Contact Info

Email: sosullivang [at] rider.edu

Phone Number: 609-896-5374

Department: Department of Marketing

Office Location: Sweigart Hall

Additional Info:

Academic Focus: Legal Studies

Background Information

  • JD Seton Hall University, School of Law, 1991
  • B.A. Seton Hall University, Political Science, 1988

Refereed Articles

  • Wagner Ricci, C. & O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (in press, 2017). The Detection of Earnings Management in American Micro-Cap Companies.  Journal of Applied Financial Research, 1.
  • Gao, Z. & O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. (2015). The development of consumer privacy protection policy in China: A historical review.  Journal of Historical Research in Marketing, 7 (2) (232), 255, doi: https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JHRM-08-2014-0022.
  • O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. & Amazeen, M. A. (2016).  The Advertising Industry in the Social Media Age: The Ethical and Legal Implications of Unsanctioned Rogue or 'Scam' Ads.   Journal of Law, Business & Ethics, 22, 9-25.
  • O’Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. & Shannon, J. H. (2014). Making the Leap: Developing and Implementing Hybrid and Online Legal Studies Courses. Southern Journal of Business & Ethics, 6, 69-91.
  • Ricci, C. & O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (2014). An Analysis of Earnings Manipulation via Inventory in Companies Sanctioned by the SEC. Journal of Applied Financial Research, 1, 24 - 35.
  • Lozada, H., O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A., Kritz, G., & Mintu-Wimsatt, A. (2013). The Challenge of Online Privacy to Global Marketers. Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness, 7 (1), 54-62.
  • Ricci, C. & O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (2012). Internal Financial Impacts of the SEC's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases (AAERs). Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, 39 (1), 7-17.

Refereed Proceedings

Abstract Only

  • Lozada, H., Kritz, G., & O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (2014). Can Consumers' Online Privacy Be Protected? Marketing Management Association Spring Proceedings 2014, 101.

Non-Refereed Articles

  • Wagner Ricci, C. & O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (2017). Identifying Earnings Management: The Case of Small-Cap Corporations in the United States. VIII (4), 214 - 229.
  • Shannon, J. H. & O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (2016).  Post Quon: An Analysis of the Evolution of New Media and the Employment Relationship.  Journal of Business and Technology Law, 11 (2), 179 - 198, doi: http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/jbtl/..

Book

  • Amazeen, M. A. & O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (2016).  Controversies in Media Ethics: Chapter 8: Rogue Advertising in the Digital Age: Creative Reputation Building or Industry Irresponsibility? New York, New York USA:  Bloomsbury Press.
  • Hunter, R. J., Shannon, J. H., Amoroso, H. J., & O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (2012). The Legal Environment of Business: A Managerial and Regulatory Perspective, Third Edition (Third Ed. ed.). New York, NY: CreateSpace.

Book Chapters Refereed

  • Amazeen, M. A. & O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (2016). 'Rogue' Advertising in the Digital Age: Creative Reputation Building or Industry Irresponsibility?  In Press, In P. Booth and A. Davisson (Eds.), Controversies in Digital Ethics. 

Presentation of Refereed Papers

International

  • O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. & Gao, Z. (2014, July). Policy-Making on Consumer Privacy Protection in China: A Historical Review. 14th Bi-Annual International Society of Markets & Developments Special Interest Group Conference at the 39th Annual Macromarketing Conference, July 2-5, 2014, Royal Holloway University of London, London, England., London, Great Britain.

National

  • O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. & Shannon, J. H. (2015, August). Post Quon: New Media and the Employment Relationship.  Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. & Amazeen, M. A. (2014). The Advertising Industry in the Social Media Age: The Ethical and Legal Implications of Unsanctioned Rogue or 'Scam Ads.   Academy of Business Research, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
  • Amazeen, M. A. & O’Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (2014) “Rogue” Advertising in the Digital Age: Creative Reputation Building or Industry Irresponsibility?” Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Inaugural Walter Cronkite Conference on Media Ethics and Integrity, Missouri Western University (Best Paper Award), Missouri.
  • Lozada, H., Kritz, G., & O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (2014). Can Consumers' Online Privacy be Protected? Marketing Management Association Spring Proceedings 2014, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Regional

