I joined the Department of Business as an Assistant Professor of Finance in the fall of 2013. Prior to then, I taught courses at Concord University and Lehigh University. My research focuses on corporate finance, corporate governance, international finance, and financial markets. I have published in the Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Economics and Business, Corporate Ownership and Control, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, and Applied Financial Economics.
I enjoy teaching students how to make decisions using relevant financial information. I like students to be confident when they apply various financial methods, analyze different interdisciplinary relationships, and communicate their ideas to business communities. Additionally, I am a mentor of the 番茄社区 Investment Organization (ROI), which is a student investment club. Some of the ROI activities include managing a stock portfolio, learning about different investment strategies, and discussing the current market trends.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
鈥淭he Impact of Corporate Governance on the Performance of Financial Institutions鈥, with Lei Gao. Journal of Economics and Business, 2015.
鈥淪tock Price Effects of CEO Turnover of US Financial Institutions鈥. International Journal of Financial Services Management, 6(4), 2013, pp. 273-292.
鈥淕overnment Ownership and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the EU鈥, with Ginka Borisova, Paul Brockman and Jesus M. Salas. Journal of Banking and Finance, 36, 2012, pp. 2917-2934.
鈥淒oes a Country鈥檚 Financial and Legal Systems Contemporaneously Impact the Governance and Performance Relationship: Further Evidence?鈥, with Anne Anderson and Parveen P. Gupta. Corporate Ownership and Control, 9(4), 2012, pp. 279-308.
Education
B.S, M.S., Plovdiv University, Bulgaria
M.B.A., Wright State University
Ph.D., Lehigh University