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Students and Placements

Current Students

Our Ph.D. in Finance students have gone on to excel at research centers and academic institutions around the world. Below is a roster of our current Ph.D. in Finance students as well as graduates’ placements at research institutes.

Phillip Baeza

Phillip Baeza

Area of Study: Finance
Expected Graduation Year: 2021

Yong Hyuck Kim

Yong Hyuck Kim

Area of Study: Finance
Expected Graduation Year: 2022

Yutian Li

Yutian Li

Area of Study: Finance
Expected Graduation Year: 2020

Xinyu Wang

Xinyu Wang

Area of Study: Finance
Expected Graduation Year: 2020

Qian Yang

Qian Yang

Area of Study: Finance
Expected Graduation Year: 2023

Student Placements

2019

  • Alex Ferko, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • Qingqiu (Rachel) Li, University of Alabama

2018

  • Hojong Shin, California State University, Long Beach
  • Tianpeng Zhou, Hofstra University

2017

  • Corrine Carr, West Virginia University (Visiting)

2015

  • Damien Brooks, Terry College of Business (Visiting)
  • William Grieser, Tulane University
  • Joerg Picard, Grand Valley State (Visiting)
  • Aryan Pedawi, Ford Motor Company
  • Ryan Timmer, Jackson National Life Insurance Company

2010

  • Sanders Chang, University of Dayton

2009

  • Ranadeb Chaudhuri, Oakland University
  • William Gerken, Auburn University
  • Noolee Kim, Korea
  • Hoontaek Seo, Niagara University
  • Tilan Tang, Clemson University
  • Neslihan Yilmaz, Bogazici University (Turkey)

2007

  • Josh Pierce, University of South Carolina
  • Gwinyai Utete, Auburn University
  • Nadia Vozlioublennaia, Texas Tech
  • Hyun-Seung Na, University of California–Riverside (visiting position)
  • Iordanis Karagiannidis, Michigan State University (visiting position)

2006

  • William Johnson, University of New Hampshire

2005

  • Jin-Mo Kim, University of Missouri–Kansas City, later tenure track at Rutgers University
  • Yun Zhu, Oakland University
  • Sangho Yi, Sogang University (Korea)

2004

  • Zhikun Li, Tsinghua University (China)
  • Umit Gurun, U. Texas at Dallas

2003

  • Orkunt Dalgic, State University of New York at New Paltz

2002

  • Yi Zhang, Beijing University

2000

  • Ramana Sonti, originally to industry, later tenure track at Tulane University
  • Michael Cichello, U. Maryland (clinical position)
  • Aydin Yuksel, Bilkent University (Turkey)

1999

  • Wei-Ling Song, Drexel University, later to LSU
  • David North, U. Richmond
  • Melinda Newman, U. Akron
  • Anu Kapunider, Cornerstone Research
  • John Richard, Wayne State University (visiting)

1998

  • Sheri Tice, Tulane University
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