Elissa Flanagan Magnant, Esq. is a Visiting Instructor in the Management Department in the Manning School of Business at UMass Lowell. BIOGRAPHY Practicing attorney, collaborator and mediator. Visiting Instructor Manning School of Business  AWARDS AND HONORS Invited Speaker at Agape Latte (2016), Teaching - Catholic Student Union Professor of the Game (2016), Teaching - UML Field Hockey PRESENTATIONS Moderator Career Change Panel - UMass Lowell's 2017 Women's Leadership Conference, June 2017 - Lowell, MA A Night of Coffee, Fun, & Friends with Professor Elissa Magnant - Agape Latte, November 2016 - USuites Lounge, UML

Elissa Flanagan Magnant, Esq.

Associate Teaching Professor, Co-Director of the Donahue Center for Business Ethics & Social Responsibility

College
Manning School of Business
Department
Management
Phone
(978) 934-5387
Office
Pulichino Tong Business Center - 461
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Education

  • JD: Law, (1995), Western New England College School of Law - Springfield, Massachusetts
  • BA: History and Political Science , (1992), University of Connecticut - Storrs, Connecticut

Biography

Associate Teaching Professor Management Manning School of Business, Faculty Director Donahue Center for Business Ethics & Social Responsibility

Selected Awards and Honors

  • Career Integrated Curriculum Mini Grant (2025), Teaching - UMass Lowell Office of the Provost
  • Open Educational Resources Mini Grant (2024), Teaching - UMass Lowell Office of the Provost
  • Artificial Intelligence Mini Grant (2024), Teaching - UMass Lowell Office of the Provost
  • OERscar Honor (2023), Teaching - Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
  • Student Organization Faculty Advisor of the Year (2022), Leadership - UMass Lowell Student Government Association
  • OERscar Honor (2022), Teaching - MASSPIRG & UMASS Lowell SGA
  • OERscar Honor (2021), Teaching - MASSPIRG & UMASS Lowell SGA
  • Beta Gamma Sigma (2018), Leadership - Beta Gamma Sigma
  • Exceeding Excellence in Teaching (2018), Teaching - UMass Lowell Student Government Association
  • Invited Speaker at Agape Latte (2016), Teaching - Catholic Student Union
  • Professor of the Game (2016), Teaching - UML Field Hockey

Selected Publications

  • Magnant, E.F. (UMass Lowell Manning School of Business), Magnant, E. (UMass Lowell Manning School of Business) (2019). Viewpoint: Our business schools must teach better ethics (pp. 1). Boston Business Journal

Selected Presentations

  • Panelist Own the Table: The Art of Bold Negotiation - UMass Lowell's 2025 Women's Leadership Conference, June 2025 - Lowell, MA
  • Harnessing Emotional Intelligence to Improve Business Relationships - Women Accelerators, February 2025 - Zoom
  • Incorporating In-Class Activities to Increase Knowledge Retention and Engagement - Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching seminar, January 2025 - online
  • Moderator Career Change Panel - UMass Lowell's 2017 Women's Leadership Conference, June 2017 - Lowell, MA
  • A Night of Coffee, Fun, & Friends with Professor Elissa Magnant - Agape Latte, November 2016 - USuites Lounge, UML

Research Currently in Progress

  • Conference: Fostering Ethical STEM Research Design to Promote Responsible Practices for Integration in Business Applications

    Application for NSF grant to support a proposed conference called "Fostering Ethical STEM Research Design to Promote Responsible Practices for Integration in Business Applications" to be held at the UMass Club in ​October 2026.
    Magnant, E. (Co-Principal) (UMass Lowell), Godinez Gonzalez, J. (Co-Principal) (UMass Lowell)