FCBE Research - FCBE - The University of Memphis

Crews School of Accountancy

FACULTY MEMBER	AREA OF EXPERTISE
Hannah Smith Antinozzi Assistant Professor	Corporate & Individual Taxes Interaction of Tax & Technology AI & Virtual Currency Tax Compliance Enhancements
Nick Delener Interim Director & Professor	Strategic Planning Marketing Strategy Business Ethics Cross-Cultural Behavior Multinational Trading Blocs
Kenneth Lambert Professor	Corporate Financial Statements Stockholder Reports
Larry Moore Professor	Political Analytics Memphis History/Black History International Aviation
Jeff Nevels Assoc. Professor of Teaching	Managerial Accounting Intermediate Accounting
Kate Sorenson Assistant Professor	Financial Statement Auditing Internal Controls Audit Team Dynamics Emerging Audit Technologies Risk Assessment & Management
Zabi Rezaee Professor	Litigation Fraud Investigation

Economics

FACULTY MEMBER	AREA OF EXPERTISE
Carmen Astorne Associate Professor	Game Theoretic Modeling Behavioral Economics Consumer Bounded Rationality & Firm Pricing Relationship Between Gender & College Major Persistence & Switching Gender Differences in Non-cognitive Skills & Self-employment Altruism & Identity Expatriates/Allocation of Knowledge in Multinational Corporations
Andrew Hussey Associate Professor	Economic Impacts of Advanced of Higher Education Predictors & Success of Entrepreneurship Gender Disparities in the Labor Force Academia Obesity & Health Behaviors Determinants/Trends in Income Inequality
David Kemme Professor	Econometric Modeling Forecasting & Applications of Data Science Machine Learning Modeling Financial Market Microstructure Price Discovery in Financial Crisis Monetary Policy & Inflation Forecast Targeting in Emerging Economies International Tax Evasion & International Factor Movements Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds in International Financial Flows Intercollegiate Athletics (Misconduct on University Giving)
Joaquin Lopez Associate Professor	Macroeconomic Development Effects of Economic & Political Institutions Effects of Civil Rights Legislation on Inequality Labor Market Outcomes of Minorities
Jake Organ Asst. Professor of Teaching	Effects of Changing Weather Patterns on Demographic Outcomes in Semi-arid areas of Africa/Middle East Economic History of European Colonial Systems
Grace Phillips Assistant Professor	Economics of Crime Public & Labor Economics State policies & Mass Incarceration Social Welfare Implications of Tobacco Regulation
Joonhyung Lee Associate Professor	International Trade & Policies Multinational Corporations
>William Smith Professor	Stochastic Growth Theory Aggregate Consumption & Asset-pricing Models Choice Under Uncertainty
Jamin Speer Associate Professor	Labor Economics Economics of Education Development Economics Human Capital Investments & Market Returns Optimal Skillset Taught in Job Training Discrimination Firms' Use of Networks in Hiring Student College Decision Making (Gender Gaps)
>Han Yu Assistant Professor	Economics of Education Health Economics Subjective Well-being Economics of Culture Policies Impacting Students’ Cognitive/Non-cognitive Outcomes Medicaid Expansions Non-standard Determinants of Subjective Wellbeing

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

FACULTY MEMBER	AREA OF EXPERTISE
Jeff Black Assistant Professor	Market Microstructure Fixed Income Microstructure Liquidity & Market Efficiency Network Analysis Financial Econometrics Financial Planning & Literacy
Al Carrion Assistant Professor	Market Microstructure Risk Management & Hedging Public Pensions Derivatives Data Science Python Machine Learning
Jan Hanousek Jr. Assistant Professor	Information Asymmetry Behavioral Finance Insider Trading Retail Investors Business Groups
Pankaj Jain Professor	Financial Market Design & Regulation Market Microstructure High Frequency Trading Short Selling Institutional Investments Trading Frictions
Sepehr Roudini Professor	Government Federal Agencies & Corporate Finance Political Partisanship & Financial Markets Pharmaceutical Regulation & Firm Performance Patent Litigation & Financial Performance
Konstantin Sokolov Associate Professor	Alternative Data FinTech Market Microstructure
Tzveta Vateva Asst. Professor of Teaching	Alternative Investments Credit Risk Financial Literacy Online Teaching Innovations
Velma Zahirovic-Herbert Professor	Residential Real Estate Development Real Estate Finance Behavioral Biases in Real Estate Housing Economics & Policy

