Areas of Specialization

Research that interests you!

The Smith PhD Program is known for the highest quality research, led by our internationally acclaimed faculty. The program is intellectually stimulating, uniquely collaborative, and research-intensive. The Smith PhD Program offers nine areas of specialization across six academic departments. To learn more about the research and how our expertise can align with your research interests, explore the areas of specializations we offer:

• Accounting & Information Assurance
• Finance
• Information Systems
• Managerial Economics
• Marketing
• Operations Management/Management Science
• Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management
• Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship
• Supply Chain Management

Mentor Statement

The Smith PhD Program values advising and mentorship as the hallmark of our program and the fostering of our academic community. As our program encourages thought leadership, we value exemplary model mentorship and developing lifelong mentors/mentees relationships. Read more about our Statement on Advising and Mentoring!