Faculty Research
Operating at the intersection of academia and industry, The Center for Women and Business is proud to showcase faculty research that transforms theory into practice to advance gender equity. In collaboration with Bentley’s renowned scholars, we highlight insights that break down structural barriers and offer practical strategies for building more inclusive, high-performing organizations. From the classroom to the boardroom, our work helps catalyze change across industries and support women at every level of leadership.
According to Bentley Faculty Research Newsletter
The Center for Women and Business is thrilled to introduce the fourth edition of According to Bentley, a publication that focuses on faculty research at the crossroads of diversity, equity, inclusion, and intersectionality. This issue focuses on The Future of Work, a theme at the core of leadership, equity, and innovation. Featuring insights from Bentley faculty in Computer Information Systems, Mathematical Sciences, and Law, the edition explores the technological, health-related, and demographic shifts transforming today’s workplaces.
Each edition will highlight the pioneering work of our faculty members, contributing to the advancement of knowledge. We invite you to join us on a journey through the inspiring world of research that broadens horizons and enriches our academic community.
Meet Our Faculty
Interested in sharing your research? Please contact Laura Jackson Young!
Research Areas Related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Age Gradient in Women's Crime: The Role of Welfare Reform
- Dr. Dhaval Dave
- Another Day, Another Visit: Impact of Arkansas’ Mandatory Waiting Period for Women Seeking an Abortion by Demographic Groups
- Dr. Onur Altindag
- Blessing or burden? Impacts of Refugees on Businesses and the Informal Economy
- Dr. Onur Altindag
- Causal Effects of Mental Health Treatment on Education Outcomes for Youth in the Justice System
- Dr. Dhaval Dave
- Do Refugees Impact Voting Behavior In the Host Country? Evidence from Syrian Refugee Inflows to Turkey
- Dr. Onur Altindag
- Education and Mental Health in Africa
- Dr. Naveen Sunder
- Effects of Maternal Work Incentives on Adolescent Social Behaviors
- Dr. Dhaval Dave
- Gender Imbalances in Diets in India
- Dr. Naveen Sunder
- Land Inequality and Workfare Policies
- Dr. Naveen Sunder
- Marriage Age, Social Status, and Intergenerational Effects in Uganda
- Dr. Naveen Sunder
- Maternal and Fetal Health Effects of Working during Pregnancy
- Dr. Dhaval Dave
- Mental Health Costs of Lockdowns: Evidence from Age-specific Curfews in Turkey
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- Dr. Onur Altindag
- The Short-lived Effects of Unconditional Cash Transfers to Refugees
- Dr. Onur Altindag
- The Unintended Effects of Ban-the-Box Laws on Crime
- Dr. Dhaval Dave
- What Doesn't Kill Her Will Make Her Depressed
- Dr. Naveen Sunder
- Gender Equality and Environmental Sustainability in the Age of Crisis
- Dr. Joni Seager
- Re-imagining the Driver–Pressure–State–Impact–Response Framework from an Equity and Inclusive Development Perspective
- Dr. Joni Seager
- The Women's Atlas
- Dr. Joni Seager
- Radical Observation: Carson at Sea
- Dr. Joni Seager
- Gender Global Environmental Outlook
- Dr. Joni Seager
- First Do No Harm: Revisiting Meriwether v. Hartop and Academic Freedom in Higher Education
- Elizabeth Brown, Esq.
- The Femtech Paradox: How Workplace Monitoring Threatens Women's Equity
- Elizabeth Brown, Esq.
- Belief v. Belief: Resolving LGBTQ Rights Conflicts in the Religious Workplace
- Elizabeth Brown, Esq.
- Fare Trade: Reconciling Public Safety and Gender Discrimination in Single-Sex Ridesharing
- Elizabeth Brown, Esq.
- I Do Not Think it Means What You Think it Means: Redefining and Regulating the Sharing Economy
- Elizabeth Brown, Esq.
- An Intergeneration Solidarity Perspective on Succession Intentions in Family Firms
- Linda Edelman, MBA
- Brave Dialogues: An Essential Leadership Practice to Foster Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizations
- Dr. Mateo Cruz
- Context-Levels-Culture: A Diagnostic Framework for Consulting to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Change in Organizations
- Dr. Mateo Cruz
- High Growth Women’s Entrepreneurship: Fueling Social and Economic Development
- Linda Edelman, MBA
- How gender matters: A conceptual and process model of family-supportive supervisor behaviors
- Dr. Amanda Sargent
- Inside the Prism of an Invisible Threat: Shining a light on the hidden work of contending with systemic stereotype threat in STEM fields
- Dr. Mateo Cruz
- Organizational logic in coworking spaces: Inequality regimes in the new economy
- Dr. Amanda Sargent
- Pivoting to Stay the Course: How Women Entrepreneurs Take Advantage of Opportunities Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Linda Edelman, MBA
- Profiles in Persistence: A latent profile analysis of multilevel coping strategies enacted among women in the sciences
- Dr. Mateo Cruz
- Programs Policies and Practices around High-Growth Women’s Entrepreneurship
- Linda Edelman, MBA
- Sexual Harassment Training: Often necessary but rarely sufficient
- Dr. Mateo Cruz
- The gendered pandemic: The implications of COVID-19 for work and family
- Dr. Amanda Sargent
- Women Entrepreneurs’ Progress in the Venturing Process
- Linda Edelman, MBA
- Is Technology Enhancing or Hindering Interpersonal Communication? A Framework and Preliminary Results to Examine the Relationship Between Technology Use and Nonverbal Decoding Skill
- Dr. Danielle Hartigan
- Clinicians, cooks, and cashiers: Examining health equity and the COVID-19 risks to essential workers
- Dr. Danielle Hartigan
- Communication Skills to Engage Patients in Treatment
- Dr. Danielle Hartigan
- Effects of communication about uncertainty and oncologist gender on the physician-patient relationship
- Dr. Danielle Hartigan
- Gendered Perceptions in Healthcare: Overcoming subtle biases
- Dr. Danielle Hartigan
- Homelessness and Housing Advocacy: The Role of Red-Tape Warriors
- Dr. Curtis Smith
- Sick Enough? Mental Illness and Service Eligibility for Homeless Individuals at the Border
- Dr. Curtis Smith
- Improving Homeless Point-In-Time Counts: Uncovering the Marginally Housed
- Dr. Curtis Smith
- Unearthing Aggressive Advocacy: Challenges and Strategies in Social Service Ethnography In Boeri and Shukla, (Eds.) Ethnography Uncensored
- Dr. Curtis Smith
- Fitting Stories: Outreach Worker Strategies for Housing Homeless Clients
- Dr. Curtis Smith
One of the more valuable attributes of scholarly research is its capacity to have a practical impact outside of academia. These initiatives are not just research for the sake of research. Instead, there is the potential to enact meaningful change in society. The Bentley faculty is comprised of prominent scholars conducting influential research in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion. It is this type of work that we recognize here to amplify the voices of the Bentley community.
Laura Jackson Young
CWB Faculty Research Director and Associate Professor, Economics