Business School Faculty Continue to Publish in Top Journals
Read more about the School of Business faculty research, publications, and successes of the 2025-2026 academic year.
MARCH 2026
> Dr. Jin Fang had two papers accepted for presentation at the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) 2026 Conference in Philadelphia. The second paper is a collaboration with Dr. Jing Zhang and Professor Emeritus Will O’Brien, JD, MBA.
Hanpeng Zhang, Yijie Huang, and Jin Fang (Presenting Author), “Data-driven Rolling Optimization for Equitable Medication Allocation in Epidemics.”, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) 2026 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Apr. 2026.
Jin Fang, Yanjing Wang (Presenting Author), Joseph Sarkis, Tricia Mahoney, Scott Perry, Jing Zhang, and Will O’Brien, “Avoiding Carbon Emissions: The Unique Business Model of Twisted X.”, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) 2026 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Apr. 2026.
Drs. Hamid Ahady Dolatsara and Abdullah Asilkalkan co-authored a paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Decision Analytics. The paper is titled, “A Data-Guided Analytical Framework for Assessing the Value of Additional Variables in Heart Transplant Decision Making.”
Dr. Yue Gao had a paper titled, “Analyzing Healthcare Attrition using Machine Learning and Traditional Statistical Techniques” published in January in the international journal of management & information technology, co-authored with her collaborators.
Dr. Kyunghee Yoon had one of her working papers, “Examining the Role of Social Media Analyst Coverage in Mitigating Information Asymmetry: Evidence from Earnings Calls,” selected for the Best Paper Award at the 2026 Joint Midyear Meeting of the AIS and SET Sections of the American Accounting Association. She will also serve as an associate editor for the 5th International Conference of the Journal of Information Systems, which will be held in conjunction with the Korean Accounting Association Annual Meeting at Gangneung, South Korea.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026
> Dr. Jin Fang will serve as the track co-chair for “Decision Support Systems (DSS), Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence” at the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) 2026 Conference, which will be held in Philadelphia in April.
> Dr. Jisoo Park has been elected as a Representative-at-Large for the Behavioral Strategy Interest Group in the Strategic Management Society.
DECEMBER 2025
> Dr. David Tang was invited to join the editorial review board of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ABDC A*, FT 50).
NOVEMBER 2025
> Dr. Siti Parida had a publication titled, “Do Position Limits in Single Stock Derivatives Benefit Equity Markets?” accepted for publication at the Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal (AABFJ), an ABDC B journal.
OCTOBER 2025
> Drs. Fei Fang and Siti Parida published a paper titled “Do Active Sustainable Equity Funds Outperform Their Passive Peers?” Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic” in Journal of Risk and Financial Management, an ABDC-B ranked journal.
> Dr. Parida also had a solo-authored paper, “Early-Pandemic Repricing of Housing Attributes: Evidence from Middlesex County, Boston Suburbs,” accepted for publication in Finance Research Letters (ABDC A).
> Dr. Vasilia Vasiliou had two articles published earlier this year:
Pololi, L. H., Civian, J. T., Brimhall-Vargas, M., Vasiliou, V., Evans, A. T., Ninteau, K., Cooper, Lisa, A., Gibbs, Brian, T., Brennan, R. T. (2025). Implementation and evaluation of a group peer mentoring and leadership development program for research faculty in academic medicine. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 9(1), e63. doi: 10.1017/cts.2025.37.
Bloom-Feshbach, K. (co-first author), Vasiliou, V. (co-first author), Laird, L., Civian, J. T., Pololi, L., H. (2025). Pandemic Impact on Research Faculty in Academic Medicine: A Mixed Method Study. Women’s Health Reports. 2025 Jan 8;6(1):21-28. doi: 10.1089/whr.2024.0091.
SEPTEMBER 2025
>Dr. Atefeh Yazdanparast had a guest editorial for the special issue on “Future Trends in Consumer Behavior” published in the Journal of Consumer Behaviour. This is an A level journal according to ABDC ranking. This special issue was co-edited by Dr. Yazdanparast and Prachi Gala, Associate Professor of Marketing at Kennesaw State University.
Dr. Yazdanparast also had a paper titled “Color Saturation and Perceived Sensory Intensity: An Account of Psychological Proximity“ published in Psychology & Marketing, an A level journal according to ABDC.
Lastly, Dr. Yazdanparast co-authored a guest editorial titled, Beyond tech gimmicks: omni-digital touchpoints for products and brands,” published in the Journal of Product and Brand Management, an A level journal.
>Drs. Fei Fang and Siti Parida published a paper titled, “Mutual Fund Investor Response to Climate Activism: Evidence from the 2019 Global Climate Strike on Economic Modelling,” in the ABDC A-ranked journal, Economic Modeling.
>Drs. Fang and David Tang, along with two coauthors, published a paper in Finance Research Letters, also an ABDC A-ranked journal, titled, “Insider Risk Aversion and Trade Informativeness.”
> Dr. David Tang published a paper titled, “CEO Social Media Activity and Insider Trading” in Journal of Financial Research, an ABDC A-ranked journal.
> Dr. Ray Wang coauthored a paper titled, “Are Short Sellers the Vanguards of SEC Investigations?”, which was accepted for presentation at the 2025 Financial Management Association Meeting.
> Dr. Jin Fang was co-author on the following journal articles published during the summer break:
- The Synergy Impact of Private Vehicle Restrictions and Public Transportation Improvements on Commuters: A Case Study of Chengdu, China. Published in: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, an ABDC A*-ranked journal.
- A Data Envelopment Analysis-Based Methodology for Ranking Cities and Prioritizing Urban Criteria. Published in: Information Technology and Management, an ABDC B-ranked journal.
- Analyzing Sequential Purchasing Behavior and Prioritizing Brands in Loyalty Programs. Published in Journal of Product & Brand Management, an ABDC A-ranked journal.
> Dr. Rita Wang co-authored a paper accepted for publication at Accounting and Finance titled, “CEOs’ Political Ideology, Social Capital, and Corporate Tax Avoidance.”
> Dr. Jisoo Park had a book chapter titled, “The Double-Edged Sword of Failure Experiences: The Inverted-U Relationship Between Individuals’ Failure Experience and Learning” published by Oxford University Press. Dr. Park will also be presenting a research project titled, “Resilience in Adversity: Adverse Events and the Evolution of Physician Collaborations,” at the 2025 Strategic Management Society Annual Conference. This work has also been nominated for the Responsible Research Paper Prize.
> Dr. Will Wu presented his research at the 2025 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting this past August. His paper is titled: “Seeing through a New Lens: The Impact of Initial Critical Audit Matter Reporting on Audit Delay Across Audit Seasons.”
