Seminar Series

The UIC College of Business Administration Department Seminar Series showcases research insights from our faculty and invited scholars from other universities, promoting academic exchange and collaboration.

Coordinators for Department Seminar Series

Department of Accounting:

Department of Finance:

Department of Information and Decision Sciences:

 

Department of Marketing:

Department of Managerial Studies:

Stuart Handler Department of Real Estate:

Spring 2026

Seminar Series by Department

DateTimeLocationTopicSpeakerInstitution
Friday, January 30, 202611:00 AM–12:15 PM2350 UHFinancial Reporting Similarity and the Predictability of Return Comovement: Evidence from Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosure.


Andrew Van Buskirk smiling, wearing glasses, a light grey collared shirt and a grey coat

Andrew Van Buskirk
The Ohio State University
Friday, February 13, 202611:00 AM–12:15 PM2350 UHR&D Tax Credit Consultants and Small-Firm Innovation


Mary Cowx smiling, with long brown hair, wearing a navy top

Mary Cowx
Arizona State University
Friday, March 06, 202611:00 AM–12:15 PM2350 UHETF Tax Efficiency and the Dividend Disincentive


Ben Yost, smiling, wearing a blue and white pinstriped collared dress shirt with a grey coat over it.

Ben Yost
Boston College
Friday, April 03, 202611:00 AM–12:15 PM2350 UHTBA


Brian Mittendorf, smiling, wearing a red and white checkered collared dress shirt

Biran Mittendorf
The Ohio State University
Friday, April 10, 202611:00 AM–12:15 PM2350 UHTBA


Franco Wong, smiling, wearing glasses and a blue and white pinstriped collared shirt

Franco Wong
University of California, Irvine
Friday, May 1, 202611:00 AM–12:15 PM2350 UHTBA


Rafael Copat, smiling, wearing glasses, a white collared dress shirt and tie, with a grey coat over

Rafael Copat
The University of Texas at Dallas
DateTimeLocationTopicSpeakerInstitution
Friday, February 6, 20269:30–11:00 AM2150 UHEnvironmental Risk and Green Corporate investments


Ugur Lel smiling, wearing a black coat over a white collared dress shirt

Ugurl Lel
University of Georgia
Friday, February 27, 20269:30–11:00 AM2150 UHWhen Climate-Risk Disclosures Reduce Green Investment and Welfare


Snehal Banerjee, smiling, wearing glasses and a light blue collared dress shirt

Snehal Banerjee
University of Michigan
Monday, April 6, 20269:30–11:00 AM2150 UHTBD


Constantine Yannelis, smiling, wearing a navy dress coat over a white collared dress shirt

Constantine Yannelis
University of Cambridge
Friday, April 17, 20269:30–11:00 AM2150 UHTBD


Bing Han, wearing a light blue dress shirt with a grey

Bing Han
University of Toronto
Friday, April 24, 20269:30–11:00 AM2150 UHTBD


Brett Green, smiling, wearing a navy coat over a white dress shirt

Brett Green
Washington University of St. Louis
Friday, May 1, 20269:30–11:00 AM2150 UHTBD


Yael Hochberg, smiling, crossing her arms, wearing black rimmed glasses and a navy suit

Yael Hochberg
Rice University
DateTimeLocationTopicSpeakerInstitution
Friday, February 27, 20262:00–3:00 PM2450 UHExperimental Assortments for Choice Estimation and Nest Identification


Will Ma, smiling, wearing a black coat over a white collared dress shirt

Will Ma
Columbia University
Friday, March 6, 20262:00–3:00 PM2451 UHThe Delivery Nextdoor: Externalities of Operating Next to a Restaurant that Delivers


Yash Babar, smiling, wearing a black coat over a white collared dress shirt and a red tie

Yash Babar
University of Wisconsin —Madison
Friday, April 10, 20262:00–3:00 PM2452 UHTBD


Abhijeet Gohal, smiling, wearing glasses, and a blue coat over a light blue dress shirt

Abhijeet Ghoshal
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Friday, April 17, 20262:00–3:00 PM2453 UHTBD


Ellen Vitercik, smiling, wearing a light grey sweater over a black collared dress shirt

Ellen Vitercik
Stanford University
Friday, May 1, 20262:00–3:00 PM2454 UHTBD


Fariba Mamaghani, smiling, with her long brown hair pulled onto her right shoulder, she is wearing a blue coat over a black shirt.

Fariba Mamaghani
Tulane University
DateTimeLocationTopicSpeakerInstitution
Friday, April 3, 2026TBD2250 UHEmpowered to Blow the Whistle or Squelched to Look the Other Way? The Interactive Effect of Empowering Leadership and Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior Climate on Employee Moral Potency and Whistleblowing


Tobias Dennerlein, smiling, wearing a blue jacket over a white collared dress shirt and a burgundy tie

Tobias Dennerlein
Purdue University
DateTimeLocationTopicSpeakerInstitution
Friday, January 16, 202611–12:15 PMUH 2150How do Markets Become Polarized? Insights From the Canadian Market for Nicotine Vapes


Rowan, smiling, wearing a black top with a coat over it, and wearing two statement necklaces

Rowan El-Bialy

University of Arizona
Friday, February 20, 202611–12:15 PMTBDPatient Trust in Medical AI: Conditions Impacting Chatbot Acceptance


Stacey Finkelstein, smiling, with a short bobbed red hairstyle and red lipstick, wearin g a black top.

Stacey Finkelstein

Stony Brook University
Friday, March 20, 202611–12:15 PMTBDTBD


Debanjan, smiling, wearing a blue and white pinstriped collared dress shirt with a black coat over it

Debanjan Mitra

University of Connecticut
Friday, April 17, 202611–12:15 PMTBDTBD


Aronte Bennett, smiling, wearing a purple sweater

Aronté Bennett

Villanova University
Friday, April 24, 202611–12:15 PMTBDTBD


Nicholas, smiling, standing in front a bricked building, wearing a navy polo

Nicholas Reinholtz

University of Colorado-Boulder
We won't have any seminars this spring. Please stay tuned for our SHDRE Symposium in the Fall of 2026.

Past Research Workshops