Alumni Achievements
We congratulate Keith Wilcox, who graduated from our marketing program in 2009 (advisor, Sankar Shen), to his recent appointment as the Macy’s Foundation Professor in Marketing at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. Originally placed as an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Babson College, he moved to Columbia University Business School in 2012 where he earned tenure and promotion and served as the Barbara and Meyer Feldberg Associate Professor of Business until 2021 before he joined Columbia.
He is currently an associate editor at the Journal of Consumer Research, where he was recognized previously with a Best Reviewer Award. He also serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Consumer Psychology, and International Journal of Research in Marketing. His research has received the Best Paper Award at the La Londe Conference and at the Marketing and Public Policy Conference. He was also honored with the Citations of Excellence Award from Emerald Publishing which recognizes highly cited papers in the areas of Business Management, Finance, Accounting, Economics and Marketing. He has been selected for the 2019 Scholars Program and 2013 Young Scholars Program by the Marketing Science Institute, which were established to bring together leading mid-career and early-career marketing scholars. His research has been featured in several national and international publications including, The New York Times, Time Magazine, The Globe and Mail, Business + Strategy, and Psychology Today.
Graduates
2025
| Name | Area | Dissertation Supervisor | Dissertation Title | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yiqin Chen | FIN | Jun Wang | Essays on Capital Structure and Ownership Structure |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Mu Li | MKT | Mahima Hada | The Impact of Voluntary Disclosure on Customer Information on Firm Value |
Gettysburg College |
| Yuanyuan Zhang | MKT | Diogo Hildebrand | We Listen to Algorithms: How Cultural Value Influences Acceptance of Algorithmic Recommendations |
N/A |
2024
| Name | Area | Dissertation Supervisor | Dissertation Title | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuxiao Luo | FIN | Nanda Kumar | An Investigation of Algorithmic Nudging on Decision Quality: Evidence from Randomized Experiment in an Online Recommendation Setting | Appalachian State University (NC) |
| Joonsung Won | FIN | Linda Allen | Empirical Essays on Corporate Financing Behaviors | Postdoctoral at the University of Virginia |
| Huy Do | ACCT | Carol Marquardt | The Effects of Social Media Attention on Retail Investors’ Non-GAAP Trading | University of Tulsa |
| Mingyan Xu | IS | Yuanfeng Cai | Education Crowdfunding Success: Studies on Information Asymmetry and Information Overload in Online Platforms | University of Tampa |
| Andrea Pelaez-Martinez | MKT | Mahima Hada | Uncovering the Mimicry of Online Review Breadth and Depth and Its Subsequent Effect on Consumer Responses | LUISS University, Rome, Italy |
| Dana La Condre Nugent | ACCT | Paquita Davis-Friday | Mandatory ESG Disclosure and Executive Compensation: Evidence from the European Union Non-Financial Reporting Directive | Fairfield University |
| Yuqing Yang | FIN | Xi Dong | Empirical Essays on Retail Investors, Institutional Investors, and Anomalies |
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics |
| Linmei Huang | IS | Dexin Zhou and Karl Lang | From IT Startups to Tech Giants: How Social Connections Influence Investor’s Perspective on Valuations in the Technology Space |
University of Laval in Quebec City, Canada |
2023
| Name | Area | Dissertation Supervisor | Dissertation Title | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diogo Koch Alves | MKT | Ana Valenzuela | Socially Safe on Smartphones: How Smartphone Use Reduces Social Risk Taking | City, University of London, UK (Postdoctoral) |
| Jeffrey Augugliaro | MGT | Richard Kopelman | Navigating the Unprecedented: A Behavioral Theory of the Firm’s Perspective on COVID-19’s Impact on Workplace Practices | Iona College |
| Yi (Eric) Liu | FIN | Liuren Wu | Structural Identification of Pair Trades | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics |
| Rui (Jessie) Du | MKT | Stephen J. Gould | English as a Lingua Franca: Using a Lingua Franca to Promote the Prosocial Behavior of Bilingual Consumers | Trope Lab, New York University (Postdoctoral) |
| Junghoon Park | MGT | Ivan Montiel | Sustainable to the Core: Essays on Strategy and Sustainability | Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles |
| Lu Tong | ACC | Seil Kim | Disclosure Harmonization and R&D Investment Efficiency | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics |
| Yang Xu | FIN | Liuren Wu | Capital Structure Decisions and Separating Risk from Optionality | Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) |
2022
Recent PhD Placements
Name
Area
Dissertation Supervisor
Dissertation Title
Placement
Yanni Hu
IS
Karl Lang
Network Effects and Social Information on Contribution: Experimental and Field Investigations
Fudan University – Zhuhai Fudan Innovation Institute (Postdoc), Zhuhai, China
Muhammed Yonac
FIN
Lin Peng
Essays in Asset Pricing
University of Bristol, UK
Xintian (Tammy) Lin
ACC
Edward Li
Public Transparency Policy and Private-Sector Financial Misconduct: Evidence from State FOIA
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
Michael Ekema
MGT
Stephan Dilchert
Three Lenses of Contrapower Sexual Harassment
California State University – Long Beach
Ge (Melody) Dong
ACC
Kalin Kolev
Mandatory Disclosures and Investment Efficiency: Evidence from the Conflict Minerals Disclosure Requirement
CUNY Staten Island
Heyun Li
ACCT
Monica Neamtiu
The Effect of Self-Disclosing Misconduct on Supplier-Customer Contracting: Does It Pay to Be Transparent?
