EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of Practicein Finance Texas Tech University, 2014 –Present
Assistant Professor of Finance Ohio University, 2012 – 2014
Faculty South Plains College, 2004 – 2012
EDUCATION
Texas Tech University, Ph.D. Finance 2008 – 2012
CFA Candidate, Passed Level IJune 2010
Texas A & M University, M.S. Economics 2002 – 2004
University of Washington, B.S. Economics 1998 – 2001
AREAS OF INTEREST
Research: Asset Pricing, Fixed Income, Corporate Finance, Financial Regulation and Reform
Teaching:Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling, Derivatives, Investments, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fixed Income, International Finance
WORKING PAPERS
THE SIGNIFICANT TIPS PRICE PREMIUM, with Drew Winters.
FINANCIAL CRISIS SOLUTIONS IN THE COMMERCIAL PAPER MARKET: AN ANLYSIS OF THE CPFF AND THE TLGP, with Mark Griffiths and Drew Winters (Under Review – Managerial Finance)
TIPS IN THE REVIEW MIRROR: AN EXAMINATION OF RELATIVE PERFORMANCE, with Scott Hein (Accepted: SFA Conference for 2016)
THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUION BRANCH LOCATION ON SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUES, with David Harrison and Paul Goebel (Accepted: ARES Conference 2014)
PRICING THE PERCEIVED TAX DISADVANTAGE IN TIPS, with Scott Hein and Jeff Mercer
PUBLISHED PAPERS
SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS: THE IMPACTS ON HOUSING VALUES, with Bartley R. Danielsen, and Jing Zhao. The Journal of Real Estate Literature,Vol. 23, No. 2, 2015, Pg. 207 - 232. (SSRN Top 20 Downloads from 12/2014 – 2/2015) Publisher: Springer
ACKNOWLEDGING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REAL ESTATE LITERATURE, with George Cashman. The Journal of Real Estate Literature, Vol. 22, No 1, 2014, Pg. 3 – 22. Publisher: Springer
A MONTE CARLO EXPLORATION OF THE VERTICAL PROPERTY TAX INEQUITY MODELS: SEARCHING FOR A ‘BEST’ MODEL,with Paul Goebel, Michael D.S. Morris and William Dare. The Journal of Real Estate Literature,Vol. 21 No. 1, 2013, Pg. 3 – 24. Publisher: Springer
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
THE EVOLUTION OF THE FMA ROOKIE, with Artem Mescheryakov and Drew Winters
MORTGAGE PREPAYMENT, with Paul Goebel, David Harrison, and Xiu Nu.
WHAT IS A BLUE CHIP?, with Rumpa Biswas
POLITICALLY INFORMED: EVIDENCE IN REAL ESTATE, with George Cashman and David Harrison
OPTIONS, with Benjamin Blau and Ryan Whitby
VALUING BANK EQUITY: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE FINANCIAL CRISIS, with Mark Moore and Eric Sisneros.
FOREX TRADING AROUND MONETARY EVENTS, with Mark Moore and Eric Sisneros.
PRESENTATIONS
Discussant Financial Management Association, 2009, 2011, 2013-2014, 2016
Presenter American Real Estate Association, 2012, 2014
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Financial Management (Minors)TTU, 2017
Derivatives (Graduate)TTU, 2017
Personal FinanceTTU, 2016
MBA Financial Management (STEM, Online and WP) TTU, 2014 - Present
Fixed Income Analysis(Undergrad. and Grad.)TTU, 2011, 2016
Money and Capital Markets (MS Finance)TTU, 2015
Financial Markets & InstitutionsTTU, 2015
Investments TTU, 2014
Financial Management (Undergraduate) TTU, 2010
OMBA Advanced Corporate Finance Ohio University, 2014
OMBA Financial Markets & Institutions Ohio University, 2013-2014
Mathematical Analysis of Financial Decisions Ohio University, 2012-2014
Advanced Corporate Finance (Undergraduate)Ohio University, 2012-2013
International Finance Ohio University, 2012
Foundations of Financial Management Ohio University, 2012
Portfolio Management Ohio University, 2012
SERVICE & COMMITTEES
Account RepWharton Research Database System (TTU), 2017 - Present
Voting MembereLearning Council (TTU), 2016 - Present
ParticipantSelect Tech Undergrad. Recruitment (TTU), 2015, 2016
Academic MentorRawls Business Leadership Program (TTU), 2015-2016
AdvisorTech Currency Trading Society (TTU), 2015 – 2016
AdvisorRawls Graduate Association (TTU), 2014 – Present
SERVICE & COMMITTEES, Cont.
MemberDistance Learning Task Force (TTU), 2014 – Present
ConsultantMS Excel Training (TTU), 2015
AdvisorForex Student Trading Group (OU), 2012 – 2014
Co-ChairNew Faculty Learning Community (OU), 2013
MemberTeaching CIT (OU), 2013
MemberNew Faculty Learning Community (OU), 2012
JudgeOhio University Student Expo (OU), 2013
ReviewerSWFA Program Committee Reviewer, 2013
RefereeJournal of Real Estate Literature, February, 2011
RefereeJournal of Financial Research, 2017
AWARDS & HONORS
Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award, 2016
Jentz Fellowship – Graduate School of Banking Colorado, 2016
RCOB Outstanding MBA Professor, Spring 2015
Finance Department Teacher of the Year, 2012-2013
Doctoral Student Consortium, FMA 2011
Nominated for the Helen DeVitt Jones Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, 2011
Rawls College Scholarship, 2008 – 2012
AT&T Chancellor’s Fellowship, 2008 – 2011
Title V Cooperative Grant Recipient, 2007
Title V Grant Recipient, 2006 and 2007
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