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Pete Mcgraw

The Leeds School of Business faculty are top academic thought leaders from around the world who are committed to creating impactful knowledge to inspire and educate the next generation of business leaders. Their research excellence is demonstrated by their substantial contributions in their respective fields and in their extraordinary research productivity—for which they are top-ranked per capita in the University of Texas at Dallas’ (UTD) Top 100 Business School Research Rankings. At Leeds, they provide an intellectually engaging academic environment that stimulates students’ learning, addresses important questions, and is ambitious and rigorous by academic standards. Their areas of expertise include entrepreneurship, sustainability, ethics and social impact, real estate and climate impact on investments, corporate governance and accounting, marketing, finance, business research, consumer behavior and financial decision making.

See how these nationally recognized faculty are making important strides in their fields.

Faculty Press

Perception matters in scientific debates around genetically modified foods, according to new research

Jan. 14, 2019

Despite the fact that broadly among scientists genetically modified (GM) foods are generally recognized as safe to consume—and actually have potential to benefit us—there are still strong opponents to their use. Leeds Assistant Professor of Marketing Philip M. Fernbach and Leeds PhD candidate Nicholas Light, in collaboration with additional researchers...

The Washington Post cites Professors Bernstein and Lewis's research on rising tides and housing markets

Aug. 22, 2018

The Washington Post recently published an article featuring a study by University of Colorado Boulder and Pennsylvania State University researchers

U.S. News cites influential financial literacy paper by Leeds’ John Lynch

July 30, 2018

An influential paper by researchers at CU Boulder’s Leeds School of Business continues to be central to the public debate about when financial education improves financial behavior. Leeds Professor, and Director of the Center for Research on Consumer Financial Decision Making, John Lynch is quoted in an August U.S. News...

Cornell study ranks Leeds Marketing Faculty among the world’s best in research output

July 25, 2018

A recent study out of Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management ranks the Leeds School Marketing faculty as among the very best in the world. The authors measured faculty productivity at 30 of the world’s leading marketing departments in the top academic journals in business and the social sciences. In...

Relying on Your Partner for Household Money Matters Creates Vulnerability Over Time

May 10, 2018

Collaborative research by Leeds and the University of Texas at Austin shows the pros and cons for couples of unequal division of responsibility for money matters. When couples begin their relationships, they naturally divide up tasks and give one partner more responsibility than the other for finances. The person who...