Wagner College
Oden Groth
MKT
Lauren Block
Lost in Digitization: Physical Products are Vessels for Social Meaning
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Sae Young Yoon
ACCT
Monica Neamtiu
Bondholders’ Influence on Corporate Disclosure: Evidence from Capital Expenditure Forecasts as a Firm’s Commitment
U Mass Framingham
Lennay Chapman
MKT
Ana Valenzuela
Just Between You and Me: Private Financial Transactions Signal Communal Traits and Enhance Others’ Willingness to Cooperate
Florida International University, Miami
Ryan Wynne
ACCT
Carol Marquardt
Economic Policy Uncertainty and Non-GAAP Reporting
Stevens Institute of Technology
Andrea Golfari
FIN
Linda Allen
Empirical Essays on Contingent Convertible Capital Instruments
Colorado College, Colorado Springs
Lei Lei
FIN
Jun Wang
Climate Change and Corporate Behaviors
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China
| Name | Area | Dissertation Supervisor | Dissertation Title | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanni Hu | IS | Karl Lang | Network Effects and Social Information on Contribution: Experimental and Field Investigations | Fudan University – Zhuhai Fudan Innovation Institute (Postdoc), Zhuhai, China |
| Muhammed Yonac | FIN | Lin Peng | Essays in Asset Pricing | University of Bristol, UK |
| Xintian (Tammy) Lin | ACC | Edward Li | Public Transparency Policy and Private-Sector Financial Misconduct: Evidence from State FOIA | Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing |
| Michael Ekema | MGT | Stephan Dilchert | Three Lenses of Contrapower Sexual Harassment | California State University – Long Beach |
| Ge (Melody) Dong | ACC | Kalin Kolev | Mandatory Disclosures and Investment Efficiency: Evidence from the Conflict Minerals Disclosure Requirement | CUNY Staten Island |
| Heyun Li | ACCT | Monica Neamtiu | The Effect of Self-Disclosing Misconduct on Supplier-Customer Contracting: Does It Pay to Be Transparent? | Wagner College |
| Oden Groth | MKT | Lauren Block | Lost in Digitization: Physical Products are Vessels for Social Meaning | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Sae Young Yoon | ACCT | Monica Neamtiu | Bondholders’ Influence on Corporate Disclosure: Evidence from Capital Expenditure Forecasts as a Firm’s Commitment | U Mass Framingham |
| Lennay Chapman | MKT | Ana Valenzuela | Just Between You and Me: Private Financial Transactions Signal Communal Traits and Enhance Others’ Willingness to Cooperate | Florida International University, Miami |
| Ryan Wynne | ACCT | Carol Marquardt | Economic Policy Uncertainty and Non-GAAP Reporting | Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Andrea Golfari | FIN | Linda Allen | Empirical Essays on Contingent Convertible Capital Instruments | Colorado College, Colorado Springs |
| Lei Lei | FIN | Jun Wang | Climate Change and Corporate Behaviors | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China |
2021
Anh LuongISKarl LangHuman-machine Collaboration and Algorithmic Decision-Making in Organizations2021Warwick Business School (UK)
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
| Elsa Allman | FIN | Linda Allen | Essays on Green Finance | 2021 | Banque de Paris |
| Daeun Lee | ACC | Monica Neamtiu | Quid Pro Quo? The SEC Oversight Enforcement and Corporate Lobbying | 2021 |
Nova Southeastern University, Fl. |
| Muhammad Jawad | IS | Raquel Benbunan-Fich | The Impact of Information Presentation Format on User Purchase Decision-making | 2021 | New Jersey City University |
| Runze Wu | FIN | Jun Wang | Cultural factors and financial market participants | 2021 | Newhuadu Business School at Minjiang University, China |
| Chih-Ching Hung | FIN | Lin Peng | Three essays in behavioral finance | 2021 | National Taiwan University |
| Arka Prava Bandyopadhyay | R/E | Yildiray Yildirim | Strategic Default and Moral Hazard in Real Estate: Insights from Machine Learning Applications | 2021 | University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Changyun Zhou | FIN | Lin Peng | Essays on Investor Sentiment, Media, and Trading | 2021 | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China |
