Nerissa Brown, Professor of Accountancy, Executive Associate Dean of Academic Programs
Financial Reporting, Non-GAAP financial metrics, Behavioral Biases in Financial Information

Nerissa Brown specializes in financial reporting, non-GAAP metrics, and behavioral biases in capital markets. Holding a PhD from the University of Maryland, Brown’s research informs academic, regulatory, and public discourse. She actively engages in promoting ethical corporate practices and expanding access to the accounting profession.

• NBC News: Gambling addition experts see familiar aspects in Robinhood app
• Bloomberg Tax: Size of MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Bet Set Off SEC Accounting Alarm
• Wall Street Journal: Dentsply Sirona’s internal probe raises questions about how companies account for incentives
• Bloomberg Tax: Uber, Lyft revenue accounting threatened by gig worker proposal

Tatyana Deryugina, Associate Professor of Finance
Hurricanes, Environmental Economics, Behavioral Economics, Public Finance

An expert in environmental economics, Tatyana Deryugina researches climate change, natural disasters, and public policy. Deryugina holds a PhD from MIT and frequently engages with policymakers and media to inform evidence-based approaches to environmental and economic resilience.

• NPR Planet Money: The natural disaster economist
• CNN: Climate change is costing the US $150 billion a year. Here’s what that looks like
• Washington Post: Hurricanes’ hidden toll: Thousands of deaths years after they strike
• NPR Marketplace: Can AI really predict the weather?

Julia Fonseca, Associate Professor of Finance
Household Finance, Development Finance, and Labor and Finance

Julia Fonseca’s research focuses on household finance, labor markets, and inequality. She holds a PhD in Economics from Princeton University and actively contributes to public discourse on economic opportunity, using data-driven insights to inform policy and financial inclusion.

• BBC:  Could the US interest rate cut boost the housing market?
• ABC News: Here’s why mortgage rates dropped to their lowest level in more than…
• NPR: What it means that the Fed is about to lower interest rates
• Vox: If interest rates go down, do home prices go down? Not quite.
• New York Times: The Housing Market Was Supposed to Recover This Year. What happened?
• New York Times: How Hard Will Musk Fight Republicans’ Budget Bill?

David Molitor, Associate Professor of Finance, Director of Health Care Research Initiative
Wildfire Smoke, Workplace Wellness Programs, Environmental Impact on Health

David Molitor’s research explores how location and the environment shape health and health care delivery in the US. He is a Principal Investigator of the Illinois Workplace Wellness Study, a large-scale field experiment of workplace wellness conducted at the University of Illinois. His research has been published in leading academic journals and has been covered by media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

• Associated Press: Wildfire smoke’s economic damage lingers after the flames
• NPR: A student shows that air pollution from wildfire smoke increase suicide in rural areas
• Scientific American: Air pollution is really dangerous, even more new evidence shows

Ujjal Mukherjee, Associate Professor of Business Administration
Healthcare Management, Healthcare Delivery, Technology adoption and mediation in healthcare.

Ujjal Mukherjee researches healthcare operations, supply chain analytics, and empirical methods to predict product failures (e.g. medical devices & pharmaceuticals), and teaches business analytics and healthcare analytics. His scholarly work focuses on healthcare delivery, including developing predictive frameworks for chronic disease management, and analyzing product recalls.

• Wall Street Journal: Timing of Medical-Device Recalls Linked to CEO’s Ownership Stake
• Chicago Sun-Times: How often do diabetes patients need to see a doctor?

Rosanna Smith, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Marketing
Authenticity, Beauty Work, Branding, Social Media

Rosanna Smith is a marketing expert specializing in authenticity, aesthetics, and branding. Her research, published in top journals, explores how consumers perceive brands and products—examining beauty standards, social media filters, and how brands communicate what’s “real.”

• Washington Post: Should women use beauty filters online? We all have opinions
• Fast Company: Researchers discovered why you love minimalist packaging so much
• Wall Street Journal: Why Iconic Brands Struggle With Innovation
• Inc.com: How Do Heritage Brands Update Legacy Products? Very Carefully.