Associate Professor
Xavier University
Ph.D. (Finance, Economics minor) The Ohio State University — 1997
M.S.M. (Finance and Accounting) Purdue University — 1990
B.A. (Economics and Telecommunications) Indiana University — 1986
- Wealth Redistribution in Conglomerate Mergers: A Re-examination over Three Decades with Lance Nail - Corporate Ownership and Control, Spring 2006 Volume 3.
- REITs, IPO Waves and Long-Run Performance with Richard Buttimer and Anthony Sanders - Real Estate Economics Spring 2005, volume 33
- The Effect of Diversification on Firm Value: A Pre- and Post- Diversification Analysis Studies in Economics and Finance, Autumn 2003, volume 21.
- Insider Trading When There is an Underlying Option with Salil Sarkar and Niranjan Tripathy - Financial Analyst Journal, May/June 2003, volume 59
- Do Diversifying Mergers Really Benefit Bondholders? with Lance Nail - Corporate Finance Review, January/February 2003, volume 7.
- Why Firms Diversify: An Empirical Examination with J. David Diltz - Financial Management, Spring 2002 volume 31.
- Trading Behavior of Stocks Added to New Zealand’s NZSE40 Index with Steve Swidler - Applied Economics Letters, April 15, 2002 Volume 9.
- The Implications of Corporate Diversification - Corporate Finance Review, November/December 2001 volume 6.
- O’Connor Fellow (2006 - present)
- Dean's Teaching Award (Xavier 2007)
- Student Athlete Faculty Appreciation Award (Xavier 2006)
- Dean’s Summer Research Fellowship (Xavier Summer 2006)
- Willliams College of Business Teacher of the Year (Xavier 2005-06)
- Dean’s Teaching Award (Xavier 2006)
- College of Business Research Award (UTA 2003)
- College of Business Nominee for University wide Undergraduate Teacher of the Year
- Award (UTA 2002)
- College of Business Nominee for University wide Undergraduate Teacher of the Year
- Award (UTA 2001)
- College of Business Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher of the Year Award (UTA 2000)
- Billy W. Turner Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (UTA 1999)
- Beta Gamma Sigma (Ohio State 1997)
- Honorable Mention - Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award (Purdue 1990)
- Phi Beta Kappa (Indiana U. 1986)
- Herman B Wells Leadership Award (Indiana U. 1986)
- Eugene Pulliam Memorial Scholarship (1982-1986)
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