Research

Growing numbers of bachelor’s degree candidates at Bentley are pursuing high-quality research supervised and mentored by faculty.

7 ways technology is impacting your emotions.

“There’s no such thing as a purely ‘natural’ disaster. These events enter into what’s already in place in terms of class, race, gender, poverty, and other factors—they therefore have differential effects.”That’s the core insight guiding Joni Seager’s work on the gendered nature of natural disaster outcomes, and it’s one that she’s quick to point out builds on the work of many other scholars in the field. For a long time, Seager says, the class implications of natural disasters have been obvious, as the poor are the least resilient with the fewest resources. In the last few years, however, Seager and others have been looking at the gendered aspects of natural disaster preparedness and disaster recovery efforts around the world -- and the implications for women are troubling.

Please peruse the following select examples of our faculty research that have either been published or accepted by leading outlets.

Eight funded networks move to the next stage of trans-disciplinary research, engaging resources within and outside the university.

As an applied microeconomist, Dhaval Dave looks at how and why individuals make decisions and how these decisions respond to costs and benefits.  In some scenarios — say, buying a new TV — the stakes are relatively low. Others, such as choosing a health care plan, carry more serious implications. Then there are choices whose outcomes can be life changing.Dave’s current research falls squarely into the latter category. The Stanton Research Professor in Economics at Bentley University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research is studying the juvenile justice system in Washington state to determine which type of approach produces lower rates of recidivism among offenders under the age of 18.  

In the 2015 Oscar season, data science went Hollywood for a team of Bentley PhD candidates. Their research on analytics techniques explored a must-have for the silver screen and computer screen alike: high-impact visuals.

Seventeen outstanding scholars have joined the ranks of full-time faculty this year, representing a wide range of disciplines and reflecting the university’s ongoing commitment to assembling a diverse and talented academic community. 

Bentley University's third annual research colloquium highlights research from Bentley faculty and PhD students. 

The Outstanding Scholarly Contribution awards recognize specific, distinct scholarly accomplishments by Bentley faculty each year.