SEMINAR SERIES

The Culverhouse College of Business maintains seminar series devoted to encouraging interdisciplinary efforts to deal with complex research problems.

Fall Friday Afternoon R&R Series

What better way to enjoy a Friday afternoon before a home football game than to catch up on some much-needed R&R! Yes, Research & Refreshments!
Research on a common theme from differing perspectives across multiple disciplines -structured like a conference session with 3 to 4 Culverhouse Faculty presenters.
Refreshments from some of Tuscaloosa’s finest deserts
Schedule
- Friday, September 13^th 2:00 – 3:30 in Hewson Hall 2027
  - Topic: Navigating Success: The Role of Teamwork, Crowdsourced Order Coordination and Positioning Strategies in Determining Competitive Advantage
  - Presenters:
    - BC Kim – Economics
    - Iman Dayarian – Operations Management
    - Abhi Bhattacharya – Marketing
- Friday, September 20^th 2:00 – 3:30 in Hewson Hall 2027
  - Topic: 3M – Modeling, Music and Multi-Layer Prospects
  - Presenters:
    - Tigran Melkonyan – Economics
    - Volodymyr Melnykov – Statistics
    - Xuwen Zhu – Statistics
- Friday, October 11^th 2:00 – 3:30 in Hewson Hall 2027
  - Topic: Gender and Equity
  - Presenters:
    - Sandra Mortal – Finance
    - Irem Sengul Orgut – Operations Management
    - Vishal Gupta – Management
- Friday, October 25^th 1:30 – 3:30 in Hewson Hall 2027
  - Topic: Teaching and Research: Data Analysis, Cybersecurity and AI
  - Presenters:
    - Hasan Isomitdinov – Economics
    - Peter Harms – Management
    - Carlos Bauer – Marketing
    - Pratyush Sharma – Management Information Systems

Each semester Culverhouse will host talks by up to two high-profile speakers whose research spans multiple disciplines.

Fall 2024

September 27, 2024 – 3:15-4:45 Hewson Hall 1017AB
- Dr. David Matsa, Alan E. Peterson Distinguished Professor of Finance
- Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- “Dual Credit Markets: Income Risk, Household Debt and Consumption”

November 15, 2024 – Hewson Hall 1017AB
- Dr. Pinar Keskinocak Associate Chair for Faculty Development and William W. George Chair Professor
- H. Milton Steward School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Tech

Spring 2025

April 11, 2025 from 2:00-3:00pm
Hewson Hall 1017AB
Dr. Maria Minniti – Bantle Chair in Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises
Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
“Game of Drones: Entrepreneurial Firms and Strategic Coalitions in an Emerging Industry”