Fariba Farajbakhsh Mamaghani joins the Freeman School’s tenure-track faculty after serving two years as a visiting assistant professor of management science. Her current research interests include sustainable operations management, renewable energy and environmental policy, and energy economics.
Benjamin King joins the Freeman School after earning his PhD in strategy and entrepreneurship from the University of Maryland and finishing a postdoc at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Chris Hydock comes to the Freeman School from California Polytechnic State University, where he served as the Richard and Julie Hood Assistant Professor of Marketing. His research spans the domains of brand activism, consumer reviews, behavior in queues and retail pricing.
Associate Professor of Management Science Yi-Jen “Ian” Ho joins Freeman from Penn State University. He is interested in understanding the impacts of information technologies on consumer choice, and his research focuses on location-based services and advertising, online platforms, and artificial intelligence.
Vasili Econopouly (MBA ’24) confirmed his intended career path through a summer internship at Sutter Health in Sacramento, California.
In his summer internship at Syneos Health, Justen Downing (MBA ’24) learned how to apply business analytics to pharmaceutical consulting.
In a summer internship at Entergy in New Orleans, Kalsey Belle (MBA ’24) was able to apply her interests in energy and analytics at KeyString Labs, their innovation lab.
Jade Barnblatt (MBA ’24) discovered the field of Thought Leadership Marketing through her summer internship at Autodesk.
Matias Pribor (JD/MBA ’24) grew up around boats, but his summer internship at Maritime Partners exposed him to functional areas like vessel financing as well as providing networking opportunities.
Sydney Trainor (MBA ’24) applied knowledge on branding and consistency from her marketing courses during her summer internship at LCMC Health.