Department of Finance

WHAT WE DO

The Department of Finance offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) with majors in banking and finance, managerial finance, real estate, risk management and insurance. At the graduate level, the department offers a residential Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with an emphasis area in finance.

Degree Programs

The Department of Finance offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate-level degrees, catering to students with diverse academic goals and career aspirations. Our department also offers a variety of minors and certificates that allow students to tailor their education to their specific interests and career goals.

Meet the Finance Faculty

Our faculty teach in a range of programs including Banking and Finance, Finance, Real Estate, and Risk Management and Insurance.
Mercer Bullard

Mercer Bullard

  • Assistant Professor of Finance
Violetta Davydenko

Violetta Davydenko

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Fred Dewald

Fred Dewald

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance and Director of the Trading and Analytics Laboratory
Hamza Essaidi

Hamza Essaidi

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Kathleen Fuller

Kathleen Fuller

  • Tom B. Scott Chair and Professor of Finance
Joseph Grimes

Joseph Grimes

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Lixiong Guo

Lixiong Guo

  • School of Business Fellow and Assistant Professor of Finance
Charles Hilterbrand

Charles Hilterbrand

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Ji Hoon Hwang

Ji Hoon Hwang

  • Assistant Professor of Finance
Ken Johnson

Ken Johnson

  • Endowed Chair of Real Estate and Professor of Finance
Andre Liebenberg

Andre Liebenberg

  • Gwennette P. and Jack W. Robertson Chair of Insurance, Professor of Finance, and Director of the Center for Insurance Transformation
Ivonne Liebenberg

Ivonne Liebenberg

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Jingshu Luo

Jingshu Luo

  • Holder of the Liberto-King Professorship in Insurance and Assistant Professor of Finance
Torin McFarland

Torin McFarland

  • Assistant Professor of Finance
Justin Mohr

Justin Mohr

  • Assistant Professor of Finance
Bonnie Van Ness

Bonnie Van Ness

  • Chair and Professor of Finance, Holder of the Otho Smith Professorship
Robert Van Ness

Robert Van Ness

  • Bruce Moore Scholar of Finance, Director of Graduate Programs and Distinguished Professor of Finance
Milan Walker

Milan Walker

  • Associate Professor of Finance