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Dividend - Fall 2022 Graduate Education

2022 PhD Graduates

Kamal Ahmmad

Marketing
BBA, University of Dhaka
MBA, North Carolina A&T State University
Dissertation:
Consumer Resistance to Transformative Consumption Behavior
Major advisor:
Elizabeth Howlett
Placement:
Utah Valley University

Liancheng Fu

Accounting
BS, University of Utah
MAcc, University of Utah
MSBA, Washington State University
Dissertation:
Jurors’ Liability Assignment under Group Audit Failures
Major advisor:
Bernard Wong-On-Wing
Placement:
California State University, Stanislaus

Nasir Haghighi

Marketing
BS, Sharif University of Technology
MBA, Sharif University of Technology
Dissertation:
What Helps and What Hurts: Modeling the Product Performance Metric Consequences of Review Helpful Votes in Online Platforms
Major advisor:
Elizabeth Howlett
Placement:
University of Washington, Tacoma

Mycah Harrold

Marketing
BS, Western Oregon University
MS, Washington State University
Dissertation:
Pink Tasks: Why Feminist Women Value Gendered Products More Than Non-Feminist Women
Major advisor:
Andrew Perkins
Placement:
Regis University

Yafang Li

Management Information System
BS, Beijing Foreign Studies University
MS, Beijing Foreign Studies University
Dissertation:
Commit to Be Fit: Antecedents and Consequences of Goal-Directed Health and Fitness Technology Use
Major advisor:
Michelle Carter & Robert Crossler
Placement:
University of Memphis

Tengiat (Lawrence) Loi

Management
BA, Washington State University
MBA, University of Macao
Dissertation:
Mixed Blessings in Organizational Behavior
Major advisor:
Kristine Kuhn
Placement:
University of Minnesota Duluth

Jessica Murray

Hospitality Business Management
BA (2), Washington State University
MS, Washington State University
Dissertation:
An Examination of Local Food and Agritourism: Connections, Perceptions, Drivers, and the Impact of COVID-19
Major advisor:
Robert Harrington
Placement:
Washington State University (Postdoctoral Position)

Eunjeong Shin

Management
BS, Washington State University
Dissertation:
Understanding Stigma in the Workplace: Managers’ Perceptions of Various Stigmatized Groups and Their Willingness to Hire Them
Major advisor:
Jerry Goodstein
Placement:
Washington State University (Visiting Professor)

Carlos Torres

Management Information Systems
BS, Universidad Industrial de Santander
MBA, Universidad de Los Andes
MIB, Florida International University
Dissertation:
Values and Legitimacy: Moving Beyond Fear in Information Security Policy Compliance
Major advisor:
Robert Crossler & Richard Johnson
Placement:
Baylor University

Ao Wang

Finance
BA, Sichuan International Studies University
MS, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Dissertation:
Two Essays on Mutual Fund Managerial Skills and Performance
Major advisor:
George Jiang
Placement:
Washington State University Vancouver

Han Yan

Accounting
BS, Qiqihar University
MA, Liaoning Normal University
MA, Emporia State University
MBA, Emporia State University
MSBA, Washington State University
Dissertation:
Internal Audit Quality and Risk Management
Major advisor:
Beau Barnes
Placement:
Fairfield University