Research Symposium Schedule
Friday, April 14, 2023
8:30 AM – 4:45 PM
8:30 – 8:50 AM
McCoy 126
Networking and Light Breakfast
8:55 – 9:00 AM
McCoy 126
Welcome
Dr. Alexis Stokes, Associate Dean for Faculty and Research
9 – 9:20 AM
McCoy 126
Opening Remarks
Dr. Shreek Mandayam, Chief Research Officer
9:30 – 10:50 AM
McCoy 125
Concurrent Session
Research Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Rick Wilson, Associate Professor of Marketing
Dr. Josh Daspit, Associate Professor of Management; Dr. Maggie Wan, Associate Professor of Management; Dr. Sidney Anderson, Associate Professor of Marketing; Dr. Rob Konopaske, Associate Professor of Management; Dr. Omar Lopez, Associate Professor, OWLS; and Jason Silva, Assistant Research Fellow
“Insights on Minority-Owned Business Growth: Identifying Primary Challenges and Proposing Pathways for Advancement”
Dr. Li Feng, Professor of Economics
“Know Yourself, Get on the Right Bus, and Develop a Sustainable Research Agenda”
Dr. Masoud Moradi, Assistant Professor of Marketing
“The Impact of Textual and Visual Brand Prominence on Crowdfunding Success for Aftermarket Openings”
Dr. Holly Syrdal, Assistant Professor of Marketing
“Social religion: A cross-platform examination of the impact of religious influencer message cues on engagement – The Christian context” » View Publication
9:30 – 10:50 AM
McCoy 126
Concurrent Session
Research Presentations: Translational Health
Moderator: Dr. Alex McLeod, Chair, Information Systems & Analytics
Dr. Tahir Ekin, Associate Professor of Analytics
“Fraud Analytics”
Dr. Muxin Zhai, Assistant Professor of Economics
“Future Doctors at the Present Crossroad: Nudging College Major Choices toward Health Sciences”
Dr. Emily Zhu Fainman, Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Analytics
“Delivering in the Time of Covid-19: A Population-Based Study of Childbirths in the U.S.”
Dr. Yifan Liu, Assistant Professor of Finance
“The Impact of the Opioid Crisis on Local Credit Union Performance and Risk”
9:30 – 10:50 AM
McCoy 113
Concurrent Session
Research Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Jeremy Sierra, Professor of Marketing
Dr. Garry White, Associate Professor of Information Systems
“Exploratory Study Comparing the Relationship Structure of Narcissism, Attitudes and Behavior across Social Media Platforms for Generation Z”
Dr. Emily Wang, Assistant Professor of Accounting
“CEO Connectedness and Corporate Tax Behavior”
Dr. Janet Payne, Professor of Finance, Dr. Emmanuel Alanis, Associate Professor of Finance, Dr. Vance Lesseig, Associate Professor of Finance, & Dr. Margot Quijano, Associate Professor of Finance
“Can Machine Learning Methods Predict Beta”
Dr. Iqbal Ahmed, Assistant Professor of Economics
“Measuring news shock to uncertainty and its impact on macroeconomic activities”
11 – 12 PM
McCoy 126
Panel Discussion: Packaging a Successful Grant Proposal
Moderator: Nina Rhoton, McCoy College Research Coordinator
Panelists:
Dr. Li Feng, Professor of Economics
Jessica Schneider, Director, Resilience Research Projects, THRC
Alex Smith, Senior Proposal Coordinator, ORSP
12 – 1:15 PM
Minifie Atrium
McCoy 434
Research Networking Lunch & Poster Session
1:30 – 2 PM
McCoy 126
2022 Robert Olney Early Career Research Award Keynote
Dr. Ren Zhang, Assistant Professor of Economics
"Twisting Theories to Suit Facts: Revisiting the Effects of Technology Shocks” » View Publication
2 – 2:30 PM
McCoy 126
2022 Gary V. Woods Research Award Keynote
Dr. Vishag Badrinarayan, Professor of Marketing
“Reflections on Developing Programmatic Research: Best Practices, Lessons, and Aspirations”
2:30 – 4 PM
McCoy 126
Concurrent Session
Research Presentations: Sustainability & Social Responsibility
Moderator: Dr. Stephanie Solansky, Associate Professor of Management
Dr. Joni Charles, Associate Professor of Economics
“Social Engagement in Groundwater Governance”
Dr. Elissa Marek, Assistant Professor of Business Law
“Thinking Outside the Box: Incentivizing Sustainable Reclamations of Carceral Space”
Dr. Jeff Todd, Associate Professor of Business Law
“Economics, Environmental Justice, and Energy Transition Laws”
Dr. Stephanie Solansky, Associate Professor of Management
“Responsible Leadership: Past, Present, and Future of Leading Beyond the Bottom Line”
2:30 – 4 PM
McCoy 125
Concurrent Session
Research Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Brian Miller, Professor of Management
Dr. Aditya Gupta, Assistant Professor of Marketing
"Choice of Flexi-workspace Design and Salesperson Performance”
Dr. Steven Rayburn, Associate Professor of Marketing & Dr. Sid Anderson, Associate Professor of Marketing
"To Do is to Be: Workplace Design to Support Employee Prosocial Motivation at the Organizational Frontline”
Dr. Indu Ramachandran, Associate Professor of Management
“The role of the Top Management Team in enabling psychological contract during periods of uncertainty and strategic renewal”
Dr. Binod Guragai, Assistant Professor of Accounting
“Merely Bookkeepers? Chief Accounting Officers and Firm-Level Performance”