University at Buffalo School of Management

20 Buffalo Business Spring 2017 Insights News about faculty and their research Meet our new faculty School of Management faculty are recognized worldwide as thought leaders in their respective disciplines. Last fall, the school welcomed four new faculty members to its lineup. Katerina (Kate) Bezrukova, associate professor of organization and human re- sources, earned her doctorate in social and organizational psychology from Moscow State University in Russia, as well as a bache- lor's and master's in psychology. Her research interests include group fault lines and diver- sity, conflict evolution management, occu- pational health and work-life balance, and ethical dilemmas in engineering teams. For fun, she likes to photograph any- thing and everything, especially kids. When not taking pictures, she likes skiing and rock climbing. She also loves to travel, and her favorite country is Australia, where she was hugged by a kangaroo. Indranil Goswami, assistant professor of marketing, completed his doctorate in marketing and MBA at the University of Chicago. He also has a postgraduate diplo- ma in management from MICA in Ahmed- abad, India, and a bachelor of engineering from the National Institute of Technology in Durgapur, India. His research focuses on pro-social behavior, motivation and self- control, choice architecture, and judgment and decision-making. Goswami's leisure activities include yoga and collecting handicrafts from across the world. Cheryl Hall came on board as a clin- ical assistant professor of accounting and law. She has an MBA from the UB School of Management, a master's in education from Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor's in music from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Hall brings more than 25 years' experience in public account- ing to her role, with expertise in taxation of business entities, multistate taxation and accounting for income taxes. When she's not gardening, knitting or cruising around town in her little red sports car, Hall is renovating and restoring her 1836 farmhouse. Sunyee Yoon joined the faculty as an assistant professor of marketing. She has a doctorate and a master's degree in consumer behavior and family economics from the Uni- versity of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, she has a bachelor's degree from Sogang University in South Korea where she was a double major in business administration and mass communication. Yoon's research is in the areas of social status and mobility, cross-cultural differences and materialism. As a hobby, Yoon enjoys making can- dles at home. Her favorite is a lavender soy candle that promotes deep sleep and relax- ation at night. x Collaborative culture can empower women in male- dominated workplaces It's no secret men still hold the majority of l e a d e r s h i p p o s i t i o n s i n American companies. But new School of Management research finds that when male- dominated work groups foster collaboration and communication, it's women who are more likely to emerge as leaders. Bezrukova Goswami Hall Yoon neW FaCULTy Lemoine

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