I am an Assistant Professor at the College of Business and Technology of East Tennessee State University.
My research lies at the intersection of behavioral economics and decision science, with a focus on gender, sustainable productivity, and data-driven decision making.
My work has been published in leading journals in economics and management science and focuses on how behavioral factors shape individual and organizational decisions.
You can learn more about my academic research here.
I received my Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University in 2020 and was a Research Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School from 2020 to 2022. Prior to joining ETSU, I served as an Assistant Professor at the College of Business at Austin Peay State University.
I teach business analytics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, with a focus on applying data-driven methods to real-world decision making.
I am also an affiliated scholar with the Institute for Humane Studies (George Mason University) and the Strong Brain Institute (ETSU).
Email: demiral@etsu.edu
