Assistant Professor of Finance Arkansas University 2009 – 2015 Courses Taught: Personal Management – Freshmen / Sophomore Business Finance – Junior Level Financial Institutions and Markets – Junior Level Risk Management – Junior Capital Management – Senior Level Financial Statement Analysis – MBA and MACC Level Corporate Financial Management – MBA Level Adjunct Professor University of Mississippi 2004 – 2009 Courses Taught: Monetary / Banking Policy – Junior Level Managing Financial Institutions - Senior / Graduate Level Business Finance – Junior Level Intermediate Financial Management – Junior Level Investments – Junior Level Visiting Instructor Mississippi State University 2007 - 2008 Courses Taught: Financial Management – Junior Level Bank Management – Senior Level Working Capital Management – Senior Level NON-FACULTY WORK EXPERIENCE: Legal Counsel Hope Enterprise Corp. / Hope Federal Credit Union 1998 – Present Duties Include: Provide legal advice to multiple-entity, for-profit and non-profit bank group, including employees, senior management, officers, and directors, in areas including human resources, tax issues, legal liability, commercial loan documentation, venture capital documentation, negotiation of all entity contracts, leases, and agreements, corporate governance matters, and special asset workouts. Fiscal Analyst University of Mississippi – Student Housing 1995 – 1998 Duties Include: Multi-account budget development, development of financial statements, and creation of computerized maintenance system, physical inventory control, and presentation of general financial information. RESEARCH: Peer-Reviewed Articles: “Short Sales, Class Action Lawsuits, and Potential Information Leakages” with Blau, B. Journal of Financial Markets (2014) Volume 20, p. 79-100 “Retirement Funds in Bankruptcy: Clark v. Rameker” with Robertson, P. Business Law Review (2014) Volume 47, p. 97-114 “A Note on the US Unemployment Rate and Unionization” with Crawford, J., Kern, D., and Taylor, R. Review at Journal of Business, Industry, and Economics (Spring 2013) “Market Based vs. Bank Based Systems: What matters when it comes to economic development”. Journal of Business Administration Online (Fall, 2012) “Class Action Lawsuits and Venue: Does the Market Care?” Journal of Business Administration Online (Fall, 2010)
“Peer+1 to Peer Financial Mentoring and First Year Students” with Tew, K. 34th Annual Conference on the First Year Experience, Dallas, TX (2015) “Common Reader, Common Project, Uncommon Results in Critical Thinking” with Sirota, K., and Tew, K., 34th Annual Conference on the First Year Experience, Dallas, TX (2015) “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Improving Financial Literacy” Delta Health Disparities Conference, Jonesboro, AR (2014) “Peer to Peer Financial Literacy Training” St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank Economics Professors’ Conference, St. Louis, MO (2014) “Financial Literacy and College Students” with Tew, K. Financial Educators Association Conference, Savannah, GA (2014) “The Financial Literacy of College Students” with Tew, K. 33rd Annual Conference on the First Year Experience. San Diego, CA (2014) “Search Engine Predictability of Bank Distress”. Southwest Finance Association Annual Conference. Dallas, TX (2014) “How to get rich in college……. Or at not go broke.” National Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference. Nashville, TN (2014) Peer Mentors to Teach Financial Literacy to College Students” National Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference, Nashville, TN (2014) “How to get rich in College…..or at least not go broke.” Phi Beta Lambda Arkansas Fall Leadership Conference. Mountain Home, AR (2013) “Smart Financial Decisions” Delta Health Conference. Jonesboro, AR (2013) “Short Sales, Class Action Lawsuits, and Potential Information Leakages” Southern Finance Association Annual Conference. Key West, FL (2011) “On-line vs. In-Person Classes: Using Technology to Achieve Similar Expectations”. ASU Online and Distance Education Regional Conference. Jonesboro, AR (2011) “The Contagion Effects of Bankruptcy on Future SME Lending” Southern Finance Association Annual Conference. Asheville, NC (2010) “The Contagion Effects of Bankruptcy on Future SME Lending” Financial Management Association Annual Conference. New York, NY (2010) Action Lawsuits Venue: Does the Market Care?” Arkansas College Teachers of Economics and Business Annual Conference. Russellville, AR (2010) “Is Financial Distress Risk Systematic? A look at the Short Sells” Financial Management Association Annual Conference. Reno, NV (2009) “Is Financial Distress Risk Systematic? A look at the Sells” Southern Finance Association Annual Conference. Captiva, FL (2009)