Redona Methasani

Redona Methasani is an Assistant Professor in Residence and Academic co-Director of MBA Programs at the University of Connecticut School of Business. Her research focuses on emotions, decision making, and deception in negotiations, organizations, and interpersonal interactions. She teaches MBA courses such as Negotiation Strategies, Emotional Intelligence at Work, and undergraduate courses like Managerial Negotiations. Redona has received the 2024 Graduate Teaching Award and 2023 Undergraduate Teaching Award for her pedagogical excellence.

Education:

• PhD in Management, University of Connecticut School of Business
• MBA, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University
• BS in Economics (highest distinction, with honors), Smeal School of Business & Schreyer Honors College, Penn State University

Her research explores themes like emotions in negotiations, ethical decision making, and deception detection mechanisms, with publications in Academy of Management Perspectives, Journal of Business Ethics, and Current Opinion in Psychology. Her work bridges psychological theory with organizational practice, emphasizing real-world applications in leadership and ethics.

Professional experience includes consulting for Yale School of Management Executive Education and roles in finance at Lockheed Martin. She actively engages in academic discourse, presenting at conferences like the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.