Education Qualifications

PhD, Finance, University of Kentucky, 2007

Academic and Professional Experience

Assistant Professor in Finance and Real Estate, California State Polytechnic University, 2007 - current

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

The good news in short interest, with Ekkehart Boehmer and Bradford D. Jordan, Journal of Financial Economics, 2009 A note on hybrid mortgages, with B. W. Ambrose and Michael LaCour-Little, Real Estate Economics, 2005

Membership And Professional Activities

American Finance Association Financial Management Assoicaton Asian Finance Association (AsianFA)

Research Interests

Short Selling: Pricing efficiency: The role of short selling in asset pricing in the US and in Asia Corporate Diversification: The role of internal capital market in raising external funds and financial distress Real Estate: Mortgage pricing, subprime mortgage market, alternative mortgage products

Courses

BMA5008  Financial Management FIN3103  Financial Markets FIN3101  Corporate Finance

Conference Presentations

The role of financial synergies in corporate diversification, 2009 Asian FA Annual Meeting Does Regulatory Disclosure Affect Lending Practices? A Study of Subprime Lending to Minority Neighborhoods, 2009 AREUEA Annual Meeting The good news in short interest, 2008 AFA Annual Meeting The good news in short interest, 2008 FMA Annual Meeting The benefits of diversification: Evidence from financial synergies, 2007 FMA Annual Meeting