Florida State University
The College of Business
Department of Finance
Rovetta Business Bldg. #522
821 Academic Way
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110
Phone: (850) 645-1521
- Education
Ph.D. in Finance, The University of Iowa, May 2004
M.S. in Economics, The University of Iowa, 2001
B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, Turkey, 1998
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Areas of Interest
Equity Offerings, Corporate Restructuring, Corporate Event Cycles, Financial Econometrics, Investments, S&P 500 Index Firms.
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Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, Florida State University, August 2007-present.
Assistant Professor, FREDS Departments, Wichita State University, August 2004-May2007.
Instructor, Department of Finance, The University of Iowa, August 2003-July 2004.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Finance, The University of Iowa, 2001-2003.
Research Assistant, Department of Finance, The University of Iowa, 1999-2000.
Research Assistant, Department of Economics, The University of Iowa, 1998-1999.
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Professional Affiliation
Member of American Finance Association (AFA)
Member of Financial Management Association (FMA)
The Society for Financial Studies (SFS)
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Publications
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“Spin-offs, Divestitures, and Conglomerate Investment,” with Toni M. Whited, Review of Financial Studies 20 (2007): 557-595.
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“Cycles in the IPO Market,” with Chris Yung and Wei Wang, Journal of Financial Economics 89 (2008): 192-208.
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“Diversification, Refocusing, and Firm Value,” European Financial Management 16 (2010):422-448.
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“Strategic Waiting in the IPO Markets,” with Hikmet Gunay, Journal of Corporate Finance 17 (2011):555-583.
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“Primary Market Characteristics and Secondary Market Frictions of Stocks,” with Rodney Boehme, forthcoming in Journal of Financial Markets.
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Presentations
University of Central Florida, January 2011;
Auburn University, October 2010;
“Co-movements in Corporate Waves”
Sabanci University, June 2011
European FMA Conference in Aarhus, Denmark, June 2010;
“Strategic Waiting in the IPO Markets"
FMA Conference in Reno, October 2009;
FMA European Conference in Turin-Italy, June 2009;
Florida State University - financial Math Program, February 2009;
Georgia State University, February 2009;
University of Alabama, November 2008;
University of Manitoba, September 2008;
"IPO Characteristics of Index Firms"
FMA Conference in New York, October 2010;
University of New Orleans, March 2009;
"Primary Market Characteristics and Secondary Market Frictions of Stocks"
EFMA Conference in Athens, June 2008;
FMA Europe Conference in Prague, June 2008;
Koc Finance Conference, May 2008;
University of Southern Florida, March 2008;
"Cycles in the IPO Market"
SUNY Buffalo, February 2007;
Florida State University, January 2007;
George Mason University, January 2007;
"Top-Ten Percent" session, FMA Conference in Salt Lake City, October 2006;
University of Kansas, September 2006;
FMA Europe Conference in Stockholm, June 2006;
University of Nebraska, February 2006;
"Spin-offs, Divestitures, and Conglomerate Investment"
Wichita State University, April 2004;
York University, February 2004;
Virginia Tech, January 2004;
University of Iowa, November 2003;
"Diversification, Refocusing, and Firm Value"
FMA Europe Conference in Stockholm, June 2006;
Wichita State University, April 2005;
University of Iowa, April 2003;
"The Preferred Habitat Patterns in the Holdings of Canadian and U.S. Sub-National Debt"
Western Social Sciences Association, Calgary, Canada, April 2007;
"The Effect of Measurement Error in q on Cash Flow Sensitivity of Cash"
International Conference on Business Management and Economics, Çesme, Izmir, Turkey, June 2006;
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