Newsletter | Robert B. Willumstad School of Business

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Business@Adelphi goes out to alumni, fellow business deans and thought leaders within the business community. Our School newsletter shares student and faculty news, events, as well as recognitions and awards.

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Faculty Accomplishments

The faculty of the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business are leaders in their fields, bringing their experience to the classroom, publishing scholarly research, and sharing their expertise with the media.

Charles Richard Baker, PhD, professor of accounting and law, co-authored “The Emergence of Bills of Exchange in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Periods in Europe,” which was published in Accounting History.
Mariano Torras, PhD, professor and chair of finance and economics, authored “Social Benefits of Studying STEM Subjects Are in Retreat,” published March 7 in the Financial Times. He was also quoted in “Mitsubishi is raising prices as tariffs sting U.S. buyers,” “As ‘de minimis’ trade loophole ends Friday, Shein, Temu shoppers could pay a lot more,” “Student loan debt collection to resume in May. What Long Islanders should know.” “Meat, Egg Prices Soar, but Overall Inflation Slows, Federal Data Shows,” “Is a recession coming in 2025? Long Island economists weigh in.” and “Long Island car dealers, customers nervous about price impact of 25% auto tariffs.”
Zhimin Huang, PhD, professor of decision sciences and marketing, was recognized as a 2024 Top Scholar by ScholarGPS, placing him among the top 0.5 percent of all scholars worldwide.
Arthur Liebowitz, clinical associate professor of accounting and law, was quoted on WalletHub in the article, “What Is a Budget?“
Ganesh Pandit, DBA, professor and chair of the Department of Accounting and Law, shared personal finance guidance in the WalletHub article “Best Credit Cards for Bad Credit.”
Dr. Pandit also published “Assessing Audit Committee Effectiveness: An Examination of a Sample of Studies From the Recent Years” in the Journal of Accounting and Finance.
David Machlis, PhD, associate professor of finance and economics, authored “Bound by History, Black and Jewish Unity Matters — Now More than Ever,” which was published April 15 in The Times of Israel.
Robert Goldberg, James F. Bender Clinical Professor of Finance, shared his economic/finance insights in the Motley Fool post “What is the Federal Reserve?” and in the U.S. News & World Report article “Will the Stock Market Crash in 2025? 6 Risk Factors.“
Karen Wallace, assistant professor of accounting and law, was quoted in “Senior Living and Taxes: What’s Deductible?,” which published on March 4 in U.S. News & World Report.
Alan Cooper, PhD ’95, clinical associate professor of management, was recognized as one of the Most Influential Healthcare Leaders of 2024-2025 by SCALE Healthcare.
James Hazy, PhD, and Gita Surie, PhD, both professors of management, contributed to a special issue of Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences, co-authoring the introduction and the article “Complexity Control in Artificial Self-Organizing Systems: The Case of Bottom-Up Versus Top-Down Intervention When Managing Pandemic Contagion.” Dr. Surie authored “Emergence of an Industrial Innovation Ecosystem: Renewable Energy in India.”
Zahra Sedighi-Maman, PhD, associate professor of decision sciences, authored “Prediction of Adverse Drug Reactions Using Demographic and Non-Clinical Drug Characteristics in FAERS Data,” which was published in Scientific Reports.

Alumni Happenings

The Adelphi University Robert B. Willumstad School of Business alumni network is more than 19,000 strong across the business world, providing strong connections, networking opportunities and mentorship. We are proud to share the latest professional news of our alumni.

Tracy McSorley ’22, MS ’23, has been promoted to senior tax accountant at EY.
Jashon Singh ’13 has joined Liberis as a partner solutions architect.
Chitralekha Kar ’18, MS ’19, started a new position as a FSO assurance manager at EY.
Jennifer Blandeburgo ’18, MBA ’19, was promoted to private assurance manager at PwC in July 2025. She also received the Emerging Leaders Under 30 honor from the Long Island Business News.
Rachel Foley ’19, MBA ’20, was promoted to private assurance services manager at PwC in July 2025.
Anthony Hannon ’14, Stan Norwalk ’65 MBA ’68, and Stephen Scelfo ’15, MBA ’16, have been named to the Adelphi University Alumni Advisory Council.
Pawneet Abramowski, MBA ’08 has been named chair of the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business Dean’s Advisory Board, and Joseph Razzano ’95 has joined the Board.
Richard Salute ’71, chair emeritus of the Dean’s Advisory Board, received the 2025 Alumni Achievement Award.
A predictive model created by Tamanno Maripova ’23, MS ’25, reduces dental no-show rates by 40 percent in Kazakhstan.
Nicole Lobello ’14 joined Ascend as a senior manager for HIRS.
Jennifer Ashley Blandeburgo ’18, MBA ’19, received a Long Island Business News 2025 Emerging Leaders Under 30 Award and was promoted to private assurance manager at PwC in July 2025.
Rachel Foley ’19, MBA ’20, was promoted to private assurance services manager at PwC in July 2025.
Anthony Hannon ’14, Stan Norwalk ’65, MBA ’68, and Stephen Scelfo ’15, MBA ’16, have been named to the Adelphi University Alumni Advisory Council.
Joseph Razzano ’95 joined the Dean’s Advisory Board.
Pierce Gierloff, MS ’21, has accepted a position as senior associate at The Siegfried Group in Austin, Texas, in January 2025.
James Eckersall ’19, MBA ’20, was promoted to assurance manager at PwC.
Kevin O’Connor ’84 joined Valley Bank as the market president.
Angelo Pineda ’18, MS ’19, joined KSM as a senior tax associate.
Lauren Mangiafreno ’19, MBA ’20, was promoted to tax manager at EY.
Alexander Epelbaum, MD, MBA ’17, was promoted to Market President and Chairman of the Board at Integrated Medical Professionals, PLLC, a subsidiary of Solaris Health, LLC.