Fox’s Department of Finance invited to join top-level consortium
The Finance and Accounting departments at Temple University’s Fox School of Business have been chosen to join the Consortium on Financial Economics and Accounting (CFEA), an exclusive networking community open to North American business schools.
The Consortium is designed to promote accounting and finance research among several of the field’s leading universities. Paper presentations at CFEA conferences allow the opportunity for PhD candidates to engage with industry experts and promote mentorship. Admitted in October 2015, the Fox School joins eight other CFEA member institutions: Georgia State University, Indiana University, New York University, Rutgers University, Tulane University, University of Maryland, University of Texas, and University of Toronto.
The PhD concentration in Finance prepares students to assume academic positions in finance-related departments at major research universities. The Fox Department of Finance has 25 full-time faculty members who hold doctorates from top business schools across the United States. Our research productivity excels in the areas of corporate finance, banking, and asset pricing, with faculty research consistently appearing in leading journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and the Review of Financial Studies. Our faculty members also serve on editorial boards for academic journals, including the Journal of Economics and Business, Journal of International Business Studies, and the International Finance Review.
Fox faculty members work closely with students to co-author articles in field journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Banking and Finance, The Accounting Review Journal of Corporate Finance, and Financial Management. This method of professional preparation has consistently rewarded our graduates with research positions at universities classified with “high research activity” in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education™. Recent graduates have found initial appointments at the University of Quebec, University of Akron, University of Nevada – Reno, and Southern Illinois University.
For more information please consult the Finance Department website and program promotional materials.
Financial Aid
All students admitted to this program are considered for full financial support for up to five years. Funding typically comes in the form of research or teaching assistantship and includes full tuition and a competitive stipend. The funding is renewable every year, subject to adequate progress and annual evaluations. Fellowship consideration will be given to applications received by December 15th.
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Concentration Advisor: Connie X. Mao
Title: Associate Professor
Research Interests: Corporate Finance, Agency Conflicts, Security Markets
Office: Alter Hall 416
Email: cmao@temple.edu
Ronald Anderson
Title: Professor & Chair in Finance
Research Interests: Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance
Office: Alter Hall 420
Email: ron.anderson@temple.edu
Peter Chinloy
Title: Professor of Practice
Office: Alter Hall A 436
Email: peter.chinloy@temple.edu
J. Jay Choi
Title: Professor
Research Interests: Global Corporate Governance, International Finance and Strategy, Emerging Markets
Office: Alter Hall 417
Email: jjchoi@temple.edu
Elyas Elyasiani
Title: Professor
Research Interests: Stock Return Modeling; Institutional, Minority and Foreign Ownership Effects
Office: Alter Hall 413
Email: elyas@temple.edu
Kose John
Title: Laura H. Carnell Professor
Office: Alter Hall 421
Email: kose.john@temple.edu
Yan Li
Title: Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Theoretical and Empirical Asset Pricing, Behavioral Finance, Financial Econometrics
Office: Alter Hall 425
Email: liyanlpl@temple.edu
Yuanzhi (Lily) Li
Title: Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Corporate Finance, Investment, Bankruptcy and Distress.
Office: Alter Hall 426
Email: yuanzhi.li@temple.edu
Lalitha Naveen
Title: Associate Professor
Research Interests: Empirical Corporate Finance, Corporate Board Structure, Executive Compensation
Office: Alter Hall 418
Email: lnaveen@temple.edu
Oleg Rytchkov
Title: Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Theoretical and Empirical Asset Pricing, Capital Markets, Financial Econometrics
Office: Alter Hall 423
Email: rytchkov@temple.edu
Pavel G. Savor
Title: Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Empirical Asset Pricing, Empirical Corporate Finance, Behavioral Economics
Office: Alter Hall 415
Email: pavel.savor@temple.edu
Abdullah Algannass
Farooq Durrani
Email: farooq.durrani@temple.edu
Farooq Durrani joined Fox School of Business as a Ph.D. student in Fall of 2015. He received his Master of Science with concentration in Finance from Brock University, Canada and an M.B.A from National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan. His undergraduate was in Computer Science. He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma International Society. Farooq has also passed two levels of C.F.A exam.
Farooq’s research interest are in the field of Empirical Corporate Finance and more specifically in the areas of Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions, and IPO’s. Prior to coming to Fox School of Business Farooq worked in International Banking Division at Bank Al Falah Ltd, Pakistan.
Balbinder Singh Gill
Matthew Imes
Email: matthew.imes2@gmail.com
Matthew Imes joined the Fox School of Business PhD program in 2015 and is a recipient of Temple University's Presidential Fellowship. He earned a Masters of Finance from the University of Maryland and a B.S. in Business Economics from Anderson University (Magna Cum Laude). Matthew is also a level 3 CFA candidate.
