Coordinator of the department’s Doctoral Comprehensive Exams Fall 2011–Fall 2013.
Dissertation Chair
Ankita Damani, “Essays on corporate political contributions and firm performance,” ongoing.
Fnu Pratima, “Economic policy uncertainty and stock liquidity,” ongoing.
Trang T. Thai, “Essays on product market competition and corporate shareholdings across countries,” completed in Spring 2017. Placement: Assistant Professor (tenure track), College at Brockport, State University of New York.
Sergiy Saydometov, “Fear and the housing market,” completed in Spring 2016. Position: Assistant Professor (tenure track), Dallas Baptist University.
Mohammad Riaz Uddin, “Dissecting fortune and woe from insider trading: Three essays,” completed in Summer 2014. Placement: Assistant Professor (tenure track), Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
Han-Sheng Chen, “Essays on options markets,” completed in Spring 2013. Placement: Assistant Professor (tenure track), Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Bobby Alexander, “Essays on international corporate dividend policy,” completed in Spring 2012. Placement: Assistant Professor (tenure track), Fort Hays State University.
Dissertation Committee Member
Anh Nguyen, “Commonality in mutual fund flows: Worldwide evidence,” ongoing.
Nima Vafai, “How do investors perceive the optimal capital structure? Evidence from industry-specific risk factors,” ongoing.
Adam Harper, “Three essays on leverage, informative trading, and option-implied predictability,” completed in Spring 2017.
Aamir Khan, “Cointegration, causality and price discovery in NAFTA markets: A study of sector indices and trade flow data from the perspective of US markets,” completed in Summer 2014.
Julio Rivas-Aguilar, “Penny stocks, market microstructure, and analyst forecasts,” completed in Summer 2012.
Dynah A. Basuil, “International mergers and acquisitions,” completed in Summer 2011.
Yen-Ling Chang, “Essays on the relationship between insider trading and financial analysts under varying market sentiment,” completed in Spring 2010.
Sheryl-Ann Stephen, “The Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on U.S. financial markets,” completed in Spring 2008.
Comprehensive Doctoral Examination Committee Member of Several Students.
University of Rhode Island
Dissertation Committee Member
Keith Moore, “The effects of the risk arbitrage process on the trading of securities involved in takeovers,” completed in Spring 2004.
Zhiyi Song, “Information content of open market stock repurchase and dividend policy,” completed in Spring 2002.
Shih-ching Jeng, “Efficiency issues in the financial services industry worldwide,” completed in Spring 2001.
Comprehensive Doctoral Examination Committee Member of Two Students.
Participated in the admission process of students to the doctoral program.