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FACULTY AND STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS
VSB boasts world-class faculty and staff members who are both nationally and internationally renowned. With more than 90% of VSB’s faculty holding a PhD or the highest degree in their discipline, our faculty excels in research, instruction and innovation. They are media-savvy professionals who regularly provide insightful commentary on business issues. Our staff helps create VSB’s unparalleled learning environment in the world of business education.
VSB Faculty Receive Research Awards
Manuela Priesemuth, PhD
Manuela Priesemuth, PhD, Associate professor, Management & Operations is the recipient of this year’s University Scholarly Achievement Award, which recognizes excellence for published research, scholarship and/or creative expression.
She joined VSB in 2016 and her areas of research include toxic work climates, workplace aggression, leadership, behavioral ethics and organizational justice. Dr. Priesemuth has published in the top journals in the management field including the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of Management and Harvard Business Review.
Dr. Priesemuth was also presented the 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award from the Journal of Management, one of the top management journals.
Christopher Kilby, PhD
Christopher Kilby, PhD, Professor, Economics is the recipient of this year’s Villanova University Outstanding Faculty Research Award, which is presented to a faculty member who demonstrates the highest standards of excellence in research, scholarship and contributions to their field.
Dr. Kilby is a pioneer in the field of development economics, most notably through his investigation of how political factors affect the allocation of aid by the World Bank. He is a long-time member of the program committee for the annual Political Economy of International Organization (PEIO) conference and is on the editorial board of the Review of International Organizations.
Jeanne Liedtka, JD
Receives the OER Adoption Grant
The Falvey Memorial Library’s Affordable Materials Project launched the Open Educational Resources (OER) Faculty Adoption grant, generously funded by the vice provost for Teaching and Learning. Its goal is to increase accessibility to high-quality, low-cost course materials for students. Jeanne Liedtka, assistant teaching professor, Marketing & Business Law, was a recipient of an OER faculty grant for her Law of Contracts and Sales course.
Professor Liedtka said, “OER texts provide equal access for all students, regardless of economic status, without sacrificing quality of knowledge. It’s wonderful that Villanova incentivizes faculty to help ease students’ financial burdens.”
Jennifer Wiess
Elected to EMBAC’S Board of Trustees
VSB is proud to have representation on Executive MBA Council’s (EMBAC) board of trustees for the first time in the organization’s history. Jennifer Wiess, director, EMBA and Executive Programs, was elected to the board and began her three-year term at the conclusion of the EMBAC Conference, which was held virtually in October 2021. She brings 16 years of experience in EMBA programming to the role and looks forward to adding her skill set to the board while serving the good of the organization.
Wiess said, “I believe the EMBAC community is in a unique position to influence and guide the future of global leadership and business school curricula. In living our mission and through our programming we are creating space for thought leadership, dialogue and knowledge generation. These efforts inform the approach of member schools to create learning experiences aimed at developing leaders who leverage the principles of business to bring about positive change in the world.”
7World Ranking
Contributions to Advertising Research
After evaluating research productivity in advertising journals from 2008–2019, the Journal of Business Research ranked the Villanova Marketing & Business Law Department 7th in the world for their contributions to advertising research.
Alongside the department, Charles R. Taylor, PhD, John A. Murphy Professor of Marketing, and Jeremy Kees, PhD, The Richard J. and Barbara Naclerio Endowed Chair in Business; professor, Marketing & Business Law; faculty director, Center for Marketing & Consumer Insights were presented world rankings of 5th and 15th, respectively, for their individual contributions and research productivity in advertising research.
Dr. Taylor
Dr. Kees
VSB Makes Three New Endowed Appointments
Corinne Post, PhD
Dr. Post has been named the new Fred J. Springer Endowed Chair in Business Leadership and professor of Management at VSB. In this role she will enhance the quality of scholarship, leadership and service within and beyond Villanova. Her research addresses workplace diversity, with a focus on women on boards, in top management teams and in leadership roles; diversity as enabler or impediment to group and organizational performance; and career trajectories.
Lucy H. Chen, PhD
Dr. Chen has been named the new John M. Cooney Endowed Professor in Accounting within the Accounting & Information Systems department. She joined VSB as an assistant professor in 2011 and earned tenure and promotion to associate professor in 2016. Recognized as an expert in the international and financial accounting field, Dr. Chen has published more than a dozen articles in leading academic journals.
Denise Hanes Downey, PhD, ’05 VSB, ’08 MAC
Dr. Downey has been named the KPMG Endowed Professor in Accounting within the Accounting & Information Systems department. She joined VSB in 2013 and has since published several papers in top-tier journals. Her portfolio reflects VSB’s goal of higher research quality and at the same time remains practically relevant and enables stakeholder engagement.
Joyce Russell, PhD
Joyce E. A. Russell, PhD, the Helen and William O’Toole Dean of VSB, was voted chair-elect of the Women Administrators in Management Education (WAME) affinity group at the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International Conference and Annual Meeting. WAME supports professional and career development opportunities for women administrators; cultivates the growing gender diversity of business school leaders; and addresses key issues of concern, including strategies for successful leadership and initiatives around diversity and inclusion.
Jonathan Doh, PhD
Inducted into Academy of Management Fellows 2021
Jonathan Doh, PhD, associate dean of Research and Global Business Engagement, Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business, co-faculty director of the Moran Center for Global Leadership, and professor of Management, was elected as a lifetime fellow by the Academy of Management for his significant contributions to the science and practice of management. Within VSB, Dr. Doh teaches and researches the intersection of international business, strategic management and corporate responsibility.
Matthew Manion
Matthew Manion ’11 MSCM, faculty director of the Center for Church Management and professor of practice in Management & Operations, was selected to serve a three-year term as treasurer of the Religious Research Association (RRA). Within the association, he and the other officers will serve as a Board of Directors, and he will also serve on an investment committee. The RRA consists of scholars and practitioners researching the functions of religion in persons and society to promote the circulation, interpretation and use of the findings of research among religious bodies.
Aronté Bennett, PhD, Named Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
VSB has named Aronté Bennett, PhD, associate professor, Marketing & Business Law, the new associate dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).
“Dr. Bennett brings more than 12 years’ experience at VSB to this role, and I am confident that her work will positively impact our academic community and set us up for success,” said Joyce E. A. Russell, PhD, the Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business.
Since joining VSB, Dr. Bennett has taught undergraduate and graduate classes in marketing research, buyer behavior and social media marketing. She is an accomplished researcher, with interest in vulnerable consumers, marketplace exclusion, pro-social behavior, corporate social responsibility and brand perceptions.
Dr. Bennett is also a member of the editorial review board of the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing and the Journal of Consumer Affairs.
