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Abigail Sussman, Professor of Marketing at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, researches how individuals form judgments and make decisions, focusing on the underlying mechanisms and applications of these processes. Her work investigates questions at the intersection of psychology, economics, and finance, aimed at improving financial well-being. A central component of her research examines the psychological biases that lead consumers to commit errors in budgeting, spending, borrowing, and investing. Her work has been featured in top academic journals, including the Journal of Consumer Research, Psychological Science, and the Journal of Finance, as well as popular media outlets such as National Public Radio, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Sussman has served as the past president of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making and was previously an associate editor for the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. Prior to her academic career, she worked at Goldman Sachs in their equity research division. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science and Economics from Brown University and a joint PhD in Psychology from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
The doctoral program at Booth is organized into 'dissertation areas' which include Accounting, Behavioral Science, Econometrics and Statistics, Finance, Marketing, and Operations Management.