Enterprise Risk Management Initiative<\/a>, which provides global thought leadership designed to assist business leaders in enhancing their organization\u2019s enterprise-wide risk oversight in today\u2019s complex world.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Impact:<\/strong> As an example, I am fortunate to be a part of a multi-year, five-person external advisory team that is assisting the Assistant Secretary-General and Controller of the United Nations and his leadership team in their efforts to continuously enhance internal controls over the UN\u2019s operations, compliance and reporting. In addition, I have facilitated ERM training for members of the UN\u2019s Chief Risk Officer team. Having the time and bandwidth to participate in activities such as these provides incredible insight that translates back to my NC State classroom and my research, illustrating how support like the Dickson Professorship extends well beyond just the recipient professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nJoe Brazel<\/strong> is the Jenkins Distinguished Professor of Accounting<\/strong>. He first came to NC State as a lecturer in 2003 and is currently a faculty member in the Department of Accounting.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow it Helps:<\/strong> I am a firm believer in faculty being inspirational in the classroom and tackling challenging research questions. The Jenkins Distinguished Professorship allows me the resources and time to be extraordinary at both.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Impact:<\/strong> My teaching and research focus on the areas of financial statement auditing and assurance services, fraudulent financial reporting, professional skepticism, and data analytics. Thus, I always have important research questions to examine that are of interest to Poole College stakeholders and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nMehmet Caner<\/strong> is the Thurman-Raytheon Distinguished Professor of Economics<\/strong>. He joined Poole College in 2019 and is a member of the Department of Economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow it Helps:<\/strong> My distinguished professorship helps me gain international recognition for my work. For example, I was asked to write recommendation letters for three outstanding international promotion cases at Oxford University in England, Vanderbilt University and Emory University. Unless you are recognized as a worldwide expert, these institutions do not ask you to write recommendation letters. A distinguished professorship helped to achieve this outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Impact:<\/strong> People have come from other institutions to work as postdoctoral students with me, which helps generate top publications. As PhD students write their thesis, they seek my advice as well. It has been an honor to be a distinguished professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nJon Carr<\/strong> is the Jenkins Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship<\/strong>. He joined Poole College in 2016 and is currently department head of the Department of Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow it Helps:<\/strong> A key impact of being the Jenkins Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship is the ability to champion research projects with faculty at NC State and at other organizations that are interested in entrepreneurship research. A number of research projects directly benefit from the opportunities associated with the Jenkins Professorship, including projects on entrepreneurial frugality, business model processes, health and well-being and self-employment, and the implications of creativity within established organizations. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Impact:<\/strong> I am very interested in using the professorship support as a means to showcase entrepreneurship and innovation research at NC State, but also to be a key player in the southeastern United States for regional research conferences and grants and contracts. I think the Jenkins professorship will continue to allow me to shine a spotlight on our entrepreneurship research activities and give Poole College and NC State the visibility it deserves with respect to its engagement with the entrepreneurship community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nStacy Wood<\/strong> is the Langdon Distinguished University Professor of Marketing<\/strong>. She came to NC State in 2010 and is a member of the Department of Business Management, as well as executive director of the Consumer Innovation Consortium.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow it Helps:<\/strong> The Langdon professorship helped fund collaborative research projects with firms like Bayer, Burt\u2019s Bees and Cisco. This provided me the time and resources to train Jenkins MBA students in cutting-edge research techniques and lead them in interpreting data.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Impact:<\/strong> I\u2019ve recently had the great honor of being named a forthcoming editor of the Journal of Consumer Research<\/em>. I\u2019m happy that this also builds the reputation of our university, as other editors are from Columbia University and the University of Oxford. Taking on this career pinnacle would not be possible if it were not for the Langdon Professorship since it gives me the extra time for scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nJesse Ellis<\/strong> is the Alan T. Dickson Distinguished Professor of Finance<\/strong>. He joined Poole College in 2013 and is a member of the Department of Business Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow it Helps:<\/strong> My distinguished professorship award is an invaluable asset in helping me to be more productive in my research and teaching. The financial support provided by the award allows me to purchase necessary data and other resources required to conduct my research. Additionally, the award provides me with funding to attend conferences and workshops, which is crucial in staying up-to-date with the latest developments in my field and networking with other leading researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Impact:<\/strong> My distinguished professorship award enables me to delve deeper into the fields of finance I am passionate about, including the intricacies of the investment management industry related to institutions such as hedge funds, mutual funds, and financial advisors. My research and teaching efforts have not only advanced the understanding of these areas within the academic community, but also provided valuable insights for both professionals in the financial industry and for ordinary investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nRob Handfield<\/strong> is the Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management<\/strong>. He came to NC State in 1999 and is a member of the Department of Business Management, as well as Executive Director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow it Helps:<\/strong> The distinguished professorship helps me align my work with the university\u2019s Think and Do motto. To \u2018do,\u2019 you have to have connectivity in industry; you need thought leaders; you need to bring in speakers. The professorship gives me the opportunity and the time \u2013 time to reach out to the community, to the business sector, to the government sector, to better understand what\u2019s going on and then funnel that knowledge back into the university.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Impact:<\/strong> Having an endowed position allows me the time and resources to dig deeper into supply chain problems. It provides the community and resources to support graduate students who can work alongside me with a hunger to explore today\u2019s supply chain challenges and find meaningful solutions to these challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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