I am a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Information Systems at the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College (CUNY), advised by Dr. Shuting (Ada) Wang. I am on the 2026–27 academic job market and expect to graduate in June 2027.
My research studies how economic and technological forces shape digital behavior and labor-market outcomes. From what a university’s move into online degrees means for the employment of its own graduates, to how economic volatility changes the way people read online, to how the public perceives firms’ environmental commitments. I work with large-scale platform and institutional data, and I specialize in causal inference with advanced econometrics and quasi-experimental designs.
I also teach: 50 sections and roughly 1,400 students as instructor of record since 2022, recognized with the 2026 Zicklin School of Business Dean’s Teaching Award.
You can reach me at setareh.seraj@baruch.cuny.edu, and my full CV is here.