| Xin Yuan | ACC | Edward Li | Contracting in Direct Asset Sales | 2021 | Dongbei University of Finance and Economics. (Dailian, China) |
| Anh Luong | IS | Karl Lang | Human-machine Collaboration and Algorithmic Decision-Making in Organizations | 2021 | Warwick Business School (UK) |
2020
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aditya Kashikar | FIN | Lin Peng | Essays on Corporate Sustainability | 2020 | UMass Boston |
| Xiaoyu Zhu | FIN | Armen Hovakimian | Essays on Corporate Debt Features, Capital Structure, and Cash Policies Predictability | 2020 | Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China |
| Amanda Sanseverino | ACCT | Donal Byard | The Impact of Anti-Corruption Laws: Evidence from the U.K. Bribery Act’s Extraterritorial Reach | 2020 | Manhattan College |
| Yan Li | FIN | Lin Peng | Essays on Social Network, Institutional Behavior, and Market Predictability | 2020 | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China |
| Ying Liang | ACCT | Masako N. Darrough | How Much Does Imprecision in Accounting Measurement Enhance Value? | 2020 | Georgia State University |
2019
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katerina Gonzalez | MGT | Justice Tillman | Managerial Territoriality: Conceptualization and Measurement of Multidimensional Construct | 2019 | Suffolk University in Boston |
| Zhiyuan Tu | ACC | Donal Byard | The Impact of Local Broadband Coverage on U.S. Firms’ Information Environment | 2019 | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China |
| Shu Yang | MGT | Ramona Zachary | Accelerations: Their Fit in the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem and Their Cohort Selection Challenges | 2019 | Hofstra University |
| Sunqian Ren | ACC | Monica Neamtiu | Exploring Antecedents, Performance Outcomes and Psychological Processes of Multi-Device Use | 2019 | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China |
| Jing Liu | MGT | Weilei (Stone) Shi | The Superstitious Heuristic in Strategic Decision-making | 2019 | Northern Kentucky University, Haile/US Bank College of Business, Strategic Management |
| Wei He | FIN | Liuren Wu | Leverade Adjustment and Credit Risk | 2019 | Huian Asset Management, Beijing, China |
| Berna Basar | MKT | Sankar Sen | Consumers’ Reaction to Multiple Instances of Negative Publicity: The Role of Publicity Domain Similarity | 2019 | Angelo State University |
| Binghao Zhao | ACC | Mengcheng Deng | Cost stickiness and supply chain bargaining power | 2019 | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China |
| Farindokht Vaghefi | FIN | Gayle Delong | Essays on Bank Acquisitions and Systemic Risk | 2019 | Sr. Quantitative Research Analyst at Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
| Yu Shan | FIN | Linda Allen | New Perspectives about Financial Intermediation: Distribution by Senior Managers and Financial Technologies | 2019 | Concordia University (Montreal) |
2018
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
| Saeed Ghasseminejad | FIN | Armen Hovakimian | Three Essays on Capital Structure and Cross-Listing | 2018 | Senior Research Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Washington DC |
| Yang (Leo) Liu | FIN | Jun Wang | Essays on Innovation, Analyst Coverage, and Corporate Finance | 2018 | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China |
| Zhaojun (Jethro) Huang | FIN | Jun Wang | Innovation Under Stress | 2018 | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China |
| Qijian (Betty) Wang | FIN | Jun Wang | Essays on institutional investor and corporate finance | 2018 | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China |
| Lama Lteif | MKT | Lauren Block | When Humor Hurts: The Detrimental Effect of Humor on Brand Attitudes after Brand Transgressions | 2018 | University of New Mexico, Albuquerque |
