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)