Research

My research focuses on corporate finance, particularly behavioral corporate finance and experience-based learning. I explore how executives' formative experiences influence decision-making processes and shape firm risk, corporate governance, and policies. Through empirical analysis and cross-disciplinary collaboration, my work seeks to contribute new insights into how personal and professional experiences impact financial outcomes. Below are details of my current research projects, working papers, and ongoing studies.

• "CEOs’ Prior Professional Experiences and Bank Risk." (with Rebel Cole and Luis Garcia-Feijoo), Journal of Financial Intermediation (under review).

Scheduled to be presented at the 2024 FMA Annual Meeting and the 2024 Vietnam Symposium in Banking and Finance; previously presented at the 2024 FEDSA Annual Meeting; 2023 SFA Annual Meeting; 2023 Florida Finance Conference, Florida International University; 2023 World Finance Conference; 9th Annual Conference of the Multinational Finance Society; 5th Annual Baruch Research Symposium; Representation Matters: Ph.D. Seminar Series, West Virginia University; and Florida Atlantic University Research Seminar, Boca Raton, FL.

• "Directors’ Professional Experiences, Firm-Risk, and Corporate Policies." Job market paper

• "CEOs’ Prior Professional Experiences and Payout Policies: International differences." (with Matthew Faulkner and Luis Garcia-Feijoo) 

Presented by my coauthor, Matthew Faulkner, at the 2023 FMA International European Annual Meeting (winner of the International Finance Best Pitch Award), also presented at the 2024 FMA Asia Pacific Meeting.

• "Directors’ corporate experience, firm risk, and corporate policies: International differences." (with Luis Garcia-Feijoo)

• "Female CEOs and distress." (with Anna Agapova)

• "CEOs’ Prior Professional Experiences and Corporate Policies: International differences." (with Luis Garcia-Feijoo)

• "Hedge Fund Managers distress experiences and fund performance."

• "On-balance sheet securitized assets and banking risks: Implications for liquid assets quality." (with Rebel Cole and Biljana Gilevska)

• "CFOs distress experiences and voluntary disclosures." (with Uliana Filatova and Sara Khaled)