| Boram Nam | MKT | Stephen Gould | Like What You See? The influence of program assortment organization and motivation on Video-on-Demand Consumption. | 2018 | VP of Business Development at Dramafever Corp. (Time Warner) |
| Sara Baskentili | MKT | Lauren Block | The Serving Temperature Bias: Perceived Caloric Content and Complementary Food Purchases | 2018 | Western Washington University |
| Emily Goldsmith | MKT | Stephen Gould | Do You Feel Like a Fraud? How Experiencing the Impostor Phenomenon Influences Consumption Behavior | 2018 | Marymount Manhattan College |
| Louis Lipani | MGT | Mary Kern | Status, Power, and Apologies: How Status and Power Shape the Willingness to Apologize and the Perception of Victims | 2018 |
GrayWolf Consulting |
| Bin Ma | MGT | Donald Vredenburgh | The Dark Side of Charismatic Leadership: A Social Exchange Perspective | 2018 | IE University International University in Spain (Madrid) |
2017
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
| Yan Meng | MKT | Ana Valenzuela | Decomposing Time Effects on Valuation and Choice | 2017 | University of Grenoble, France |
| Mert Demir | FIN | Armen Hovakimian | Essays in corporate responsibility and finance | 2017 | Director of Research, Weissman Center for International Business, Baruch College |
| Yuan Feng | FIN | Armen Hovakimian | Essays on Capital Structure and Institutional Ownership | 2017 | South Western University of Finance & Economics, Chengdu, China |
| Viktoriya Staneva | FIN | Armen Hovakimian | Essays on Capital Structure and Public Debt Markets | 2017 | University of New Hampshire at Durham |
| Brittany Mercado | MGT | Stephan Dilchert | Cyber Counterproductive Work Behaviors: Measurement, Prediction, and Means for Reduction | 2017 | Elon University (NC) |
| Jing (Jodi) Dai | ACC | Carol Marquardt | Social Capital and Analyst Forecasts | 2017 | NYU Shanghai |
| Liora Schulman | ACC | Joseph Weintrop | Do tax directors face consequences from tax avoidance? | 2017 | Pace University |
2016
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
| Zhu Zhu | MGT | Weilei (Stone) Shi | Relational Pluralism in Board of Directors: A Multidimensional View | 2016 | Montclair State University |
| Lauren Mayor | MKT | Lauren Block | Wishful Hearing: The Effect of Motivational States on Auditory Perceptual Biases and Behavior | 2016 | Long Island University Post |
| Devon Rolleri-Baranek | ACC | Edward Li | An Evaluation of the Standard Setting Performance of the FASB | 2016 | Rider University (NJ) |
| Daniel Rubin | MKT | David Luna | The Impact of Modality Expectancy on Memory Accuracy for Brand Names | 2016 | St. Johns University |
| Ethan Kinory | ACC | Steven Lilien | Two essays: 1) Changes in the Implementation Flexibility and Financial Statement Location of Mandated Accounting Standards 2) Does the Financial Statement Location of Transition Adjustments Matter to Investors? |
2016 | Rutgers Camden |
| Jim Samuel | IS | Nanda Kumar | An Analysis Of Technological Features Enabled Management Of Information Facets In Electronic Equity Market Simulations | 2016 | Patterson University (NJ) |
| Sara Williamson | MKT | Lauren Block | Categorization Effects of Serve-ware Materiality on Food Perceptions, Consumption, & Waste | 2016 | Saint Joseph’s University |
| Kathleen Bakarich | ACC | Joseph Weintrop | Essays on Foreign Firms Following Deregistration from U.S. Exchanges | 2016 | Hofstra University |
| Hongqi Liu | FIN | Lin Peng | Essays on Investor Attention | 2016 | Chinese University of Hong Kong at Shenzhen |
| Jiaxin Liu | ACC | Joseph Weintrop | Do executives have fixed effects on firm-level stock price crash (jump) risk? | 2016 | Adelphi University |
| Yan Yan | ACC | Steven Lilien | Bank Earnings Management and Bargain Purchase Gains: The Case of Fair Value Estimates | 2016 | Montclair State University |
| Karolina Krystyniak | FIN | Lin Peng | Essays on Institutional Investor Trading | 2016 | The University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
