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Catherine Kendall

Lecturer

Doctor of Education (EdD) in Education Policy, Drexel University, 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Management Information Systems, University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management, 1999
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Agricultural and Managerial Economics, University of California, Davis, 1993

Research Expertise
Macroeconomic history and trends, Domestic violence and marginalized populations, Intersectionality, Socio-ecological framework

Areas of Expertise
Economics, Management & Organizations, Technology Management

Catherine Kendall has worked in the information

Eric Liederman

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Eric Liederman

Lecturer

M.D., Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, 1989
M.P.H, Health Policy and Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1996
B.A., Classical Archaeology, Dartmouth College, 1984

Research Expertise
Health Economics, Clinical Informatics, Medical Operations, Privacy and Security, Patient messaging

Areas of Expertise
Business Analytics, Management & Organizations, Technology Management

Dr. Eric Liederman serves as CEO of CyberSolutionsMD, LLC, a digital health, privacy, security and IT resilience consultancy. He previously served as director of medical informatics and national

Sabid Rahman

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Sabid Rahman

Lecturer

PhD in Computer Science, University of California Davis, 2020
MS in Computer Science, University of Texas San Antonio, 2014

Research Expertise
AI for Business, Business Analytics, AI Policy and Governance, AI Ethics

Sabid Rahman is an award-winning computer scientist, technology leader, and pioneer in business automation using artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI. A former professor of computer science and software engineer, Rahman has more than 13 years of experience delivering production-grade, large-scale AI, machine learning, and software solutions. His work has focused on

Naga Lakshmi Damaraju

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Naga Lakshmi Damaraju

Lecturer

Ph.D. in business administration, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, 2008

Research Expertise
Investment and divestment strategies, corporate governance, entrepreneurship, cultural influences on strategy and entrepreneurship

Area of Expertise
Management & Organizations

Naga Lakshmi Damaraju teaches competitive strategy and corporate strategy courses focusing on the sustainability of competitive advantage of firms in single and multiple lines of businesses. She served as a resource faculty for Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women Entrepreneurs program in India and was involved in

Ed Arnheiter

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Ed Arnheiter

Lecturer

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1997
M.S., Engineering Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1994
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Union College (NY), 1983

Research Expertise
Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Quality Control, Continuous Improvement

Areas of Expertise
Business Analytics, Operations Management, Statistics

Ed Arnheiter possesses a unique combination of industrial, consulting, and higher education experience spanning a 30-year period. He is currently a lecturer with the GSM, teaching Data Analysis for Managers and

UC Davis Professor Named to New CSBS Scholars Program

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UC Davis Professor Named to New CSBS Scholars Program

Professor Robert Marquez: Leading expert in banking and corporate finance

Source: CSBS: Conference of State Bank Supervisors

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) named Professor Marquez among five scholars to advance research on critical issues related to the nation's dual-banking system, community banking, financial services innovation and economic growth.

Helen Shuxuan Zeng

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Helen Shuxuan Zeng

Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
M.A., Columbia University
B.Sc., the University of Hong Kong

Research Expertise
Digital Economics, Technology and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Economics, Technology Management

Helen Zeng's research lies at the intersection of digital economics, technology, and policy. Her research vision is to bridge technology and policy by engaging firms, institutions, and regulators in understanding how to create and deliver “virtuous" digital products for business and society. Her work aims to explore the role of stakeholder accountability in the context of new

Sebastian Calonico

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Sebastian Calonico

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. in Economics, University of Michigan, 2014
M.A. in Statistics, University of Michigan, 2012

Research Expertise
Program Evaluation, Causal Inference Methodology, Robust statistical inference, Nonparametric Methods, Data Science

Sebastian Calonico is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Management at UC Davis. His research combines econometrics and data science to develop and apply novel statistical methods aimed at addressing key issues in public and health policy and business analytics, with a particular interest in program evaluation and causal inference methodology.

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Bita Hajihashemi

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Bita Hajihashemi

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. in Quantitative Marketing, Foster School of Business, University of Washington, 2023
B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2016

Research Expertise
Personalized and Targeted Marketing, CRM, Complaint Management, Loyalty Programs

Bita Hajihashemi's research interests span two major domains:

The applications and impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) in marketing, particularly personalization and targeted marketing.
Customer relationship management, relationship marketing, complaint management, and effective loyalty program and retention strategies.

She

Kayla S. Stajkovic

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Kayla S. Stajkovic

Lecturer

Ph.D., Organizational Behavior, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2018

Research Expertise: gender, race, leadership effectiveness, goals, self-efficacy, confidence, work motivation

Kayla S. Stajkovic is a lecturer at the University of California, Davis, which she joined in 2022. She was formerly a visiting professor at UC Davis and an assistant professor at Edgewood College, where she significantly contributed to business, communication, and accounting programs. She is a contributing board member at the Journal of Applied Psychology.

