Elena N. Asparouhova
  • Professor, Finance Department
  • Assistant Professor, Finance Department
  • Stena Chair of Finance, Finance Department

Honors & Awards

  • University of Utah Funded Research Award. University of Utah, 03/2016
  • Best Paper Published in the Review of Finance (GSAM (Goldman Sachs Asset Management) Quant Prize). EFA, 2006
  • Best Paper Award. Journal of Financial Markets, 2004

In the Media

Professional Service

  • Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. Editor-in-Chief. 08/01/2022 - present
  • Society for Experimental Finance. Role: Conference Organizer. Conference organization in North America. The board selected University of Utah as the host of the 2020 NA conference. 07/01/2019 - 12/31/2024
  • Society for Experimental Finance. Role: President-Elect. President-Elect. 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2022
  • FMA. Track chair for the 2017 FMA Annual Meeting on 11 - 14 October 2017 in Boston. 10/2016 - 10/2017
  • Society for Experimental Finance (SFF). Co-organizer of the inaugural Experimental Finance Summer School 2017, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France. 09/2016 - 06/2017

Internal Service

  • Served on OUR committee Served on search committee for VP for Research. 01/01/2022 - present. University service.
  • To help promote funded research. Assistant Dean for Research and External Funding, 01/01/2019 - 06/30/2021. College service.
  • Senator. 07/2016 - 07/2017. University service.
  • Finance, Honors Academic Supervisor - Organize and guide honor students in their pursuit of honor thesis. Academic Supervisor, 2006 - present. Department service.
  • Seminar Series Co-organizer. Member, 2003 - 2005. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • I have reached out and connected to several local businesses for sponsorship of the conference I organized. All sponsors participated in the entire two days of the conference and expressed desire for continuing engagement. 10/01/2019 - 12/31/2024