| Nicole Heron | ACC | Joseph Weintrop | An Analysis of the relationship between CEO Compensation and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Type and Quality | 2016 | Suffolk University at Boston (MA) |
| Sara Moussawi | IS | Marios Koufaris | Investigating Personal Intelligent Agents In Everyday Life Through A Behavioral Lens | 2016 | Carnegie Mellon |
2015
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
| Chi-Wen Chen | IS | Marios Koufaris | Exploring Antecedents, Performance Outcomes and Psychological Processes of Multi-Device Use. | 2015 | California State University at Dominguez Hills |
| Dongliang Lei | ACC | Joseph Weintrop | The Selection of New Audit Committee Member: the Role of Financial Reporting Quality | 2015 | California State University at East Bay |
| Cunyu Xing | FIN | Jun Wang | Chapter1: Last Minute Earning Forecast Revision Chapter2: Cost of Speaking in two tongues. Chapter3: security analyst’s double down behavior in stock recommendation |
2015 | South Western University of Finance & Economics, Chengdu, China |
| Yu (Andy) Zhou | ACC | Masako Darrough | Auditor Size and Audit Wuality: a Partner-Level Perspective | 2015 | South Western University of Finance & Economics, Chengdu, China |
| Richard Clifton Herron | FIN | Jay Dahya | Essays On International Payout, Governance, And Information | 2015 | Babson College |
| Veronika Ilyuk | MKT | Lauren Block | Explorations Of Perceived Product Efficacy | 2015 | Hofstra University |
| Mariya Letdin | R/E | Linda Allen | Collateral and Risk: REITs | 2015 | Florida State University |
| Alexander Pelaez | IS | Karl Lang | It-Enabled Coordination In Electronic Markets: An Experimental Investigation Of The Effects Of Social Communication On Group Buyers | 2015 | Hofstra University |
| Katarzyna Platt | FIN | Armen Hovakimian | Three Essays On The Cost Of Debt Capital | 2015 | SUNY College at Old Westbury |
| Chih-Huei (Debby) Su | FIN | Linda Allen | The Impact Of Bank Relationships On Corporate And Investment Decisions | 2015 | University of St. Thomas (Houston, TX) |
2014
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
| Nazli S. Alan | FIN | Robert A. Schwartz | Studies in Volatility | 2014 | Fairfield University (CT) |
| Anna Brown | ACC | Donal Byard | Financial Reporting Differences and Debt Contracting | 2014 | Idaho State University |
| JiaJin (Sandy) Chen | FIN | Su Han Chan | Essays On Real Estate Investment Trusts | 2014 | Stockton University |
| Andy Chiou | MGT | Stephan Dilchert | Bicultural Social Identity: Do Biculturals Assess Workplace Deviance Differently Across Different Ethnicities | 2014 | Farmingdale State College |
| Hangsoo Kyung | ACC | Joseph Weintrop | Essays on Non-GAAP Earnings Disclosure | 2014 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Stanislav Mamonov | IS | Marios Koufaris | Psychological Contracts in Information Exchanges | 2014 | Montclair State University |
| Rhonda Hadi | MKT | .Lauren Block | Homeostasis-Driven Responses to Consumer Sensations | 2014 | Oxford University, UK |
| Zoe Rogers | MKT | Stephen Gould | Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve: Conspicuous Compassion and the Role of Signaling | 2014 | Product Manager, Tech Style Fashion Group, San Francisco |
| Yalan Feng | R/E | Rui Yao | Dynamic Asset Allocation: A Bayesian Approach | 2014 | California State University |
2013
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
| Zeynep Aytug | MGT | Mary Kern | Multicultural Experience: A Multidimensional Perspective, Scale Development, and Validation | 2013 | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona College |
| Huajing Hu | FIN | Armen Hovakimian | Essays on Seasoned Equity Offerings | 2013 | Adelphi University |
| Jianfeng (Jeff) Hu | FIN | Liuren Wu | On the Informational Role of US Equity Options | 2013 | Singapore Management University |
