Distinction for two PhD Students of Prof. Thomas Weber
Two doctoral students supervised by Professor Thomas Weber were honored at this year’s INFORMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.
Naveed Chehrazi was a finalist in the Best Student Research Paper Competition of the Financial Services Section for his work on “Dynamic Valuation of Delinquent Credit-Card Accounts,” co-authored with Prof. Weber. Lauren Cipriano won the Lee Lusted Award for Best Student Presentation in the area of Applied Health Economics in a joint session with the Society for Medical Decision Making for her work on “Optimal Health Program Intervention with Information Acquisition,” co-authored with Prof. Weber. Both students are currently on the academic job market.