Positions

Professor of Finance, University of Illinois, 2002 - 2009
Associate Dean for Executive Programs, University of Illinois, 2007 - 2009
Chair, Department of Finance, University of Illinois, 2003 - 2008
Associate Professor of Finance, Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University, 1996 - 2002
Visiting Scholar, University of Washington, 1998 - 1999
Assistant Professor of Finance, Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University, 1990 - 1996

Research Interests

Honors and Awards

Award for Excellence in Teaching as voted by alumni., Jones Graduate School, Rice University , 1996-1999

Award for Excellence in Teaching as voted by students., Jones Graduate School, Rice University , 2002

Best paper award , 'Underreaction to self-selected news events.', European Financial Management meetings , 2000

Best paper award in investments given by American Association of Individual Investors, 'The Individual Investor and the Weekend Effect.', Southwestern Finance Association meetings , 1993

Best paper award in investments given by the American Association of Individual Investors 'The Long-run Negative Drift of Post-Listing Stock Returns.' , Southwestern Finance Association meetings , 1995

Best paper award, 'Underreaction to firm specific news events.', Chicago Quantitative Analysts meetings , 2000

Finalist, Phi Beta Kappa teaching award (restricted to untenured professors)., Rice University , 1993-1995

Haliburton Foundation Award of Excellence for professionalism in education, research and service to students., Jones Graduate School, Rice University , 1994

One of the nation's best teachers., Business Week , 1997-2002

Nominated for the Smith-Breeden for the best paper published, 'The Long-run Negative Drift of Post-Listing Stock Returns.', Journal of Finance , 1995

Outstanding Teacher, University of Illinois Executive MBA Program , 2009

Biographical Sketch

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