University of Miami
School of Business Excellence in Research Award (2004)
School of Business Excellence in Research Award (2003)
School of Business Summer Research Award, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009
James W. McLamore Summer Research Award in Business and the Social Sciences, 1998, 2002
University of Michigan
Allan Gilmour Fellowship, 1996
Dykstra Fellowship, 1995-1996
J. Ira Harris Fellowship, 1992-1994
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University of Florida
Larson Memorial Scholarship, 1988
R.L. Rose Scholarship, 1987
Other: Beta Gamma Sigma, Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa (president), Outstanding Male Graduate Nominee
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Papers on American Finance Association conference program
2005 (Philadelphia, PA): Does it pay to be loyal? An empirical analysis of underwriting relationships and fees
- Papers on Western Finance Association conference program
- 1999 (Santa Monica, CA): Divisional Diversity and the Conglomerate Discount: The Evidence from Spin-offs
- 2000 (Sun Valley, Idaho): Industry Structure and the Conglomerate "Discount": Theory and evidence
- 2003 (Los Cabos, Mexico): Industry structure and value-motivated conglomeration
- Papers on Singapore Finance Conference
- 2010 Does information dissemination mitigate bubbles?
- Papers on European Finance Association conference program
- 2003 (Glasgow, Scotland): Does it pay to be loyal? An empirical analysis of underwriting relationships and fees
- Inaugural Miami Finance Conference (Behavioral Finance)
- 2010 Does information dissemination mitigate bubbles?
- Papers on Financial Management Association conference program
- 1996 (New Orleans, LA): When are Closed-end Funds Open? Rights Offers as a Response to Premiums
- 1998 (Chicago, FL): The Use of Lockup Options in Corporate Mergers
- 2001 (Toronto, Canada): Industry Structure and the Conglomerate "Discount": Theory and evidence
- 2003 (Denver, CO): Do Investors Overreact? A Natural Experiment
- 2003 (Denver, CO): Risk Reduction Motives and Conglomerate Investment Policy
- 2003 (Denver, CO): Shareholder Perceptions of Merger Transactions: An Empirical Analysis of Shareholder Voting Support
- 2006 (Salt Lake City, UT): Why do U.S. Firms List Abroad?
- 2009 (Reno, Nevada): Do institutions perfer high value acquirers? An analysis of trading in stock-financed mergers
- Session chair for 1999 Financial Management Association meetings (Orlando, FL)
- Session chair for 2003 Financial Management Association meetings (Denver, CO)
- Discussant at numerous Financial Management Association meetings
- Refereeing activities include:
- Journal of Finance
- Review of Financial Studies
- Journal of Business
- Review of Economics and Statistics
- Financial Management
- Journal of Corporate Finance
- Member of American Finance Association, Western Finance Association, Financial Management Association, Society for Financial Studies, American Economic Association
TEACHING
- Financial Investment (MBA, FIN 650), University of Miami (2004 - present)
- The Financial Environment (MBA, Executive MBA, FIN 642), University of Miami (2004 - present)
- Investment Analysis (MBA, FIN 620), University of Miami (2001 - present)
- Fundamentals of Finance (MBA, FIN 602), University of Miami (1998-2001)
- Fundamentals of Finance (Executive MBA, FIN 602), University of Miami (2000)
- Fundamentals of Finance (Undergraduate, FIN 302), University of Miami (1999-2000)
- Financial Management (Undergraduate, FIN 300), University of Michigan (1994)
- Executive Education: University of Michigan (1995-1996), evening session lecturer for CitiBank classes
- William Davidson Institute, Business Concepts Training, University of Michigan (1994)
Finance session for fellows training for on-site internships in China, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and Russia
SERVICE
- Active member of Rotary Club of Key Biscayne (President, 2009-2010 Rotary year)