Elissa Flanagan Magnant, Esq. is a Visiting Instructor in the Management Department in the Manning School of Business at 51ÊÓƵ. BIOGRAPHY Practicing attorney, collaborator and mediator. Visiting Instructor Manning School of Business  AWARDS AND HONORS Invited Speaker at Agape Latte (2016), Teaching - Catholic Student Union Professor of the Game (2016), Teaching - UML Field Hockey PRESENTATIONS Moderator Career Change Panel - 51ÊÓƵ's 2017 Women's Leadership Conference, June 2017 - Lowell, MA A Night of Coffee, Fun, & Friends with Professor Elissa Magnant - Agape Latte, November 2016 - USuites Lounge, UML

Elissa Flanagan Magnant, Esq.

Associate Teaching Professor, Co-Director of the Donahue Center for Business Ethics & Social Responsibility

College
Manning School of Business
Department
Management
Phone
(978) 934-5387
Office
Pulichino Tong Business Center - 461
Profile Links

Research Interests

Business Ethics higher education pedagogy

Education

  • Ph D: Leadership in Education, 51ÊÓƵ - Lowell, MA
    Dissertation/Thesis Title: 50 of 61 credits complete, 3.757 GPA, withdrew 9/24 due to time constraints
  • JD: Law, (1995), Western New England College School of Law - Springfield, Massachusetts
  • BA: History and Political Science , (1992), University of Connecticut - Storrs, Connecticut

Biography

Associate Teaching Professor Management Manning School of Business, Director Donahue Center for Business Ethics & Social Responsibility

Selected Awards and Honors

  • OERscar Honor (2023), Teaching - Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
  • Student Organization Faculty Advisor of the Year (2022), Leadership - 51ÊÓƵ Student Government Association
  • OERscar Honor (2022), Teaching - MASSPIRG & UMASS Lowell SGA
  • OERscar Honor (2021), Teaching - MASSPIRG & UMASS Lowell SGA
  • Beta Gamma Sigma (2018), Leadership - Beta Gamma Sigma
  • Exceeding Excellence in Teaching (2018), Teaching - 51ÊÓƵ Student Government Association
  • Invited Speaker at Agape Latte (2016), Teaching - Catholic Student Union
  • Professor of the Game (2016), Teaching - UML Field Hockey

Selected Publications

  • Magnant, E.F. (51ÊÓƵ Manning School of Business), Magnant, E. (51ÊÓƵ Manning School of Business) (2019). Viewpoint: Our business schools must teach better ethics (pp. 1). Boston Business Journal

Selected Presentations

  • Harnessing Emotional Intelligence to Improve Business Relationships - Women Accelerators, February 2025 - Zoom
  • Moderator Career Change Panel - 51ÊÓƵ's 2017 Women's Leadership Conference, June 2017 - Lowell, MA
  • A Night of Coffee, Fun, & Friends with Professor Elissa Magnant - Agape Latte, November 2016 - USuites Lounge, UML

Research Currently in Progress

  • Conference: Fostering Ethical STEM Research Design to Promote Responsible Practices for Integration in Business Applications

    Application for NSF grant to support a proposed conference called "Fostering Ethical STEM Research Design to Promote Responsible Practices for Integration in Business Applications" to be held at the UMass Club in ​October 2026.
    Magnant, E. (Co-Principal) (51ÊÓƵ), Godinez Gonzalez, J. (Co-Principal) (51ÊÓƵ)