A message from our Associate Dean for Research

Welcome to research at the Tippie College of Business.

From its inception to today, Tippie places a high premium on the thought leadership provided by a dynamic, productive, and engaged faculty. Researchers in our six departments have a proven track record of creating new knowledge that moves their field forward, while also engaging constructively with businesses and other external partners to advance the state of business practice.

Here, you’ll encounter demonstrated research success such as:

  • world-class records of academic impact in areas like accounting and management;
  • timely results from young faculty in areas like risk management (finance) and human decision making (marketing);
  • contributions to large-scale interdisciplinary research in healthcare, climate change, and emergency management in business analytics and economics;
  • the world’s only real-money academic research market, the Iowa Electronic Markets;
  • impactful engagement with corporations, non-profits, regulatory agencies, etc. around the globe.

Tippie’s research mission drives the state of knowledge from Iowa to the world. Whether you’re a prospective student or faculty member, academic peer, or potential new partner, feel free to reach out to us if you have questions, or if you want to get involved.

Nick Street

Nick Street

Associate Dean for Research and PhD Programs
Henry B. Tippie Research Professor of Business Analytics
nick-street@uiowa.edu

12 %

More peer reviewed articles per faculty member in the last five years

# 11

Most productive management faculty

TAMUGA Rankings, Pubs/Faculty, 2021

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Countries represented by our PhD students

Research seminars and speaker series

Behavioral Research seminars

This series provides a forum for faculty and PhD students who conduct behavioral research to present and discuss their current projects in a low-pressure environment.

See upcoming seminars

Research Methods seminars

This series provides faculty and PhD students in Business Analytics, Economics, and Finance with opportunities to successfully introduce methods, while offering new insights for more experienced researchers.

See upcoming seminars

Departmental seminars

Each year, several of our academic departments invite influencers and scholars from around the nation to speak to faculty and students. Our current lineup includes:

Faculty research news

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Medicaid cuts could complicate care in rural Iowa

Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Tippie professor Tom Gruca says his research indicates growing challenges for delivering health care in rural areas due to the cuts.
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What NFTs and Antique Roadshow have in common

Friday, June 27, 2025
Assistant Professor Soogand Alavi says it's all about provenance.
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Don't be a jerk at your day job

Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Professor Jennifer Nahrgang says employees working side gigs need to take care to remain engaged in their original job.
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Timing is money

Friday, June 6, 2025
Research by professor Erik Lie suggests some corporate leaders are timing market-moving announcements around their scheduled stock options.
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You shouldn't need a fire extinguisher to say something is burning

Wednesday, June 4, 2025
A lot of managers don’t want to hear about a problem at work unless the employee who points it out also suggests a fix. But a new study suggests the “don’t give me problems, give me solutions” mantra is shortsighted and only creates more problems.