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R 01:30 PM-04:00 PM
Degree Program University
D.B.A. Finance Louisiana Tech University
M.B.A. Finance Louisiana Tech University
B.A. English Literature Tianjin Normal University

My Professional Experience

Year Title Organization
2021 - Now Finance Department Chair Siena College
2014 - 2018 Academic Director, Hickey Financial Technology Center Siena College
2012 - Now Associate Professor of Finance Siena College
2006 - 2012 Assistant Professor of Finance Siena College
2002 - 2006 Instructor of Finance Louisiana Tech University
2000 - 2002 Graduate Assistant in Finance Louisiana Tech University
1994 - 1999 Project Manager SINOPEC Tianjin Petrochemical Corporation

Current Research

Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Financial Planning, Emerging Markets, and Banking

Articles & Book Reviews

  • Bank Lending in Dual Narratives: Economic Policy Uncertainty and Interest-rate Derivatives
    Journal of Applied Business and Economics, vol. 25
    September, 2023
  • Mathematical Modeling of Optimal Allocation of Remote Workforce: An Interdisciplinary Investigation with Hofstede's Cultural Factors and Managerial Ability
    Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, vol. 30
    April, 2023
  • A Pilot Study on Impact of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Bank Lending Activities
    Institute for Global Business Research Conference, vol. 4
    April, 2020
  • Corporate cash savings and discretionary accruals
    China Finance Review International, vol. 10
    April, 2020
  • Bank Lending and Interest-rate Derivatives: New Evidence
    2019 New York International Academic Conference on Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting
    April, 2019
  • Effects of culture and financial literacy among Chinese-Americans on participating in financial services
    Journal Of Financial Services Marketing, vol. 23
    2018
  • Bank Lending and Interest-Rate Derivatives
    International Journal of Financial Research, vol. 8
    September, 2017
  • Chinese-American Consumption of Financial Service: A Cultural Framework
    International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 7
    August, 2017
  • Effect of Cash Conversion Cycle on Liquidity Analysis
    American Business Research Conference
    July, 2016
  • Duration of Corporate Debt Issues
    Academy Of Accounting And Financial Studies Journal, vol. 17
    April, 2013
  • On the pricing of Chinese Stocks
    International Business & Economics Research Journal, vol. 12
    February, 2013
  • Determinants of Chinese Stocks' Risk Premiums
    Las Vegas International Academic Conference
    October, 2012
  • Duration of Corporate Debt Issues
    Allied Academies International Conference, vol. 16
    April, 2011
  • Use of Derivatives and Bank Holding Companies' Interest-Rate Risk
    Banking and Finance Review, vol. 1
    December, 2009
  • Coal, Nuclear, Natural Gas, Oil, or Renewable - Which Type of Power Plant Should We Build?
    Case Research Journal, vol. 30
    Summer, 2010
  • Foreign (Offshore) Asset-Protection Trusts: Considerations for the Entrepreneurial Executive
    Entrepreneurial Executive (The), vol. 18
    Fall, 2013
  • Inside Bank Lending: Economic Policy Uncertainty and Interest-rate Derivatives
    Academy of Business Research
    Spring, 2021
  • S-Corporations and Federal Employment Taxes: Safe Harbors and Sunken Ships
    Entrepreneurial Executive (The), vol. 14
    Fall, 2009
  • The Determinants of the Debt Maturity Decision for Real Estate Investment Trusts
    Journal Of Real Estate Research, vol. 29
    Apr-Jun, 2007

Awards & Distinctions

  • Effects of Culture and Management Ability on Remote Working Development
    Category: Research
    Academy of Business Research Conference, 2021
  • Inside Bank Lending: Economic Policy Uncertainty and Interest-rate Derivatives
    Category: Research
    Academy of Business Research Conference, 2021

Presentations

  • From Innovation to Insolvency: Investigating Silicon Valley Bank's Downfall
    August, 2023
    Academy of Business Research, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Incorporation of Bloomberg Terminal and StockTrak Simulation in an Intermediate Investment Course
    2022
    Financial Education Association, San Antonio, Texas
  • Effects of Culture and Management Ability on Remote Working Development
    2021
    Academy of Business Research, San Antonio, Texas
  • The Impact of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Bank Lending Activities: A Preliminary Conceptual Framework
    May, 2019
    Business Research Consortium, Toronto, Canada
  • Bank Lending and Interest-rate Derivatives: New Evidence
    April, 2019
    2019 New York International Academic Conference on Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting, NYC, New York
  • Corporate Cash Holdings and Discretionary Accruals
    2019
    China International Risk Forum, Tianjin, China
  • Valuation of Pepsico using the Free Cash Flow to Equity Model
    January, 2016
    2016 International Academic Business Conference Orlando, Florida, Orlando, Florida
  • Bank Lending and Financial Derivatives: A New Look
    April, 2015
    Allied Academies International Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Financial Derivatives and Bank Lending
    January, 2014
    Orlando International Academic Conference, Orlando, Florida, Orlando, Florida
  • Academic Service Learning in Finance Courses
    March, 2013
    Allied Academies International Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • How Much Do Commerical Banks Use Interest-Rate Derivatives to Hedge Interest-Rate Risk
    April, 2012
    Allied Academies International Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Determinants of Chinese Stocks' Risk Premium
    2012
    Las Vegas International Academic Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Impact of Problem Based Service Learning on Student Performance and Satisfaction
    September, 2011
    Academy of Business Education Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida
  • Duration of Corporate Debt Issues
    2011
    Allied Academies International Conference, Orlando, Florida
  • Use of Derivatives and Bank Holding Companies' Interest-Rate Risk
    November, 2009
    Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Captiva Island, Florida
  • Bank Lending and Interest-Rate Derivatives
    June, 2009
    The Fifth European Banking Symposium, Maastricht, Netherlands
  • Bank Lending and Interest-Rate Derivatives
    November, 2007
    Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina
  • Bank Lending and Interest-rate Derivatives
    October, 2006
    Financial Management Association International Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Use of Derivatives and Bank Holding Company Interest Rate Risk
    October, 2006
    Financial Management Association International Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • The Determinants of Debt Maturity Decision for REIT's
    October, 2005
    Financial Management Association International Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
  • The Duration of Incremental Corporate Debt Issues
    October, 2005
    Financial Management Association International Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
  • Bond Issuance and Real Estate Investment Trusts: A Closer Look
    November, 2004
    Financial Management Association International Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Bond Issuance and Real Estate Investment Trusts: A Closer Look
    2004
    Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Naples, Florida