Curriculum Vitae

Academic Appointments

2018 – Present Assistant Professor of Finance (tenure-track), University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

Education

2013 – 2018 PhD in Finance, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

2012 – 2013 MS in Finance, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

2008 – 2012 BS in Mathematics, BBA in Finance, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL

Courses Taught

2020 – Present MBA Investments

2020 – Present Risk Management

2016 – Present Investments

2018 Advanced Investment Topics

2018 Business Finance

Publications

The Information in Global Interest Rate Futures Contracts. With Robert Brooks, Brandon Cline, and Yu You. Journal of Futures Markets (2022): 1-32.

REIT Debt Pricing and Ownership Structure. With Collin Gilstrap, Alex Petkevich, and Ozcan Sezer. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics (2021) : 1-44.

Striking Up with the In Crowd: When Option Markets and Insiders Agree. With Collin Gilstrap and Alex Petkevich. Journal of Banking and Finance 120 (2020): 105963.

Samuelson Hypothesis, Arbitrage Activity, and Futures Term Premiums. With Robert Brooks. Journal of Futures Markets 40 (2020): 1420-1441.

Smooth Volatility Shifts and Spillovers in U.S. Crude Oil and Corn Futures Markets. With Robert Brooks and Walter Enders. Journal of Empirical Finance 38 (2016): 22-36.

Working Papers

Option Trading Imbalance, Cash Flow News, and Discount Rate News. With Doina Chichernea, Kershen Huang, and Alex Petkevich.

• R&R at Journal of Empirical Finance

• Presented at the 2020 FMA Annual Meeting, 2022 SFA Annual Meeting

Bank Distraction and Corporate Bond Pricing. With Alex Petkevich.

• Presented at the 2021 FMA Annual Meeting (new ideas session), 2022 FMA Annual Meeting, 2022 FMA European Conference, 2022 SFA Annual Meeting, University of Denver*

Distracted Shareholders, Information Asymmetry and Capital Markets: Evidence from the REIT Industry. With Collin Gilstrap, Alex Petkevich, and Ozcan Sezer.

• Presented at the 2022 American Real Estate Society Annual Meeting.

Do Auditors Turn a Blind Eye When Institutions Are Watching? With Jamie Eloff, Diana Franz, and Alex Petkevich.

• Presented at the 2020 University of Alabama PhD Accounting Research Conference

Implied Volatility of Mutual Fund Holdings as a Measure of Manager Skill. Solo authored.

• Presented at the 2019 FMA Annual Meeting, University of New Orleans, University of Toledo

Conference Presentations

Bank Distraction and Corporate Bond Pricing. 2021 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (presented as Bank Distraction and Public Debt Pricing). 2022 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting. 2022 Financial Management Association European Conference. 2022 Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting.

Distracted Shareholders, Information Asymmetry and Capital Markets: Evidence from the REIT Industry. 2022 American Real Estate Society Annual Meeting (presented as Distracted Shareholders, REIT Performance and Capital Market Outcomes).

Option Trading Imbalance, Cash Flow, and Discount Rate News. 2020 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting* (presented as Dissecting Trading Volume Imbalance). 2022 Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting.

REIT Debt Pricing and Ownership Structure. 2020 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting.*

Do Auditors Turn a Blind Eye When Institutions Are Watching? 2020 University of Alabama PhD Accounting Research Conference.

Striking Up with the In Crowd: When Option Markets and Insiders Agree. 2019 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (Semifinalist for Best Paper in Options & Derivatives).

Implied Volatility of Mutual Fund Holdings as a Measure of Manager Skill. 2019 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting.

Smooth Volatility Shifts and Spillovers in U.S. Crude Oil and Corn Futures Markets. 2016 Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting. 2016 Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting.

Other Academic Conference Participation

Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, program committee member (2023)

Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, program committee member (2022), discussant (2022), session chair (2022)

Financial Management Association European Conference, discussant (2022)

Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, program committee member (2019, 2020,2022) , discussant (2014, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)

Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, discussant (2016)

Invited Talks

University of New Orleans (2017)

University of Toledo (2017)

Professional Service

Faculty Advisor, UT FMA Student Chapter, 2018-2021

Ad hoc referee, Journal of Commodity Markets, 2017-2018, 2020-2022

Ad hoc referee, International Review of Economics and Finance, 2017-2018, 2020

Ad hoc referee, Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 2016

Ad hoc referee, Journal of Empirical Finance, 2014

Grants and Awards

John B. and Lilian E. Neff Research Fellowship (University of Toledo, 2019 – 2024)

Kohler International Grant (University of Toledo, 2020)

Research Awards and Fellowships Program (University of Toledo, 2019)

Summer Excellence in Research Program (University of Alabama, 2015, 2017)

Graduate Student Research and Travel Support Fund (University of Alabama, 2014, 2016, 2017)

Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies Fellowship (University of Alabama, 2013 – 2016)

Graduate Council Fellowship (University of Alabama, 2012 – 2013)

Montevallo Ambassador Program Scholarship (University of Montevallo, 2008 – 2012)