Dr. Zykaj has previously held the position of Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Toledo. She received her Ph.D. in Finance from Washington State University. Dr. Zykaj has published in academic journals such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Management Science, and Journal of Futures Markets and her research has been accepted for presentation at conferences such as the Western Finance Association (WFA) Annual Meetings, European Finance Association (EFA) Meeting, Society for Financial Studies (SFS) Finance Cavalcade, the Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meetings.