Professor Doran has been on the faculty at the McDonough School of Business since 1998 and served as Director of its Capital Markets Research Center from 2005-2009. Prior to joining the faculty at Georgetown, she held various teaching positions, most recently at The H. John Heinz School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie-Mellon University. Her awards include a Dissertation Excellence Award at the University of Pittsburgh, and a Teaching Excellence Award and a Faculty Award for Excellence in Education at Duquesne University. In 2010, Professor Doran won Georgetown University’s Dorothy Brown Award, having been voted by students as the best professor at Georgetown.

Professor Doran serves as faculty advisor to the Financial Management Association (FMA), the finance organization for undergraduate students at Georgetown University. She has planned annual trips for students to New York to visit the New York Stock Exchange and various Wall Street firms. The 2011 trips included visits to the New York offices of Barclays Capital, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, and Goldman Sachs. FMA students have also attended information sessions at the Virginia headquarters of FBR Capital Markets.

Professor Doran has hosted numerous financial professionals on Georgetown’s campus. The “Careers in Capital Markets” panel discussion and networking reception is held each September. In 2010, the panel included representatives from Bank of America, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and UBS. Professor Doran has also planned and hosted the “Women on Wall Street” panel discussion and networking reception each January for the past three years. The 2011 panel included representatives from Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and UBS.

Professor Doran has presented and discussed papers at various conferences, including annual meetings of the Financial Management Association and Eastern Finance Association. She has also presented her research at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Justice Department, and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. She is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society and numerous professional organizations, including the American Finance Association and the Financial Management Association. She also serves as an ad hoc reviewer for The Financial Review.

Dr. Doran is involved with several charitable organizations. She is also President of the Board of Directors of The George Town Club, a private dining club in Washington DC.