Finance and Managerial Economics Faculty
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Anderson, Frank, MBA (University of North Texas) Senior Lecturer and Director of Finance Undergraduate Program Research Interests Security analysis and valuation, portfolio management, behavioral finance |
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Angelo, Christopher, PhD (The University of Texas at Arlington) Clinical Professor Research Interests Option Strategies, Hedge Fund Performance |
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Baranchuk, Nina, PhD (Washington University in St. Louis) Assistant Professor Research Interests Theoretical and empirical analysis of corporate governance, agency problems, executive compensation, applied econometrics |
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Cordell, David, PhD (The University of Texas at Austin), CFA, CFP®, CLU Associate Area Coordinator and Clinical Professor Research Interests Retirement investment and distribution, financial risk tolerance, asset allocation |
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Day, Ted, PhD (Stanford University) Professor Research Interests Earnings forecasts, mutual fund portfolios, dividends, nonsynchronous pricing |
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DeCourcy, George, MBA (The University of Texas at Dallas) Senior Lecturer Research Interests Real estate, corporate restructuring, turnaround management |
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El-Ashmawi, Amal, MS (The University of Texas at Dallas) Senior Lecturer Research Interests Technology strategy, telecommunications policy, communications sector evolution, strategic performance analysis, emerging markets |
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Ganglmair, Bernhard, PhD (University of Zurich) Assistant Professor Research Interests Contract theory, antitrust, intellectual property |
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Gurun, Ayfer, PhD (Southern Methodist Univeristy) Clinical Professor Research Interests Financial Management |
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Kieschnick, Robert, PhD (The University of Texas at Austin) Associate Professor and Area Coordinator Research Interests Initial public offerings, corporate financing issues, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions |
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Lewin, Peter, PhD (University of Chicago) Clinical Professor Research Interests Demographic economics |
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Liebowitz, Stan, PhD (University of California at Los Angeles) Ashbel Smith Professor and Director of Center for Analysis of Property Rights Research Interests Monopoly and bundling, intellectual property |
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Mauer, David, PhD (Purdue University) Ashbel Smith Professor Research Interests Corporate financial policy, interactions between financing and investment decisions, real options |
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McNabb, Mark, PhD (The University of Texas at Austin), CFA Clinical Professor Research Interests Investment, Portfolio Management |
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Osborne, Dale, PhD (The University of Kentucky) Professor Emeritus Research Interests Insurance reform, banking |
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Ozoguz, Arzu, PhD (INSEAD) Assistant Professor Research Interests Empirical asset pricing, information economics, international finance |
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Pickens, Jared, MS (Kansas State University), CFP® Senior Lecturer Research Interests Financial counseling and personal financial heuristics |
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Polkovnichenko, Nataliya, PhD (University of Minnesota) Senior Lecturer Research Interests Empirical asset pricing and financial econometrics |
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Polkovnichenko, Valery, PhD (Northwestern University) Assistant Professor Research Interests Portfolio choice, asset pricing with heterogeneous agents, non-standard preferences |
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Rebello, Michael, PhD (The University of Texas at Austin) Ashbel Smith Professor Research Interests Financial advisor contracts, economic linkages, analyst portfolio structure, mutual funds |
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Reichert, Carolyn, PhD (Pennsylvania State University) Senior Lecturer Research Interests Closed end investments, historic investment strategies, proxy contests, real estate listing agreements |
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Richards, James, MA (The University of Texas at Dallas), CFA Senior Lecturer Research Interests Corporate finance |
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Springate, David, PhD (Harvard Business School) Associate Professor and Director of Center for Finance Strategy Innovation Research Interests Venture finance and private equity capital |
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Wardlaw, Malcolm, PhD (The University of Texas at Austin) Assistant Professor Research Interests Corporate Finance, Banking and Institutions, Energy Finance |
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Wei, Kelsey, PhD (The University of Texas at Austin) Assistant Professor Research Interests Mutual fund performance, institutional investors, mergers and acquisitions, foreign exchange |
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Wells, Harry (Joe), PhD (Cornell University), CFA Clinical Professor and Director of Finance Graduate Program Research Interests Financial services, investment management |
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Xia, Han, PhD (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Assistant Professor Research Interests Empirical/Theoretical corporate finance focusing on financial institutions, credit rating agencies, securitization |
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Xu, Yexiao, PhD (Princeton University) Associate Professor Research Interests Equity returns, mutual fund portfolios, volatility |
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Zentner, Alejandro, PhD (University of Chicago) Assistant Professor Research Interests Applied microeconomics, intellectual property rights |
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Zhang, Huibing (Harold), PhD (Duke University) Professor Research Interests Optimal portfolio decisions, asset pricing, taxation |
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Zhao, Feng, PhD (Cornell University) Associate Professor Research Interests Interest rates, foreign exchange rates, portfolio management |
Adjunct Faculty
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Bender, Robert, MBA (University of Mississippi) Adjunct Lecturer Research Interests Financial Management |
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Friedman, Ben, MBA (The University of Texas at Austin), CFA, CPA Adjunct Lecturer Research Interests Financial Management |
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Gibson, Lisa, JD (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Adjunct Lecturer Research Interests Financial Management |
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Guttery, Randy, PhD (University of Connecticut) Adjunct Lecturer Research Interests Real Estate Price Index Construction, Real Estate Economics, Real Estate Financial Decisions, Commercial Mortgage Markets, Securitization, Real Estate Valuation and Appraisal, Financial Planning. |
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Sanderson, Scott, MBA (The University of Chicago) Adjunct Lecturer Research Interests Financial Management |
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Shorey, Kristie, MBA (The University of Texas at Austin) Adjunct Lecturer Research Interests Financial Management |







