Management

FACULTY MEMBER	AREA OF EXPERTISE
Wendy Bedwell-Torres Asst. Professor of Teaching	Talent Management Training & Development Leadership Development Performance Measurement & Improvement
Frances Fabian Associate Professor	International Trade & Events Emerging Markets
Kirsten Jones Associate Professor	Diversity & Inclusion Workplace Discrimination Employee Well-being (Women) Stigmatized Identities at Work Women's Health at Work (Women)
Jessica Kirk Assistant Professor	Obstacles/Pathways to Success for Diverse Individuals in Business Contexts (Women) Sexual Harassment & Biased Performance Evaluations (Women)
Kurt Kraiger Chair & Professor	Organizational Training & Development Employee Mentoring Career Readiness & Development Learning Organizations
Steven Lanivich Associate Professor	Entrepreneurial Mindset & Cognition's Entrepreneurs’ Perceptions of Resources Opportunity Recognition & Fit
Alex Lindsey Assistant Professor	Diversity Training Effectiveness Impression & Identity Management Strategies Demographic Representativeness in Management Employee Well-being
Kelly Mollica Assoc. Professor of Teaching	Competitive Strategy in For-profit & Nonprofit Organizations Human Resource Management Organizational Stakeholders Organizational Culture Managing Organizational Change
Caitlin Porter Associate Professor	Human Resource Management Social Networks Professional Networking Employee Turnover & Withdrawal Job Search Career Management & Success
Olivia Raine Asst. Professor of Teaching	Career Readiness Human Resources Management Verbal/Nonverbal Business Communication Compensation Networking Employee Motivation
James Vardaman Professor	Employee Retention Reactions to Change in Entrepreneurial Ventures
Ji Hae You Associate Professor	Corporate Governance Board Composition Affecting Leadership Changes Predictions/Outcomes of Board Diversity

Management Information Systems

FACULTY MEMBER	AREA OF EXPERTISE
Ankur Arora Assistant Professor	Ethics in Information Technology Business Value of AI Societal Implications of Fake News Use of AI in Software Testing
Polina Durvena Assistant Professor	Consumer Health Informatics Human-Computer Interaction AI in Healthcare Healthcare IT Management
Euntae (Ted) Lee Associate Professor	Knowledge Engineering & Management Database Systems Management Infosec & Digital Resource Clusters Software Development & Testing Strategic Use of Organizational Information Systems
Yafang Li Assistant Professor	Expertise in Consumer Health Information Technology User Engagement with Chatbots Fitness Trackers Online Healthcare Communities Metaverse Value Creation in Virtual Environments AI-Human Interactions & Digital Identities AI Impact on User Behavior & Identity Digital Supply Chain Management Digital Technology Optimization & Streamlining
Huigang Liang Professor	AI Implementation & Human-AI Interaction Cybersecurity Issues AI for Improving Health AI for Supply Chain Demand Forecasting
Sandra Richardson Professor	Ethics in Information Technology Information Technology in Health Care & Strategy Project Management Leadership
Sandy Schaeffer Asst. Professor of Teaching	Software Engineering Project Management Hard-skills Development for Non-technical Workers
Scott Vann Asst. Professor of Teaching	Innovative Application of Gamification Principles in Educational Settings Corporate Training Environments
Srikar Velichety Assistant Professor	Generative AI Impact on Internet Recommender Systems Sharing Economy Platforms Online Communities Crowdsourcing

Marketing

FACULTY MEMBER	AREA OF EXPERTISE
Greg Boller Associate Professor	Arts Integration Training for Leadership in Business Creativity and Ideation for Innovation Creative Marketing Communications & Strategy Emotional Intelligence Transformational Leadership
John Cicala Asst. Professor of Teaching	Sales Negotiations Retailing
Tracy Cosenza Assoc. Professor of Teaching	Digital Social Media Marketing Digital Social Media Networks Online Search Behavior
Rajiv Grover Professor	Market Strategy & Research Cross-functional Management Knowledge Judgment & Quality
Ganga Urumutta Hewage Assistant Professor	Consumer Decision Making Experiential & Material Purchases Visual Perception & Political Ideology Motions in Service Interactions Service Relationships Failures & Recovery Transformative Consumer & Service Frontline Employees
Susana (Susy) Jaramillo Assistant Professor	Emotions in Service Interactions Service Relationships Failures & Recovery Transformative Consumer & Service Frontline Employee Research
Subhash Jha Associate Professor	Behavioral Pricing Linguistics Cue & Role of Touch Neuroscience Experimental Design & Analysis
Dale Kehr Assoc. Professor of Teaching	Business-to-Business Selling Negotiations Consumer Decision Process
Alex Pratt Assistant Professor	Customer Experience Management Digital Marketing & Technology Financial Decision Making
Jeff Thieme Associate Professor	Sustainable Business

Supply Chain Management

FACULTY MEMBER	AREA OF EXPERTISE
Mehdi Amini George Johnson Professor	Supply Chain/Operations Management & Analytics Operations/Management Science Statistical Science Process Engineering & Re-Engineering
Michael Cervetti Assoc. Professor of Teaching	Quantitative Business Tools
Punya Chatterjee Assistant Professor	Product Returns & Retail Operations Sustainable Fashion OM-Marketing Interface
David Gagnon Asst. Professor of Teaching	Supply Chain/Operations Management Process Improvement Quality Leadership Development Process Engineering
Ernie Nichols Associate Professor	Process Improvement Supply Management Supply Chain Management
Rahul Pandey Assistant Professor	Buyer-Supplier Relationships Supply Chain Disruptions Behavioral Operations
Gensheng Liu Associate Professor	Mass Customization Operations Strategy Supply Chain Management