Elissa Flanagan Magnant

Elissa Flanagan Magnant serves as an Associate Teaching Professor in the Management Department of the Manning School of Business at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, concurrently holding the leadership role of Faculty Director for the Donahue Center for Business Ethics & Social Responsibility. Her dual appointment bridges academic instruction with institutional ethics advocacy.

Her educational foundation includes:

• JD in Law from Western New England College School of Law (1995)
• BA in History and Political Science from the University of Connecticut (1992)

Magnant's research centers on ethical frameworks in business education and practice, with particular emphasis on integrating social responsibility into management curricula and STEM-business intersections. She actively develops pedagogical approaches for ethical decision-making in corporate environments, examining how ethical principles translate to real-world business applications and technological innovation.

Her scholarly output, including the 2019 Boston Business Journal publication, reveals consistent thematic focus on ethics pedagogy and institutional responsibility. Current work explores ethical STEM research design for business applications, indicating evolving interest in technology ethics within management contexts.

Recognition includes competitive grants and teaching honors:

• Career Integrated Curriculum Mini Grant (2025)
• Open Educational Resources Mini Grant (2024)
• Artificial Intelligence Mini Grant (2024)
• Three-time OERscar Honor recipient (2021-2023)
• Student Organization Faculty Advisor of the Year (2022)
• Beta Gamma Sigma recognition (2018)

Magnant directs the Donahue Center's initiatives while advising student organizations and developing ethics-focused curricula. Her grant portfolio demonstrates commitment to innovative teaching methods, particularly in open educational resources and AI-enhanced pedagogy. Current NSF grant development for the 2026 'Fostering Ethical STEM Research Design' conference represents strategic expansion into technology ethics.

The Donahue Center operates as her primary institutional platform, hosting leadership conferences, ethics workshops, and community engagement programs that extend her research into practical business ethics applications across regional corporate partnerships.