Sogand Tayebinaz

Education

• 2011-2016: B.S., Applied Chemistry, University of Tehran (Iran)
• 2017-2018: Ph.D. ,Chemistry, University of Rhode Island (Not Completed)
• 2018-2019: Master of Business Administration, Fayetteville State University
• 2019-2021: Master of Business Administration, Canisius College
• 2026 (expected) Ph.D., Business Administration, UNC Charlotte

Research interests

Corporate Finance

Licenses & Certifications

• Leadership & Professional Development Certificate
• SAS Certificate
• JMP Pro Certificate
• Social Media Marketing Certificate

Awards & Honors

• Finalist team member, HBCU Battle of The Brains Business Competition, Austin, Texas (2019)
• Elected member of University of Tehran, Science Association (Chemistry Department, 2011-2012)
• Ranked 1st in “Tehran Scientific Competition in Artificial Intelligence”, 2010

Selected Presentations

• Sogand Tayebinaz, Mehdi Sharifi Khobdeh: FSU Undergraduate and Graduate Research Symposium, “Entrepreneurial surety and economic growth: the moderating effect of power distance” (2019)
• J. Lee Brown, Burcu Adivar, Sogand Tayebinaz: Southeast Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, “Determinants of Executive Career Success in Strategic Leadership” (2019).

Working Papers

• Sharifi Khobdeh, M., Tayebinaz, S., Zhang, J., Nair, A., How Institutional Configurations Support Entrepreneurial Resilience during the Global Financial Crisis. Target Journal: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research.

EMPLOYMENT

• Fayetteville State University, as a teacher assistant (Jan. 2018 – May. 2018)
• University of Rhode Island, as a graduate assistant (Sep. 2017 – Dec. 2017)
• University of Tehran Industrial Organic Chemistry Lab, as a research assistant, (Aug. 2014 – Jan. 2017)
• Private tutor of physics and chemistry for high school students, Tehran, (Aug. 2011 – Dec. 2015)
• The One Kimyagar Sepehr Trading Co. as an assistant in Chemistry Lab (Sep. 2012- Sep. 2014)