Meet the new faculty
The seven new tenure-track faculty focus their research on topics ranging from international marketing and financial disclosure to business ethics and the impact of safety net programs.
The Quinlan School of Business welcomed seven new tenure-track faculty members in fall 2024.
They bring a wealth of international academic and industry experience to the school and its students, as well as a depth of research focused on timely issues in business.
Diana Acosta Navas
Assistant Professor of Business Ethics
Diana Acosta Navas analyzes how the moral principles that inspire the right to free speech may be best upheld in the current public forum, the role of digital platforms in creating conditions for a healthy public debate, and the ethical implications of emerging technologies’ impact on the digital public sphere. Her second line of research focuses on human rights in post-conflict scenarios. She is currently analyzing the moral responsibilities of business to support peacebuilding processes. She was previously an Embedded EthiCS fellow at Stanford University, based in the Center for Ethics in Society (EiS) and the Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI).
Brittney Bauer
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Brittney Bauer's research focuses on consumer and cross-cultural consumer behavior, particularly delving into consumer psychological attachments, social judgments, and the impact of marketing communications on these perceptions across various contexts, including consumer-brand relationships, celebrity endorsements, and international marketing. Her work is published in esteemed journals, and she maintains an active role in academic organizations, with multiple leadership roles and accolades. Prior to her academic career, Bauer worked in marketing. Her practical experiences enrich her research and teaching, bridging the gap between academia and industry.
Xiangpei Chen
Assistant Professor of Accountancy
Xiangpei Chen’s research focuses on financial disclosure in both the corporate and governmental sectors. For example, one of her studies examines the determinants and implications of reporting nonrecurring items in the governmental setting. She is also interested in the effects of regulatory transparency on constituents. She teaches introductory managerial accounting and accounting data analytics. Her goals as a professor are to develop students’ understanding of accounting at an intuitive level, equip them with technical skills and critical thinking abilities, and foster an active learning experience in the classroom.
Thomas DeBerge
Assistant Professor of Management
Thomas DeBerge’s work focuses on the intersection of firm strategy, international business, and politics. He explores questions related to how multinational enterprises develop strategies to navigate challenging political environments, such as those featuring political polarization, geopolitical conflict, and civil war. He also conducts research on African financial institutions based on fieldwork in Rwanda. His approach to teaching involves generating lively discussions about complex and highly relevant questions facing companies today, tying key concepts to real-world decision-making.
Anuj Gangopadhyaya
Assistant Professor of Economics
Anuj Gangopadhyaya’s research focuses on the impact of safety net programs on health and well-being, family income, and education achievement outcomes for children in low-income families. He has researched the impact of Medicaid eligibility expansion on children’s education achievement, maternal and child health effects of the earned income tax credit program, and the impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion on adult labor supply and fertility rates of women of reproductive age. Before joining Loyola, Gangopadhyaya was a senior research associate in the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute.
Lova Randrianasolo
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Lova Randrianasolo’s research focuses on international marketing strategies, consumer behavior, and bottom-of-the-pyramid marketing. He has been published in premier academic journals such as Journal of International Marketing, International Marketing Review, Journal of Consumer Marketing, and Journal of Brand Management, among others. He has taught courses such as marketing analytics; research, insights and storytelling; international marketing; and consumer insights at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Prior to joining Loyola, he chaired the marketing department at Butler University.
Zongfei “Lisa” Yang
Associate Professor of Finance
Zongfei “Lisa” Yang’s research centers on corporate bonds, credit ratings, and institutional investors. She is currently focusing on how corporate bonds are priced, sold, and traded in the new issuance market, and how the market efficiency is influenced by the interplay of institutional investors, corporate governance, and regulations. Yang’s work has been published or accepted in peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. Currently, she is teaching corporate finance and financial technology. Prior to joining Loyola, Yang served as a tenured associate professor of finance at Montana State University.