2017 Ph.D. Graduates
BRANDON GUSTAFSON
MARKETING
B.S. Oakland University
M.S. Oakland University
Dissertation: Online Affiliate Engagement Strategies and Customer Relationship Outcomes
Major advisor: Jean Johnson
Placement: Oakland University
LEILA EMILY HICKMAN
ACCOUNTING
B.S. University of Idaho
Dissertation: An Investigation of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting and Assurance
Major advisor: Jane Cote
Placement: University of New Mexico
BENYAWARATH NITHITHANATCHINNAPAT
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
B.S. Mahidol University
M.S. University of Akron
Dissertation: Socio-Economic Development and Information Technology: A Country Level Analysis
Major advisor: K. D. Joshi
Placement: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
PYAYT OO
MANAGEMENT
B.A. London Metropolitan University
Dissertation: Are User Entrepreneurs and Hybrid Entrepreneurs Different from Traditional Entrepreneurs?
Major advisor: Arvin Sahaym
Placement: Central Michigan University
SANGYONG HAN
FINANCE
B.S. Korea University Business School MBA Illinois State University
Dissertation: Managerial Behavior on Risk Taking and Reserve Management for Insurance Companies
Major advisor: Gene C. Lai
Placement: East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
HE WANG
FINANCE
B.S. Sun Yat-Sen University MBA Tsinghua University
Dissertation: Dissecting the Relation between Insider and Institutional Trading
Major advisor: George Jiang
Placement: Southern University of Science and Technology in China
TJ WEBER
MARKETING
B.S. Marketing, Northern Michigan University
MBA Marquette University
Dissertation: Politicized Purchasing: The Role of Political Orientation in Consumer Behavior
Major advisor: Jeff Joireman
Placement: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
NARA JEONG
MANAGEMENT
B.S. Korea University
M.S. Korea University
Dissertation: Essays on Corporate Social Responsibility
Major advisor: John Cullen
Placement: San Francisco State University
HYOUNAE MIN
HOSPITALITY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
B.S. Kangwon National University
M.S. Virginia Tech
Dissertation: Service Failure as Perceived Discrimination: Voice, Emotion, and Power
Major advisor: Jenny Kim
Placement: California Polytechnic State University, Pomona