| Diogo Hildebrand | MKT | Sankar Sen | To imagine is to feel: The Role of Imagination in Donation Behavior | 2013 | University of Grenoble |
| Yili Lian | R/E | Armen Hovakimian | Essays on Corporate Borrowing | 2013 | Penn State at Scranton |
| Adriana Madzharov | MKT | Lauren Block | The Cool Scent of Power: Effects of Ambient Scent on Consumer Preferences and Choice Behavior | 2013 | Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Yannan Shen | ACC | Masako Darrough | Over-Reporting of R&D by Classification Shifting within Core Earnings | 2013 | Bentley University |
| Jangwon Suh | ACC | Masako Darrough | International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Global Financing Activity Committee members | 2013 | University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth |
| Lauren Trabold | MKT | Stephen Gould | Better Together? Social Influences in Consumer Goal Pursuit | 2013 | Manhattan College |
| Junqiang Xie | FIN | Kishore Tandon | Essays on International Financial Market | 2013 | Quantitative Analyst-Equity/Global Macro, RavenPack (NYC) |
| Sha Zhao | ACC | Masako Darrough | Credit risk and off-balance-sheet contractual obligations: Disclosures under rule FR-67 | 2013 | Oakland University (MI) |
2012
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
| Wencang Zhao | MGT | Donald Vredenburgh | Moderating and Mediating Effects of Shared Leadership on the Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Team Diversity and Performance | 2012 | Montclair State University |
| Ozge Yucel Aybat | MKT | Lauren Block | Comparative Ads and their Affective Consequences: the Effect of Schadenfreude on Purchase Likelihood | 2012 | Penn State University |
| Marina Carnevale | MKT | Lauren Block | The Brand, Me, and The Other: The Influence of External Interpersonal Relationships on Consumer-Brand Relationships | 2012 | Fordham University |
| Yoshiko Demotta | MKT | Stephen Gould and Shanker Sen | Causal Controllability and Consumer Response to Charitable Appeals | 2012 | Montclair State |
| Guido Lang | IS | Marios Koufaris | Think Twice Before You Post: The Impact of Online Self-Presentation on the Self-Concept | 2012 | Quinnipiac College (CT) |
| Hakyin Lee | ACC | Carol Marquart | Measuring Managerial Optimism and Opportunism using Non-GAAP Earnings Disclosure | 2012 | Adelphi University |
| Guangzhong Li | FIN | Armen Hovakimian | Three Essays on Capital Structure | 2012 | Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China |
| Tamilla Mavlanova | IS | Raquel Benbunan-Fich | Signaling Theory and Information Asymmetry In Online Commerce From The Seller And Buyer Perspectives | 2012 | The American University in Bulgaria |
| Chrissy Mitakakis | MKT | Lauren Block | Cleansing Effects in Consumer Behavior | 2012 | Iona College |
| Scott Murray | FIN | .Turan Bali | An Analysis of Risk and Returns in the Stock Options Market | 2012 | University of Nebraska at Lincoln |
| Rania Semaan | MKT | Stephen Gould | Is Honesty the Best Policy? The Persuasive Impact of Disclosure and Body-Image Idealization in Digitally Manipulated Advertising | 2012 | American University of Sharjah (UAE) |
| Mehmet Turan | IS | Richard Holowzak | Fighting Digital Piracy: Can Secondary Markets for Digital Goods Help? | 2012 | IBM (CA) |
| Yuecheng Yu | IS | .Karl Lang | Knowledge Sharing and Global Collaboration in Online Knowledge Exchange Platforms | 2012 | Singapore Management University |
| Bo Zhang | ACC | Carol Marquardt | Does performance measure choice influence R&D expenditures?” Essay 2: “The role of performance measure choice in promoting merger activities | 2012 | Renmin University, China |
2011
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
| Leanna Lawter | OB | Richard Kopelman | Supervisor-Subordinate similarities in use of influence behaviors and supervisor ratings of subordinate performance: A multilevel model | 2011 | Sacred Heart University (CT) |
