Smeal Faculty Research Affiliates

A list of all Smeal faculty associated with the Center for the Business of Sustainability.

Faculty Researchers

Portrait of Aydin Alptekinoglu.

Aydin Alptekinoglu

Professor of Supply Chain Management
483 Business Building
Phone: 814-867-4795
Email: aydin@psu.edu

Recent Publication: Alptekinoglu A., Bhandari A. S., Sapra A., "Demand Management Using Responsive Pricing and Product Variety to Counter Supply Chain Disruptions." European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 314, no. 3, 2024, pp. 867-881

Portrait of Johanna Amaya.

Johanna Amaya

Assistant Professor in Supply Chain & Information Systems
Phone: 814-863-2484
Email: amayaj@psu.edu

Recent Publication: Amaya J., Encarnacion T., Cantillo V., "Sustainable last mile delivery alternatives: Influencing factors and willingness to use." Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 139, 2025, doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104574

Portrait of Lisa E. Bolton.

Lisa E. Bolton

Professor of Marketing
441 Business Building
Phone: 814-865-4175
Email: leb14@psu.edu

Recent Publication: "Time of Day and Sensory Complexity." Journal of Service Research, 2024

Portrait of Dan Cahoy.

Dan Cahoy

Professor, Department Head of Risk Management
355 Business Building
Phone: 814-865-4172
Email: drc13@psu.edu

Recent Publication: "Joke of Counterfeit: Balancing Trademark Parody and Consumer Safety in the Edibles Market." American Business Law Journal, vol. 61, no. 4, 2024, pp. 45

Portrait of Carolyn Dang.

Carolyn Dang

Assistant Professor of Department Management and Organization
449 Business Building
Phone: 814-863-3544
Email: czd184@psu.edu

Recent Publication: Dang C., Mitchell M. S., "The positive spillover of managers’ ally work: Perceptions of manager liberalism and its effect on employee volunteering." Journal of Business and Psychology, 2024

Portrait of Dan Guide.

Dan Guide

Smeal Chaired Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, Smeal Chaired Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
480 Business Building
Phone: 814-865-6103
Email: drg16@psu.edu

Recent Publication: "Can mass customization slow fast fashion down? The impact on time to disposal and willingness to pay." Journal of Operations Management, vol. 69, 2023, pp. 1320-1341 

Portrait of Peter G. Iliev.

Peter G. Iliev

Professor of Finance
306 Business Building
Phone: 814-863-5456
Email: pgi1@psu.edu

Recent Publication: Iliev P. G., Roth L., "Director Expertise and Corporate Sustainability." Review of Finance, vol. 27, no. 6, 2023, pp. 2085–2123

Portrait of Stefan M. Lewellen.

Stefan M. Lewellen

Assistant Professor of Finance
360 Business Building
Phone: 814-867-5848
Email: sml582@psu.edu

Recent Publication: Egan M., Lewellen S. M., Sunderam A., "The Cross Section of Bank Value." Review of Financial Studies, vol. 35, no. 5, 2022, pp. 2101-2143

Portrait of Meg G. Meloy.

Meg G. Meloy

Professor of Marketing
455 Business Building
Phone : 814-863-0687
Email: mgm16@psu.edu

Recent Publication: Alptekinoglu A., Blank A. S., Meloy M. G., Guide V., "Can Mass Customization Slow Fast Fashion Down? The Impact on Time to Disposal and Willingness to Pay." Journal of Operations Management, vol. 69, no. 8, 2023, pp. 1320-1341

Portrait of Suresh Muthulingam.

Suresh Muthulingam

Professor of Supply Chain Management
460 Business Building
Phone: 814-867-4798
Email: sxm84@psu.edu

Recent Publication: "Can Precise Numbers Boost Energy Efficiency?." Production and Operations Management, vol. 31, no. 8, 2022, pp. 3264-3287

Portrait of Tessa Recendes.

Tessa Recendes

Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor of Management and Organization
406 Business Building
Email: tqr5309@psu.edu

Recent Publication: Recendes T., Chandler J., Zhang Z., Hill A. D., "Toward a stakeholder view of upper echelons: An integrative review and framework for future research." Journal of Management, 2023, pp. 46

Portrait of Eva Steiner.

Eva Steiner

Professor of Real Estate, Associate Director of Borrelli Institute for Real Estate Studies
Email: ems6770@psu.edu

Recent Publication: Campello M., Connolly R., Kankanhalli G., Steiner E., "Do Real Estate Values Boost Corporate Borrowing? Evidence from Contract-Level Data." Journal of Financial Economics, vol. 144, no. 2, 2022, pp. 611-644

Portrait of Karen Page Winterich.

Karen Page Winterich

Gerald I. Susman Professor in Sustainability and Professor of Marketing
485 Business Building
Phone: 814-863-4483
Email: kpw2@psu.edu

Recent Publication: "Knowledge Gaps and Sources of Bias in Consumer Beliefs about Effective Marketplace Actions to Mitigate Climate Change." Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2024

Portrait of Jiro Yoshida.

Jiro Yoshida

Professor of Business, Department of Risk Management
368 Business Building
Phone: 814-865-0392
Email: juy18@psu.edu

Recent Publication: Yoshida J., Kawai K., Geltner D., Shimizu C., "How Property Rents and Expenses Depreciate: A Case of Tokyo Office Properties." Journal of Real Estate Research, vol. 46, no. 3, 2024, pp. 272–307(Clarivate 2021 JIF 1.429; Scimagor 2021 SJR 956, Finance Quartile 1; 6 citations and 446 SSRN downloads).

Portrait of Nan Zhu.

Nan Zhu

Associate Professor of Risk Management
303 Business Building
Phone Number: 814-863-8666
Email Address: nxz24@psu.edu

Recent Publication: Moenig T., Zhu N., "Adverse selection in tontines." The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review, 2024, doi.org/10.1057/s10713-024-00104-w