Matthew's research interests include empirical corporate finance, corporate governance, and corporate bond markets. Before coming to Temple Matthew interned as an analyst at Merrill Lynch in the wealth management division, as well as in the corporate accounting department of Hartness International, an ITW subsidiary.
Ming (Megan) Ju
Email: ming.ju@temple.edu
Ming Ju (Megan) joined the Ph.D program at the Fox School of Business in fall 2013 with a specialization in finance. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Donghua University in China (2011), and a Master of Science degree in Finance from Case Western Reserve University (2013). Ming’s research interests are broadly empirical corporate finance, corporate debt markets, corporate governance, executive compensation, and risk management.
Masud Karim
Email: tug09598@temple.edu
Masud Karim joined PhD in Finance at FOX in 2015 with Presidential Fellowship, the highest honor for incoming PhD students at Temple. He received BBA major in Accounting & Information Systems from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh with prestigious Dean Award and MA in Economics from Central European University, Budapest with fellowship. Prior coming to FOX, Masud worked as a researcher at Chief Economist Unit of the Central Bank of Bangladesh. His passion for extracurricular activities is evident from his service as Deputy Country Representative of Bangladesh at Commonwealth Youth Program, UK from 2007 to 2009. As a first year student, Masud is flexible about his area of research.
Edward Kim
Email: tug25073@temple.edu
Edward joined the PhD program at the Fox School of Business in 2015. He earned his B.S. degree in Biological and Environmental Engineering from Cornell University and his MBA in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis. Before coming to Temple University, Edward worked in the manufacturing and commercial banking industries for a total of about four years.
Ezgi Ottolenghi
Email: ezgi.ottolenghi@temple.edu
Ezgi Hallioglu Ottolenghi is a doctoral student of the Finance Department at the Fox School of Business at Temple University. She received an MBA in Finance and International Business from Drexel University (summa cum laude), and a B.S. in Business Administration from Bilkent University, Turkey. During her undergraduate studies she also spent a semester as an exchange student at Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Prior to the doctoral program, Ezgi worked in the banking industry and primarily focused on credit analysis at various banks. Most recently she served as Vice President in Commercial Banking at Wells Fargo. Her research interests include Corporate Governance and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Shuai Wang
Email: wangshuai@temple.edu
Shuai Wang (Amy) has won two research grants from the Young Scholar Forum, and is currently exploring her research interests mainly in empirical corporate finance. She has been focusing on executive compensation, insider trading and dividend payout policy. She is also actively seeking interesting ideas that have potential regardless of the field.
She has a passion for teaching and is always exploring creative methodologies that could guide students. She worked as a senior tutor and has been popular among students.
Jamie Weathers
Email: jamie.weathers@temple.edu
Jamie moved from Louisville, KY in the summer of 2011 to join the PhD program in the Finance Department at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. She holds both a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Louisville.
Prior to joining the Fox School of Business at Temple University, Jamie worked as a Midwest Regional Energy Buyer for an energy consultant firm, Summit Energy (now a subsidiary of Schneider Electric).
Jamie’s research interests are focused in empirical corporate finance. She is currently studying the relationship between employee treatment and firm value for large publicly held corporations.
Wei Gao
Email: wei.gao@temple.edu
Wei joined the PhD program at the Fox School of Business in 2014. Before coming to Temple University, he earned his PhD in Economics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and taught undergraduate economics courses at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania after graduation. His primary research interests include IPO underpricing and capital structure. Wei is looking forward to research collaboration with Fox faculty and fellow PhD students. He is also looking forward to teaching and interacting with students in the classroom.
Jingbo Yu
Email: jingbo.yu@temple.edu
Jingbo Yu joined the Ph.D program of Temple University’s Fox School of Business Finance Department in fall 2010. He holds an MS in Finance degree from Illinois Institute of Technology, and Bachelor in Finance degree from Zhejiang University, China. His research interests include mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and CEO compensation, and general issues in empirical corporate finance.
Chi Zhang
Email: chi.zhang@temple.edu
I joined in the PhD in Finance program in 2012 fall. I received my Master in Finance degree from University of Delaware, and BA in Finance and Accounting from University of Nottingham, China Campus before joining in Temple.
My main research field is empirical corporate finance. Special purpose acquisition companies, capital structure, and hedging strategies in oil industry are some examples of corporate finance projects I did before. I am currently doing a project about IPO with Dr. Naveen.
As a current first year PhD student, I am still very flexible of my future research areas. If possible, I would love to do researches not only in corporate finance, but also in market microstructure, empirical asset pricing, and game theory.