  • O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. & Shannon, J. H. (2013). Keeping it Real: Using Technology to Connect Current Events with Course Theories and Concepts. The Business Professor Teaching Summit 2013. Pearlstein Business Learning Center, Center for Teaching Excellence, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. & Shannon, J. H. (2013, January). Cloudy with a Chance of? Introducing Cloud Technology to Students through Learning Management Systems, Open Source and Free Applications, and Active Learning. 2013 EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. & Shannon, J. H. (2012). Making the Leap: Developing and Implementing Hybrid and Online Courses at Rider University and Seton Hall University. The Business Professor Teaching Summit 2012. Pearlstein Business Learning Center, Center for Teaching Excellence, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

State

  • O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. & Shannon, J. H. (2013). Cloud Technology and Teaching: Helping Students Understand, Use and Maximize Cloud Technology in Courses. NJEDge.net. Annual Conference 10.0: Digital Reality, Plainsboro, New Jersey.
  • O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (2013). The Sky's the Limit – Teaching and the Cloud: Helping Students Understand, Use and Maximize Cloud Technology in Courses. NJEDge.Net 14th Annual Faculty Showcase, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, New Jersey.
  • O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. & Shannon, J. H. (2012). A Collaborative Model for the Development and Implementation of Hybrid and Online Courses at Rider University and Seton Hall University. NJEDge.net. Annual Conference 9.0, Policy and Governance Track, Plainsboro, New Jersey.

Presentation of Non-Refereed Papers

Local

  • O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A., Wilner, A., & Hunter, B. (2015, May). Engaging Students through Deep Dives in the Disciplines.  Rider University Faculty Development Workshops, Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
  • Shannon, J. H. & O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (2012). Online and Hybrid Course Development. The Teaching. Learning and Technology Center Summer Series Workshop, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.
  • O'Sullivan-Gavin, S. A. (2012). New Media and Corporate Policies. Rider University, College of Business, Work-In-Progress Seminar, Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

Honors/Awards/Grants

Awards

  • 2015:  Davis Research Fellowship 2015 - 2016, Rider University Norm Brodsky College of Business.   Engaging Students in Research Projects: An Analysis of Teaching Effectiveness and Learning Outcomes from a Student Perspective.
  • 2014:  The Advertising Industry in the Social Media Age: The Ethical and Legal Implications of Unsanctioned Rogue or 'Scam' Ads.  Presented by Susan A. O’Sullivan-Gavin and Michelle Amazeen. The Academy of Business Research Fall, 2014 Conference (Best Paper Award), Atlantic City, NJ (Sept. 2014).
  • 2014:  “Rogue” Advertising in the Digital Age: Creative Reputation Building or Industry Irresponsibility? Presented by Michelle Amazeen and Susan A. O’Sullivan-Gavin. The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Walter Cronkite Conference on Media Ethics and Integrity, Missouri Western University (Best Paper Award), Missouri (Nov. 2014).
  • 2014:  Can Consumers’ Online Privacy Be Protected?  Hector Lozada, Gary Kritz, and Susan A. O’Sullivan-Gavin. Marketing Management Association Spring Proceedings 2014, Las Vegas, NV. (Best Paper Award) (2014) p ix, p101.
  • 2013: 2013 Summer Research Fellowship. Rider University. 2013 Summer Research Fellowship
  • 2013: Davis Research Fellowship 2013 - 2014. Rider University, Norm Brodsky College of Business.
  • 2012: 2012 Summer Research Fellowship. Rider University. 2012 Summer Research Fellowship
  • 2011: 2011 Summer Research Fellowship. Rider University. 2011 Summer Research Fellowship
  • 2010: Seton Hall University Stillman School of Business. Graduate Teacher of the Year
  • 2007: Seton Hall University Stillman School of Business. Research Achievement Award
  • 2007: Seton Hall University Stillman School of Business - Alpha Kappa Psi. Teacher of the Year
  • 2006: Seton Hall University Stillman School of Business. Outstanding Teacher Recognition
  • 2004: Seton Hall University Stillman School of Business. Research Achievement Award