechanism design, and probability theory (diffusion processes and percolation processes)
PhD, Indian Statistical Institute
Research interests: Game theory, matching, mechanism design, and probability theory (diffusion processes and percolation processes)
Finance
Rawley Z. Heimer
Associate Professor
PhD, Brandeis University
Previous position: Assistant Professor, Boston College; Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Research interests: Household finance, behavioral finance, social networks, law/politics and finance, financial intermediation
PhD, Brandeis University
Previous position: Assistant Professor, Boston College; Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Research interests: Household finance, behavioral finance, social networks, law/politics and finance, financial intermediation
Finance
Maziar M. Kazemi
Assistant Professor
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research interests: Asset pricing, labor and finance, intangibles
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research interests: Asset pricing, labor and finance, intangibles
Information Systems
Joseph Cazier
Clinical Professor
PhD, Arizona State University
Previous position: Dean’s Club Professor, Executive Director and Associate Dean, Appalachian State University
Research interests: Success factors in analytics, ways to test and ensure that analytics has a positive impact on the world
PhD, Arizona State University
Previous position: Dean’s Club Professor, Executive Director and Associate Dean, Appalachian State University
Research interests: Success factors in analytics, ways to test and ensure that analytics has a positive impact on the world
Information Systems
Pascal Nitiéma
Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Oklahoma
Research interests: use of information technology in healthcare organizations, psychological outcomes associated with the use of information technology
PhD, University of Oklahoma
Research interests: use of information technology in healthcare organizations, psychological outcomes associated with the use of information technology
Information Systems
Maryam Rahmani Moghaddam
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD, University of Iowa
Research interests: data science, business analytics, machine learning, predictive analysis
PhD, University of Iowa
Research interests: data science, business analytics, machine learning, predictive analysis
Information Systems
Katsiaryna Siamionava
Assistant Professor
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
Research interests: Mobile channel engagement & churn, AI applications in video marketing, and automated customer care, IT & business alignment
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
Research interests: Mobile channel engagement & churn, AI applications in video marketing, and automated customer care, IT & business alignment
Information Systems
Nitin Walia
Clinical Professor
PhD University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Previous position: Associate Professor, Ashland University
Research interests: Business analytics, data mining, text mining, use of online systems for health care services, human-computer interface, information system development, online marketplaces and e-commerce, web design
Teaching interests: Management information systems, business intelligence, data analytics, data visualization, database management systems, electronic business and commerce, predictive analytics
PhD University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Previous position: Associate Professor, Ashland University
Research interests: Business analytics, data mining, text mining, use of online systems for health care services, human-computer interface, information system development, online marketplaces and e-commerce, web design
Teaching interests: Management information systems, business intelligence, data analytics, data visualization, database management systems, electronic business and commerce, predictive analytics
Management & Entrepreneurship
Tyler Burns Sabey
Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Georgia
Previous position Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
Research interests: power, social hierarchies, prosocial behavior
PhD, University of Georgia
Previous position Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
Research interests: power, social hierarchies, prosocial behavior
Management & Entrepreneurship
Amanda J. Sharkey
Associate Professor
PhD, Stanford University
Previous position: Associate Professor, University of Chicago
Research interests: Economic sociology, organizational theory, status, reputation, valuation, categorization, financial markets, labor markets, entrepreneurship
PhD, Stanford University
Previous position: Associate Professor, University of Chicago
Research interests: Economic sociology, organizational theory, status, reputation, valuation, categorization, financial markets, labor markets, entrepreneurship
Marketing
Neeru Paharia
Professor
DBA, Harvard Business School
Previous position: Associate Professor, Georgetown University
Research interests: Sustainability, wellness, social connection, branding, status, signaling through brands, social media, political consumption, moral psychology, digital marketing, privacy
DBA, Harvard Business School
Previous position: Associate Professor, Georgetown University
Research interests: Sustainability, wellness, social connection, branding, status, signaling through brands, social media, political consumption, moral psychology, digital marketing, privacy
Marketing
Keevan M. Statz
Clinical Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Kansas
Research interests: Consumer behavior/psychology, cause-related marketing/corporate social responsibility/ESG, sports marketing, marketing’s use for good (individual and social)
PhD, University of Kansas
Research interests: Consumer behavior/psychology, cause-related marketing/corporate social responsibility/ESG, sports marketing, marketing’s use for good (individual and social)
Supply Chain Management
Surya Bhaskar Ayyalasomayajula
Clinical Assistant Professor
PhD, Oklahoma State University
Research interests: Data analytics, healthcare analytics, machine learning and big data
PhD, Oklahoma State University
Research interests: Data analytics, healthcare analytics, machine learning and big data
Supply Chain Management
Binghan Kou
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD, City University of Hong Kong
Previous position: Associate Professor, Georgetown University
Research interests: OM/marketing interface, pricing and revenue management, incentive design
PhD, City University of Hong Kong
Previous position: Associate Professor, Georgetown University
Research interests: OM/marketing interface, pricing and revenue management, incentive design
Supply Chain Management
Zenan Zhou
Assistant Professor
PhD, The Ohio State University
Research interests: Supply chain technology/service innovation, digitalization, transportation management and policy
PhD, The Ohio State University
Research interests: Supply chain technology/service innovation, digitalization, transportation management and policy