Integrated Expertise

Presenting Sawyer Business School faculty expertise—direct from the intersection of the private, public, and non-profit sectors​. Nearly 40% of the faculty bring international backgrounds and experiences to the school and their research.

"The On-Ramp"

An ongoing series that presents actionable insights from Sawyer Business School faculty, researchers, and academic centers. See the full playlist of past episodes. 

Inside the World of Influencers

In this episode of "The On-Ramp," Marketing Professor Andrew Smith shares his research on social media influencers: who they are, what they do, and how they make money.

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Welcome to the X-Lab

In this episode of “The On-Ramp,” Marketing Professor Mujde Yuksel introduces our X-Lab, a neuromarketing lab and course of study that's the first of its kind in Massachusetts.

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Thought Leadership

Sawyer Business School faculty publish research that has achieved more than 38,000 Google citations. They also serve as editors of some of the world’s leading academic publications.

Nancy Feng
Associate Editor, Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management
Guest Co-Editor, Special Issue of Accounting, Accountability, and Governance in Nonprofit Organizations and Government-owned Enterprises

Lin Gao
Associate Editor, China Finance Review International

Katerina Gonzalez
Guest Co-Editor, Special Issue of International Journal of Human Resource Management

Sepideh Kaffash
Associate Editor, Decision Analytics Journal at Elsevier

Aroon Manoharan
Editor, Occasional Paper Series of the ASPA-Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA)

Anne Schnader
Associate Editor, Accounting and the Public Interest, Journal of Theoretical Accounting Research

Andrew Smith
Associate Editor, Journal of Consumer Marketing

I-Chen Wang
Associate Editor, Technology Forecast & Social Change

Shari Worthington
Associate Editor, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), Engineering Management Review (EMR)

Mujde Yuksel
Editor, Journal of Consumer Marketing

Management & Entrepreneurship

Amanda Patel
Many roads to success: Broadening our views of academic career paths and advice. Journal of Management. 50(4), 1186-1197.

Bari Bendell
Tourist Crossing: Examining the Intersection of Wildlife Tourism Attractions & Animal Welfare in Costa Rica. Journal of Ecotourism. 1–11.

Chaim Letwin
Passion and attractiveness on display: an examination of gender bias in crowdfunding. Small Business Economics, 1-28.

Gregory Beaver
Individual outcomes of employee resource group membership. Personnel Review, 52(5), 1420-1436.

Jordan McSweeney
Passion drove me here: Exploring how types of entrepreneurial passion influence different entrepreneurial intentions. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 18, e00352.

Katerina Gonzalez
“AI can’t steal my soul”: In the age of AI, the human touch is paramount for the craft of managing change. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 109(10):1635-1658.

Practitioner Expertise

Our faculty includes not only researchers, but also leading practitioners who bring extensive real-world experiences into the classroom. Nearly 30% of our full-time faculty come from companies and organizations in a range of industries, including finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, and global business.

Andrew Azer, CPA, MST, Instructor of Accounting, is a Senior Assurance Manager for CohnReznick LLP where he reviews and manages staff on audits for clients with revenues ranging in excess of $50 million in fields including financial services, airport fuel consortiums, and employee benefit plans.
 
Billy Mee, MBA, Senior Instructor, Information Systems and Operations Management, recently celebrated 40 years in Information Technology, having started his career in 1984 with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has held various technical and managerial roles, gaining extensive experience across the IT landscape, and specializing in data and analytics.
 
George Hom, EMBA, Instructor of Information Systems and Operations Management, is a data professional with many roles from data architecting to system developing and with many years of experiences working across multiple sectors and industries.
 
Laurie Zouharis, Senior Instructor, Information Systems and Operations Management, has authored and revised instructor manuals for Microsoft Office including Power Query in Excel, Power Pivot in Excel, Power BI in Excel, and Computing Essentials.
 
Liane Czirjak, MBA, Lori LaDuke, MA, and Sarah Mellen, MS, Senior Instructors of Business Writing, are frequent authors and presenters on topics including business communications trends, emerging and innovative professional communication technologies and teaching methods, and business communications and experiential learning.
 
Mary Holley, Instructor of Information Systems and Operations Management and certified project management professional with over 30 years’ experience, is a Project Manager at Ocean Bay Realty where she is responsible for managing the development of real estate projects. Her key responsibilities include working with architects, contractors, and other skilled professionals to develop project timelines, budgets, risks, and deliverables. She coordinates schedules and ensures the team delivers quality work.
 
Sonia Alleyne, MPA, Executive in Residence, Department of Public Service and Healthcare Administration, brings her varied expertise to the Boards of Directors for the following organizations: Greater Love Community Cares, Boston Arts Academy, Commonwealth Seminar, and Yawkey Boys and Girls Club Roxbury.
 
Ted Shea, CFA, Instructor of Finance, also works with Axis Communications providing financial and operations analysis. He has extensive experience in project management, investment analysis, financial modeling, and reporting.
 
Thomas Sullivan, JD, Instructor, Accounting and Business Law, is a founder and partner of Lando & Anastasi, LLP. In his law practice Tom specializes in working with a diverse client base in developing strategies for successfully building, maintaining, and enforcing intellectual property portfolios.


Sawyer Bookshelf​

Lay it on the Table book cover

Linda Melconian, Public Service and Healthcare Administration, published Lay It on the Table, which chronicles an important part of our national history: the time when Speaker Tip O'Neill led the U.S. House of Representatives to end the Vietnam War.

Twenty Jobs Twenty Lessons book cover

Bob Cargill, Marketing, published his new book, Twenty Jobs, Twenty Lessons — A Long, Strange Career in Marketing, from Junk Mail to Social Media. Chronicling the professional career of a copywriter who has learned a lot on the way...and wants to share it.

Organizational Change in an Urban Police Department book cover

In Organizational Change in an Urban Police Department, Brenda Bond-Fortier, Public Service and Healthcare Administration, analyzes the community and organizational forces that stimulated change in the Lowell Police Department.

Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models

Alexis Montecinos Bravo, Finance, published Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models, which provides a thorough exploration of macroeconomic modeling. The book presents both theoretical and empirical insights, with a focus on practical applications for analyzing economic policy.


People Management: Skills in Practice

Laurie L. Levesque, Management and Entrepreneurship, authored People Management: Skills in Practice, an essential resource for managing teams in today's complex global environment. It offers strategies blending theoretical concepts with real-world applications to enhance team productivity and employee well-being.

The Next Smart Step

Jodi Detjen, Management and Entrepreneurship, co-authored The Next Smart Step, a guide to dismantling gender stereotypes and creating more inclusive organizations. Through actionable insights, the book empowers leaders to drive change and build equitable workplaces.


Sawyer Live

Learn about past and upcoming events as well as faculty participation in conferences worldwide.

NEBDA logoIn September 2024, Deans Amy Zeng, Jodi Detjen, Pelin Bicen, and Tracey Riley attended the Northeast Business Dean Association (NEBDA)’s annual conference.

AIB logoIn October 2024, the Sawyer Business School hosted the Academy of International Business Northeast (AIBNE)’s Annual Conference on Global Connections and Artificial Intelligence.

IACP logoIn October 2024, Professor Brenda Bond presented at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference and Exposition.

RHA LogoIn November 2024, Professor Erin Sullivan presented at the New England Rural Health Association (NERHA) Conference on rural healthcare leader burnout.