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We would like to acknowledge the following students who successfully defended their thesis proposals or their thesis in the end of the summer and the fall of 2016. Thesis Defences Name Field Title Supervisor Mike Dohan Information Systems The Importance of Healthcare Informatics Competencies (HICs) for Service Innovation in Paramedicine: A Mixed-Methods Investigation Joseph Tan … Continue reading Congratulations! Recent Thesis Proposal and Dissertation Defences

Come out and support PhD student Hesam Shahriari as he defends his Thesis titled “Three Essays in Industrial Organization, Law and Finance”.  Hesam will be defending his thesis on Friday, August 12th, at 10:00 a.m., in GH 212/B.  Hesam is a PhD student in the Finance field.  His supervisor is Trevor Chamberlain, and his supervisory committee consists of Ron Balvers and Jiaping Qiu.

Come out and support PhD student Adam Stivers as he defends his Thesis titled “Three Essays on Predicting the Equity Premium and Asset Returns”.  Adam will be defending his thesis on Wednesday, August 17th, at 2:00 p.m., in GH 212/B.  Adam is a PhD student in the Finance field.  His supervisor is Ron Balvers and his supervisory committee consists of Rosemary Luo and Richard … Continue reading Adam Stivers Defends Thesis

Come out and support PhD student Jia Liu as he defends his Thesis proposal: “Advancing Financial Market Volatility Measurement and Forecasting.”  His proposal defence will take place on Wednesday, August 10th at 10:00 a.m. in DSB505. Jia is currently a PhD student in the Finance field.  He is supervised by John Maheu and the members of his supervisory committee include Ron Balvers and Peter Miu.

Come out and support PhD student Megan Murphy as she defends her Thesis proposal: “Mentor Effectiveness in Formal Mentoring Programs: Facilitating Psychological Contract Development and Maintenance.”  Her proposal defence will take place on Wednesday, August 3rd at 1:00 p.m. in DSB505. Megan is currently a PhD student in the MOBHR field.  She is supervised by Catherine Connelly, and the members of her supervisory committee include Aaron … Continue reading Megan Murphy Defends Thesis Proposal

We are happy to announce that PhD student Muhammad Kabir has successfully defended his thesis proposal titled “Three Essays on Financial Reporting”.  Please join us in congratulating Muhammad for reaching this important milestone. Muhammad is a PhD student in the Accounting field.  Thanks go to his supervisor Khalid Nainar, and his supervisory committee members, Emad Mohammed and Jiaping Qiu.

Come out and support PhD student Muhammad Kabir as he defends his Thesis proposal: “Three Essays on Financial Reporting.”  His proposal defence will take place on Thursday, July 21st at 9:30 a.m. in DSB505. Muhammad is currently a PhD student in the Accounting field.  He is supervised by Khalid Nainar, and the members of his supervisory committee include Emad Mohammed and Jiaping Qiu.

We are pleased to formally acknowledge Anna Sadovnikova‘s successful defence of her dissertation titled “Fruits from the Tree of Sustainability –  Value Creation in Green Strategic Partnerships”.  Anna was supervised by Ashish Pujari and the two other members of her supervisory committee were Ken Deal and Manish Kacker. Anna is our first graduate from the Marketing … Continue reading Anna Sadovnikova Successfully Defended Dissertation

Come out and support PhD student MirHossein Tabatabaeilotfi as he defends his Thesis titled “Poverty, Stress, and Happiness: Examining the Moderating Role of Psychological Capital on the Relation between Poverty and Happiness among Farmers and Fish Farmers in Ghana”.  MirHossein will be defending his thesis on Monday, July 18th, at 11:00 a.m., in GH 212/B.  MirHossein is a PhD student in the MOBHR … Continue reading MirHossein Tabatabaeilotfi Defends Thesis

Come out and support Marketing PhD student Anna Sadovnikova as she defends her Thesis titled “Fruits from the Tree of Sustainability.  Value Creation in Green Strategic Partnerships”.  Anna will be defending her thesis on Wednesday, July 6th, at 10:00 a.m., in DSB 510.  Her supervisor is Devashish Pujari, and her supervisory committee consists of Ken Deal and Manish Kacker.  Anna is … Continue reading Anna Sadovnikova Defends Thesis