Matthew D. Dean ’10 PhD has been appointed to associate professor of business with tenure at the University of Southern Maine School of Business. Mr. Dean is also the director of the Maine Center for Business and Economic Research at University of Southern Maine.
2010s
Erin E. Henry ’14 PhD
Erin E. Henry ’14 PhD has successfully defended her dissertation titled “The Information Content of Tax Expense: A firm and Market-Level Return Decomposition.” Dr. Henry has accepted a tenure-track position at the University of Tennessee.
Norman Massel ’14 PhD
Norman Massel ’14 PhD has successfully defended his dissertation titled “The Effect of Exemption from Mandatory Disclosure to the IRS on Firm Value and Behavior. Dr. Massel has accepted a tenure track position as assistant professor at Louisiana State University.
Tingyu Zhou ’14 PhD
Tingyu Zhou ’14 PhD has successfully defended her dissertation titled “Three Essays on Decision Making Strategies.” Dr. Zhou has accepted a tenure track position as assistant professor at Concordia University in Montreal.
Lauren D’Innocenzo ’14 PhD
Lauren D’Innocenzo ’14 PhD successfully defended her dissertation titled, Predicting Leader Role Occupance: An Exploration of Shared Leadership Emergence in Project Teams”. Dr. D’Innocenzo accepted a position as assistant professor of management at Drexel University.
Ryan G. Demadis ‘11
Ryan G. Demadis ‘11 has been appointed to vice president, associate producer at NorthMarq. Prior to his appointment at NorthMarq, Mr. Demandis was an associate broker at RM Bradley. He is also the co-founder/director of fundraising for RiseUp Leadership Development Program which provides financial support and mentoring for inner city youth.
Marinela Shqina ’11
Marinela Shqina ’11 has been promoted to controller at Arbors of Hop Brook in Manchester, Connecticut. Ms. Shqina is also a member of the Association of Health Care Facilities, Healthcare Financial Management Association and is a non-CPA member of the Connecticut Society of CPAs.
Claire M. Simonich ’13
Claire M. Simonich ’13 received the Undergraduate Student Award at the Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement. Ms. Simonich spent her time at UConn working in the Office of Community Outreach to lead a new Alternative Spring Break trip to Appalachia focused on rural poverty and labor law. She also led an English language tutoring program for international students at UConn.
Scott S. Cowen, PhD ’68, ’10
Scott S. Cowen, PhD ’68, ’10 has been recognized at the 2013 Edith Stern Legacy Award Luncheon for his commitment to education, community service and civic engagement. The award is given each year to an individual who demonstrates exceptional commitment to civic virtues and cultural values. Dr. Scott Cowen is currently the president of Tulane University.
Li Qu ’13 Ph.D.
Li Qu ’13 Ph.D. successfully defended her dissertation titled, “An Evaluation of Outlier Treatment Methods in Accounting Research.” Dr. Qu has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Accounting at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida.