New PhDs Join Smith for Fall 2013

Name:

Bradford Baker

Program:

Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management

Hometown:

Grandview, Washington

Past Schools & Degrees:

University of Washington – Bachelor of Arts in Comparative History of Ideas

Research Interests:

Dark side studies/behavioral ethics

Other Interests:

Boxing, cigars, and classic American muscle cars.

Name:

Yi Cao

Program:

Accounting and Information Assurance

Hometown:

Shandong, China

Past Schools & Degrees:

Shanghai University of Finance & Economics – Bachelors of Art in Project Management (Investment)
George Washington University – Masters of Science in Finance

Research Interests:

Corporate governance and financial markets

Other Interests:

Antique collection and video games

Name:

Stefano Collina

Program:

Finance

Hometown:

Sala Bolognese, Italy

Past Schools & Degrees:

University of Bocconi – Bachelors of Economics and Finance
University of Bocconi – Masters of Science in Finance

Research Interests:

Asset pricing, risk management and financial regulation

Other Interests:

European politics, cooking and video games.

Name:

In Hye Kang

Program:

Marketing (Consumer Behavior)

Hometown:

Incheon, South Korea

Past Schools & Degrees:

Seoul National University – Bachelors of Arts in Consumer and Child Studies
New York University – Master of Arts in Psychology

Research Interests:

Consumer Behavior: effect of goals on decision making and perception of prices.

Other Interests:

Rock band concerts

Name:

Heedong Kim

Program:

Accounting and Information Assurance

Hometown:

Seoul, South Korea

Past Schools & Degrees:

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology – Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering
Seoul National University - Masters of Science in Accounting

Research Interests:

Accounting/Capital market research/corporate governance

Other Interests:

Traveling and swimming

Name:

Matthew Innes

Program:

Supply Chain Management

Hometown:

Lilliput, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom

Past Schools & Degrees:

University of Oxford – Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature
Oxford University, Exeter College – Masters of Art
City University, Inns of Court School of Law
Tulane Law School – Masters of Law with Distinction
Portland State University – Masters of Business Administration

Research Interests:

Efficiency, resilience, agility and trauma; maritime transport, influence of laws, partnerships and information-sharing

Other Interests:

Not driving, overland/sea travel, cricket, home-brewing, plants

Name:

Che-Wei Liu

Program:

Information Systems

Hometown:

Changhua County, Taiwan ROC

Past Schools & Degrees:

National Sun Yat-Sen University – Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Management
National Tsing Hua University – Master of Business Administration

Research Interests:

Social media diffusion

Other Interests:

Reading, cooking and jogging

Name:

Anubhuti Mishra

Program:

Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management

Hometown:

Ahmedabad, India

Past Schools & Degrees:

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology – Bachelors of Technology in Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests:

Team processes and social networks

Other Interests:

Reading, running, and listening to music

Name:

Alan M. Pritchard

Program:

Supply Chain Management

Hometown:

Yorktown, Virginia

Past Schools & Degrees:

Old Dominion – Bachelors of Science in Economics & Finance
Old Dominion – Masters of Art in Economics

Research Interests:

Inventory management/supply chain network design

Other Interests:

Sports, video games, and traveling

Name:

Kate Bryan Sedano

Program:

Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management

Hometown:

Salinas, California

Past Schools & Degrees:

Duke University – Bachelors of Art in Sociology
Arizona State University - Masters of Science in Psychology

Research Interests:

Predictors and outcomes of engagement and embeddedness including affect, motivation, stress and OCB performance

Other Interests:

Cooking, traveling, reading and swimming

Name:

Yuan Shi

Program:

Strategic Management

Hometown:

Huai’an, Jiangsu, China

Past Schools & Degrees:

Fudan University – Bachelor of Management in Management Science
National University of Singapore – Masters of Science in Business

Research Interests:

Technological innovation/entrepreneurship

Other Interests:

Music, travel and food

Name:

Aishwarya Deep Shukla

Program:

Information Systems

Hometown:

Lucknow, India

Past Schools & Degrees:

Visveswaraiah Technology University – Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science
National Institute of Industrial Engineering - Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management

Research Interests:

Health IT and computer networks

Other Interests:

Traveling, reading, and photography

Name:

Kalinda Ukanwa Zeiger

Program:

Marketing (Quantitative)

Hometown:

Philadelphia, PA

Past Schools & Degrees:

Stanford University – Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering
Stanford University – Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering
Stanford University – Masters of Business Administration

Research Interests:

Empirical modeling, forecasting and pricing

Other Interests:

Movies, entertainment and theme parks

Name:

Aswani Valiveti

Program:

Strategic Management

Hometown:

Hyderabad, India

Past Schools & Degrees:

Osmania University – Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
University of Hyderabad – Master of Science in Biochemistry
University of Maryland – Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular & Cell Biology
University of Maryland – Masters of Business Administration

Research Interests:

Entrepreneurship, Nascent Industries, Industry Evolution

Other Interests:

Music, adventure sport, and slow pitch softball

Name:

Jared Watson

Program:

Marketing (Consumer Behavior)

Hometown:

Seattle, Washington

Past Schools & Degrees:

University of Washington – Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Research Interests:

Social identity theory, influence, grief, nostalgia, etc

Other Interests:

Cooking, baking, tennis, basketball, softball, comedy/music

Name:

Yue Wu

Program:

Finance

Hometown:

Jinzhou, China

Past Schools & Degrees:

Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance
University of Maryland – Master of Science in Finance

Research Interests:

Empirical corporate finance, corporate governance, disclosure

Other Interests:

Traveling and ping-pong

Name:

Soyeon Yoon

Program:

Operations Management/Management Science

Hometown:

Seoul, South Korea

Past Schools & Degrees:

Seoul National University – Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Seoul National University – Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering

Research Interests:

Product lifecycle and technology innovation

Other Interests:

TV dramas, movies, and traveling

Name:

Wenchang Zhang

Program:

Operations Management/Management Science

Hometown:

Yinchuan, China

Past Schools & Degrees:

Tsinghua University – Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and Physics
University of California, Berkeley – Masters of Art in Statistics

Research Interests:

Data mining and operations management

Other Interests:

Working out and traveling.