Professor Finkelstein earned her PhD and MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business in 2011. Broadly speaking, she conducts research at the intersection of marketing and consumer well-being. Her work draws on research from marketing, psychology, economics, and sociology to solve real-world problems consumers face. In recognition of her work, she received the American Marketing Association (AMA) Marketing and Society Special Interest Group (MASSIG) Early Career Award in 2019. Professor Finkelstein and her co-authors also received the Journal of Consumer Affairs Best Paper Award in 2021 for their work exploring the impact of omission bias and moral culpability on parents' vaccination plans for their children.