| Elizabeth Wagner | ACC | Aloke Ghosh and John Elliott | Lower Discretionary Accruals in Second Tier Clients Post-SOX: Client Quality or Auditor Quality? | 2011 | Concordia University Montreal |
| Robert Pawlewicz | ACC | Donal Byard | The Economic Consequences of Disclosure Regulation: Evidence From Regulation G | 2011 | George Mason |
| Norbert Pierre | FIN | Jay Dahya | Three Essays on Boards, Blockholders and the Media. | 2011 | Youngstown State University (OH) |
| Vijayalakshmi (Viju) Raghupathi | IS | Raquel Benbunan-Fich | A Social Capital Perspective on Synchronous Computer-Mediated Group Performance and Creativity | 2011 | CUNY Brooklyn College |
| Tziporah Stern | IS | Nanda Kumar | User Behavior on Online Social Networks: A Protection Motivation Perspective | 2011 | CUNY Kingsborough Community College |
| Ping Wang | ACC | Masako Darrough | Consequence of Voluntary Disclosure for CEOs: Evidence from Issuing Earnings Guidance in the Face of an Earnings Surprise | 2011 | Pace University |
| William Hampton-Sosa | IS | Marios Koufaris | Unauthorized File Sharing of Digital Culture Products Over P2P Networks: The Influence of Product and Interface Attributes | 2011 | CUNY Brooklyn College |
| Jaime Muro Flomenbaum | IS | Isak Taksa | The Relationship between Culture and On-Line Search Behavior | 2011 | New York Stock Exchange |
| Cary Lange | ACC | Steven Lilien | The Determinants of Goodwill Impairment Wite-offs under FASB ASC Topic 350 (formerly known as SFAS 142) in Family Firms vs. Non-Family Firms: Evidence form the S&P 500 | 2011 | SUNY Old Westbury |
2010
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
| Eleni Gousgounis | FIN | Christos Giannikos | Essays on the effect of short sale constraints | 2010 | Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Fengyun Wu | ACC | Joseph Weintrop and Steven Lustgarten | Two Essays on Conservatism, Auditor Choice and Debt Contracting | 2010 | Widener University (PA) |
2009
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
| Abraham Fried | ACC | Paquita Davis-Friday and Harry Z. Davis | The Economic Consequences of SFAS no.158 | 2009 | Seton Hall University |
| Chih-Chieh (Jason) Chiu | FIN | .Kishore Tandon | Essays on Earnings Quality and Corporate Investments | 2009 | Rider University (NJ) |
| Reina Arakji | IS | Karl Lang | Designing Social Production Models to Support Producer-Cosumer Collaboration and Innovation in Digital Social Spaces | 2009 | American University of Beirut |
| Keith Wilcox | MKT | Sankar Sen and Thomas Kramer | Pride: A License to Indulge and a Cue for Greater Self-Control | 2009 | Babson College |
| Stefano D’Addona | FIN | Christos Giannikos | On the Role of Information and Regimes in Asset Pricing | 2009 | University of Rome III, Italy |
2008
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
| Luke Kachersky | MKT | Sankar Sen | Buyer Beware of your Shadow: The Role of Motivation in Preferences for Name Letter Brands | 2008 | Fordham University |
| Ekkachai Saenyasiri | FIN | Armen Hovakimian | Essays on Analyst Behavior | 2008 | Arizona State University at Tempe |
| Yi Tang | FIN | Linda Allen and Liuren Wu | Essays on Macroeconomics Risks and Stock Returns | 2008 | Fordham University |
2007
| Name | Area | Advisor | Dissertation | Year | Placement |
| Beth (Antonuk) Vallen | MKT | Lauren G. Block | The Effect of Temporal deadlines on the Likelihood of Engaging in Anticipated and Unanticipated Goals | 2007 | Loyola College |
| Caglar Irmak | MKT | Lauren G. Block | The Placebo Effect in Marketing: Motivational Underpinnings | 2007 | University of South Carolina at Columbia |
| Faye J. Kao | MKT | Eleonora Curlo | Consumer Cosmoplitan and Acculturative Motivations: An Executive Function Aspect of Ethnic Identity | 2007 | University of Wisconsin – Eau Clair |
| Maneesh Thakkar | MKT | Stephen Gould | The Relative Importance of Sensory and Non-Sensory Attributes in Physical and Online Stores: An Evaluability Perspective | 2007 | Radford University (VA) |