PhD Program | Lundquist College of Business

Overview

Program News

Concentrations

Admissions

Students admitted to the PhD program should have a solid foundation in statistics and have proficient English writing and speaking skills. Students may be accepted into the program without a graduate degree but an MBA or other graduate degree is desirable. A student with no formal business training will need to take additional classes to supplement the specialized coursework of the doctoral program.

Requirements

Approximately two years of course work
Full-time residence, minimum three consecutive terms of full-time study
Two independent research papers
Comprehensive exam
Dissertation
Satisfactory performance as a research and teaching assistant
Satisfactory performance as a classroom teacher
Additional departmental requirements

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Scholarship and Research Support

Scholarship and Financial Support

The overall objective of the PhD Program is to develop scholars who will be productive researchers and effective teachers in their chosen fields at leading colleges and universities throughout the world. Students must demonstrate the ability to create knowledge through original research in their areas of specialization. As can be seen from their output, the students are well on their way.

With the help of programs like the Robin and Roger Best Fund for Doctoral Research and Teaching, qualifying PhD students receive funds for career-launching collaborative research. PhD students are also able to receive funds from a graduate teaching fellowship (GTF) position.

Program Director and Coordinators

Jeffrey Stolle
Director, PhD Program | Senior Instructor I of Management

Department of Management
Linda Krull
Associate Professor of Accounting | Coordinator, Accounting PhD Program

School of Accounting
Andrew Nelson
Academic Director, Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship | Associate Professor of Management | Randall C. Papé Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Associate Vice President, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Department of Management
David Wagner
Associate Professor of Management | Doug McKay Research Scholar | Coordinator, Management PhD Program

Department of Management

Jeffrey Stolle
Linda Krull
Andrew Nelson
David Wagner

Current PhD Students

Khaled Abdulsalam
PhD Student, Accounting

School of Accounting
Mohamed (Hassan) Awad
PhD Candidate, Management

Department of Management
Stefano Cazzago
PhD Candidate, Management

Department of Management
Aaron Charlton
PhD Candidate, Marketing

Department of Marketing
Xian (Sean) Chen
PhD Student, Finance

Department of Finance
Arash Dayani
PhD Candidate, Finance

Department of Finance
Zackery Fox
PhD Student, Accounting

School of Accounting
Jeff Gish
PhD Candidate, Management

Department of Management
Mona Jabbari
PhD Student, Operations Management

Department of Operations and Business Analytics
Kimberly Krieg
PhD Candidate, Accounting

School of Accounting
Charles Lee
PhD Student, Finance

Department of Finance
Ying Liu
PhD Candidate, Finance

Department of Finance
Aaron McDonald
PhD Candidate, Management

Department of Management
Zohreh Movahedmanesh
PhD Student, Operations Management

Department of Operations and Business Analytics
Wendy Paik
PhD Candidate, Marketing

Department of Marketing
Emily Plews
PhD Candidate, Management

Department of Management
Feng Qiu
PhD Student, Management

Department of Management
Brandon Reich
PhD Candidate, Marketing

Department of Marketing
Hossein Rikhtehgar Berenji
PhD Candidate, Operations Management

Department of Operations and Business Analytics
Eric Setten
PhD Candidate, Marketing

Department of Marketing
Claire Stratton
PhD Candidate, Accounting

Master of Accounting
Wang Suk Suh
PhD Candidate, Marketing

Department of Marketing
Nathan Warren
PhD Student, Marketing

Department of Marketing
Alireza Yazdani Tabaei
PhD Candidate, Operations Management

Department of Operations and Business Analytics