Research Interests

• Theory and application of financial decision models
• Liabilities management
• Capital structure
• Capital investment

Selected Publications

• "The Value of Corporate Control and the Comparable Company Method of Valuation," (with Finnerty) Financial Management, Vol. 33, No. 1, Spring 2004, 91-99.
• "What Can 'Nine-Eleven' Tell Us about Closed-end Fund Discounts and Investor Sentiment?" (with Burch and Fuerst) The Financial Review, Vol. 38, No. 4, November 2003, 515-529.
• "Corporate Securities Innovation: An Update," Journal of Applied Finance, Vol. 12, No. 1, Spring 2002, 21-47.
• Other work published in a wide variety of journals, including:
  • Journal of Finance
  • Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
  • Journal of Accounting Research
  • Journal of Banking and Finance
  • Journal of Marketing Research
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Performance
  • Psychometrika
• Coauthor of six books, including:
  • Corporate Financial Management, 3rd Edition (2007) Prentice Hall (with Finnerty and Stowe)
  • Debt Management, Harvard Business School Press (with Finnerty)

Teaching & Professional Experience

• Previously held faculty positions at:
  • The University of Calgary
  • Purdue University, University of Missouri–Columbia
  • Binghamton University (SUNY)
• Current or past:
  • Editor:  Financial Management
  • Advisory Editor:  The Financial Review
  • Associate Editor:  Journal of Financial Research, Decision Sciences, FMA Online, The Financial Review, Financial Practice and Education
• President:  Eastern Finance Association
• President:  Southern Finance Association
• V. P. for Annual Program:  Financial Management Association
• V. P. for Annual Program:  Southern Finance Association

Degrees

• Ph.D., M.B.A., University of Kansas
• B.S., Baker University

Specialties

• Corporate finance