Faculty Experts

Professor Clark is the author of two books: Giving Voice to Values in the Boardroom and Business & Society: Ethical, Legal and Digital Environments. She regularly conducts training sessions on ethical decision-making, shareholder activism and optimal nominating and governance procedures for senior management teams and boards of directors. Cynthia’s research interests concern ethics and governance issues in organizations with a focus on how firms do or do not address conflicts of interest, shareholder activism, privacy breaches and disclosing information. Before joining Bentley, Cynthia was a member of the faculty at Boston University, following a career in the banking and securities industry. She holds a Ph.D. from the honors program at Boston University and master's degree from Northwestern University.

Professor Edelman is the chair of the Management Department. Her research examines small firms, women and nascent entrepreneurs. She has published in many of the top journals in her area, serves on four editorial boards and is the co-author of four books. She teaches strategic management and innovation to all levels of students and to executives. She holds doctorate and master's degrees in Business Administration from Boston University.

Professor Stoner's teaching and research interests have centered on the role that humans play in influencing aquatic and terrestrial environments. Betsy engages in active research, in which she focuses on elucidating how human activities, particularly nutrient enrichment, affect the role that benthic (bottom-dwelling) species interactions have in marine and estuarine environments. Much of Betsy's research has taken her to the Caribbean (The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands), where she has studied human-driven benthic jellyfish blooms and their effects on coastal marine ecosystems. She holds a Ph.D. from Florida International University and bachelor's degree from Skidmore College.

Professor Gulati's primary research and teaching interests include the U.S. Congress, congressional elections, race and American politics, and politics in popular culture. His most recent published work has been on the topics of congressional scandals, campaign finance and digital campaign strategies. Before his academic career, he was a survey researcher specializing in designing assessment studies for higher education and surveys for non-profits, interest groups, and local governments, a legal assistant at Covington & Burling, and an intern on Capitol Hill. He holds a Ph.D. in Government from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Political Science from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Professor Osorio's work examines the political engagement and behavior of marginalized groups, with a focus on the political behavior of women and immigrants. Her dissertation work argues that immigrants participate in politics after a series of risk assessments shaped by gender and citizenship status. She has published in Aztlan and has contributed to other forms of scholarship including policy reports, blogs, encyclopedia entries and public radio. Outside of academic work, Maricruz is a founding member of People of Color Also Know Stuff. She has been an invited speaker on issues of equity, diversity and inclusion in academia. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside.

Professor Moriarty works mainly in business ethics, though he also has interests in political philosophy and at the intersection of these fields. He focuses on questions of distributive justice – in firms, markets and states. This has led him to investigate the ethical aspects of compensation arrangements, including executive compensation. He enjoys teaching a range of courses including business ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of sport, and more. He holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University and bachelor's degree from Princeton University.

Professor Flynn has written extensively on the impacts of technology on jobs and economic development, corporate governance and gender equality. Her research interests include the impacts of technology on jobs and economic development, women on corporate boards, and gender issues in business schools. Her research has been funded by sources including the National Science Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Education. She has appeared on NBC's Today Show and testified before Congress discussing the impacts of technology on jobs, workers and communities. She holds a Ph.D. and master's degree from Boston University and bachelor's degree from Emmanuel College.

Professor Dobscha's teaching interests include consumer behavior and marketing research. Her research interests include gender issues in marketing, consumer resistance to marketing tactics and technology, and relationship marketing critiques. She has published articles in Harvard Business Review, Marketing Education Review, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, and Journal of Retailing. Before Bentley, she taught at Virginia Tech and the College for International Studies in Madrid, Spain. She holds a Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Professor Aylesworth's teaching interests include creativity, advertising, integrated marketing communications, marketing research and event marketing. His current research interests include the pedagogy of teaching creativity, the effect of program context on advertising persuasiveness, the impact of elements of commercial messages on advertising persuasiveness, and pet-related consumer marketing. He has published articles in the Journal of Advertising, Journal of Business Research, Advances in Consumer Research and Journal of Consumer Marketing. A former account executive in the advertising industry, he holds a Ph.D. and Master of Business Administration from Indiana University and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Illinois.

Professor White's teaching interests include social inequality, global social problems, political economy, genocide and political violence, social entrepreneurship and community engagement. His research interests include social inequality, poverty and hunger, social movements and activism. He has co-authored books including The Engaged Sociologist: Connecting the Classroom to the Community; Sociologists in Action: Sociology, Social Change, and Social Justice; and Sociologists in Action on Inequalities: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality. He holds a Ph.D. and master's degree from Boston College and bachelor's degree from Brandeis University.