Currently Accolades: People for Sept. 21, 2026

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Elizabeth Almer, School of Business faculty, was quoted in the article “Grant Thornton, CBIZ merger raises bar in battle over mid-market” published in Bloomberg Tax. July 29.

Talya Bauer, School of Business faculty, was discussant of the session “Adjustment Under Complexity: How Contemporary Work Structures Shape Newcomer Experiences” at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Philadelphia, PA, August 4.

Talya Bauer, School of Business faculty, was organizer of the session “OB Division Mid-Career Faculty Workshop” at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Philadelphia, PA, July 31.

Talya Bauer, School of Business faculty, was facilitator at the session “HR Division Research Roundtable Networking Forum” at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Philadelphia, PA, July 31.

Talya Bauer, School of Business faculty, was organizer of the session “OB Division Junior Faculty Workshop” at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Philadelphia, PA, August 1.

Berrin Erdogan, School of Business faculty, was a discussant in the session “No Need to Lead on Empty: The Social Exchanges That Fill a Leader’s Tank” at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Philadelphia, PA, August 3.

Berrin Erdogan, School of Business faculty, was a facilitator at the session “OB Research Incubator” at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Philadelphia, PA, July 31.

Berrin Erdogan, School of Business faculty, was a panelist of the session “OB Division Junior Faculty Workshop” at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Philadelphia, PA, August 1.

Tom Gillpatrick, School of Business faculty, was the plenary speaker and gave a talk titled "Building Resilience in a 'Polycrises' World" at Oikos Conference in Nowy Sacz, Poland. June 11-12, 2026.

Susan Kirtley, English faculty, co-led a workshop on "Teaching and Learning with Comics," launching the official programming at San Diego Comic Con on July 22nd.

Carlos Mena, School of Business faculty, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in Maritime Supply Chains. From March-August 2027, he will be in residence at Copenhagen Business School (CBS), hosted by the Department of Operations Management and CBS Maritime.

Pronoy Rai, School of Earth, Environment, and Society faculty, has been appointed an Associate Editor of the Journal of South Asian Development.

Ji Woon (June) Ryu, School of Business faculty, is the recipient of the 2026 MK-AKMS Young Scholar Award from the Association of Korean Management Scholars (AKMS), which recognizes junior faculty for outstanding research achievement and contributions to management scholarship.

Ji Woon (June) Ryu, School of Business faculty, was featured on the Canadian radio show The Last Show with David Cooper to discuss her recent publication in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. The show airs on the Corus Radio Network and is also available as a podcast: Your Biological Clock and Workplace Cooperation

Ji Woon (June) Ryu, School of Business faculty, was featured in South Korea’s leading economic daily newspaper, MAEIL Business, after receiving the Young Scholar Award from the Korean Association of Management Scholars. The August 3 feature was titled “The role of management research is growing in the AI-native era.”

Ji Woon (June) Ryu, School of Business faculty, was interviewed for and featured in the article "Companies need a culture that can criticize AI outputs" published in South Korea’s leading economic daily newspaper, MAEIL Business. August 3.