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Assistant Professor, Finance Department
Honors & Awards
- Best paper at the annual meeting of the Swiss Society for Financial Market Research.
SIX Best Paper Award 2022,
04/2022
- 2021 Best Proposal for Rigor in Research.
Strategic Management Society,
10/2021
- 2016 WFA Cubist Systematic Strategies Ph.D. Candidate Award for Outstanding Research.
Western Finance Association,
06/22/2016
- Best Paper in Corporate Track (Doctoral).
Southwest Finance Association,
03/11/2015
In the Media
Professional Service
- Financial Intermediation Research Society.
Program Committee.
12/2022 - present
- Journal of Empirical Finance.
Ad Hoc Referee.
12/2022 - present
- Washington University in St. Louis Annual Corporate Finance Conference.
Program Committee.
06/2022 - present
- Journal of Banking and Finance.
Ad Hoc Referee.
01/2022 - present
- Review of Corporate Finance Studies.
Ad Hoc Referee.
12/2021 - present
- Western Finance Association Conference.
Program Committee.
12/2021 - present
- Review of Finance.
Ad Hoc Referee.
02/2021 - present
- University of Utah.
Role: Member.
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
06/2020 - present
- Management Science.
Ad Hoc Referee.
11/2019 - present
- Journal of Public Economics.
Ad Hoc Referee.
12/05/2018 - present
- Wasatch Finance Conference.
Organize first joint conference with the finance department at Brigham Young University.
11/02/2018 - present
- Utah Winter Finance Conference.
Conference Reviewer.
09/2018 - present
- Financial Management Association.
FMA Annual Meeting Session Organization.
10/2017 - 10/2017
- Utah Winter Finance Conference.
Conference Reviewer.
09/2016 - present
Internal Service
- Recruiting for Finance Department.
11/2020 - 04/2021.
Department service.
- Recruiting. Extensive involvement in connecting candidates to the local community.
11/2020 - 03/2021.
Department service.
- Recruiting Support for Business Economics Department.
11/26/2018 - 05/01/2019.
Department service.
- Recruiting for Finance Department.
11/26/2018 - 04/01/2019.
Department service.
- Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
07/2018 - present.
College service.
- Recruiting for Business Economics Department.
12/01/2017 - 05/01/2018.
Department service.
- Recruiting for Finance Department.
08/15/2017 - 04/19/2018.
Department service.
Community Partnership
- Direct engagement with C-suite executives at four financial intermediaries in Salt Lake City who collectively affect billions of dollars in credit decisions.
11/2018 - present
- Placement of students into finance internships and permanent positions.
03/01/2017 - present
- Young Presidents Organization - Utah Chapter.
01/01/2017 - 06/30/2019