Stajkovic studies diversity and leadership effectiveness

Yuan Yuan

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Yuan Yuan

Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Social & Engineering Systems, MIT
Bachelor, Computer Science & Economics, Tsinghua University

Research Expertise: Computational Social Science, Causal Inference, Social Networks

Yuan Yuan is a computational social scientist and an assistant professor in business analysis at UC Davis Graduate School of Management. Specializing in social networks, Yuan expertly harnesses big data and advanced computational methodologies, such as machine learning and causal inference, to scrutinize behavior and dynamics within social and organizational networks. His expertise extends to experimentation

Steven Gill

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Steven Gill

Visiting Professor

Ph.D., University of Massachusetts 2008
M.S., Taxation Northeastern University 1996
B.S., Accounting University of Florida 1989

Research Expertise
Individual taxation and tax compliance

Steven Gill’s research includes how taxation effects investors decisions and methods by which to collect difficult to enforce taxes from individual taxpayers. He has distributed case materials developed in conjunction with a “Big-4” accounting firm associated with the use of technology in the accounting for income tax process and has deployed those materials and software to students in his courses at SDSU. He

IIM Bangalore Honors Professor Hemant Bhargava with Distinguished Alumni Award

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IIM Bangalore Honors Professor Hemant Bhargava with Distinguished Alumni Award

Distinguished Professor Bhargava to receive alma mater's coveted award

Source: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

A 1996 alumnus of IIM Bangalore, Bhargava is an academic leader in decision analytics and economics of platform-driven markets. He co-founded the UC Davis MSBA program and served as associate dean at the Graduate School of Management.

Matthew Zaragoza-Watkins

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Matthew Zaragoza-Watkins

Adjunct Professor

Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 2014
B.S., Cornell University, 2009

Research Expertise
Industrial organization, environmental economics, applied econometrics

Areas of Expertise
Business Analytics, Economics, Statistics

Matthew Zaragoza-Watkins studies industrial organization, focusing on the design and performance of energy and environmental markets. Zaragoza-Watkins previously served on faculty at Vanderbilt University and in senior policy roles at the Environmental Defense Fund and the California Air Resources Board. He has advised policymakers in China, India, and the United States on the

10 Elected as AAAS Fellows

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10 Elected as AAAS Fellows

Recognizing Brad M. Barber, Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Source: UC Davis News

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Brad M. Barber is one of 10 faculty from UC Davis named among the 502 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Grace Mubako

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Grace Mubako

Visiting Professor

Ph.D., Business Administration - Accounting, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2012

Research Expertise
Audit judgment, Internal audit

Grace Mubako has 15 years of teaching experience in the area of accounting and auditing. Her research focuses on audit judgment and decision making, professional skepticism, as well as internal auditing and corporate governance issues. She also volunteers in several roles with the Institute of internal auditors where she advocates for internal audit awareness and education among students.

Josue Martinez

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Josue Martinez

Director of Analytics Projects, Master of Science in Business Analytics

Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

With extensive experience in marketing science and a deep expertise in both strategy and analytical methods, Josue stands out as a seasoned Marketing Science Executive. Holding a pivotal role at Wells Fargo as SVP and Head of Marketing Measurement from December 2016 to June 2023, Josue led performance measurement for the bank’s centralized marketing organization.

Prior to Wells Fargo, Josue served as EVP of Global Analytics at Universal McCann - Interpublic Group, where he spearheaded the reconfiguration and integration of analytics for global clients

Olga Clasper

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Olga Clasper

Lecturer

Master of Business Administration (MBA), UC Davis Graduate School of Management

Olga Clasper has a Bachelor's in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, a Master's in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, and an MBA from the University of California, Davis. She has worked at Intel in Folsom as a Software Engineer and Technical Program Manager since 2014.

Xinlei Li

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Xinlei Li

Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Columbia University
M.Phil., Columbia University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Tsinghua University

Research Expertise
Corporate disclosure, Accounting information, Debt contracting

Assistant Professor Xinlei Li’s research focuses on the relationship between corporate disclosure, accounting information and debt contracting. For example, her work examines how personal lending relationships between lenders and managers are affected by borrowing firms’ information and accounting environments. Furthermore, Li’s research reveals the significance and uniqueness of individual-pair

Stephanie Sessions Perkins

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Stephanie Sessions Perkins

Lecturer

J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Research Expertise
Business ethics, behavioral ethics, professional ethics, business communication, leadership best practices

Stephanie Sessions Perkins is a distinguished attorney with a career spanning over three decades, specializing in representing CPA firms and businesses. As a seasoned senior attorney and general counsel of a national CPA firm, she brings a wealth of expertise to the classroom, combining extensive civil litigation and business advisory experience.