RESEARCH GRANTS

External

• 2017-2020: National Science Foundation Research Grant (U.S.) “Collaborative: Role of Intellectual Capital in predicting outcomes of Entrepreneurial Firms”

• 2009-2012: National Science Foundation Research Grant (U.S.) “Collaborative: Tax evasion and Corruption across the world: Are firms victims or perpetrators?”

• 2006-2009: National Science Foundation Research Grant (U.S.) "Collaborative: Legal Institutions and Doing Business: A Cross-Country Analysis."

 Internal

• 2020-2021: Covid-19 Research Fund

• 2015-2016: Shapiro Policy Research Scholar 

• 2008-2009: GW-CIBER Research Grant

• 2006-2007: University Facilitating Fund Research Grant

• 2006-2007: GW-CIBER Policy Research Scholar 

AWARDS

• Nominated for the Best Paper on Emerging Markets Award and the IMD Samsung Best Paper Award at the Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, 2009

• Nominated for Trachtenberg Teaching Award, 2008

• Nominated for Chairs Teaching Excellence Award, 2007

• Spot Performance Research Award, World Bank, 2003

• Allen J Krowe Award for Teaching Excellence, University of Maryland, 2002

• Alan Nash Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, University of Maryland, 2001