I am an Associate Professor of Finance at Nova Southeastern University. I received my Ph.D. in Finance from Texas A&M University in 2011 and hold dual MS degrees in Economics and Finance from the same institution. I earned my BA in Economics from National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan. Before joining NSU, I was on the finance faculty of Bentley University. I currently serve on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Review of Accounting and Finance.

My research interest lies primarily in empirical corporate finance, with a current focus on the interactions between investor heterogeneity, externalities, and firm policies, as well as their relations with agency issues and capital prices. My studies have been published in Financial Management, the Financial Review, the Global Finance Journal, the Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, the Journal of Business Research, the Journal of Corporate Finance, the Journal of Empirical Finance, the Journal of Futures Markets, Management Science, and the Quarterly Journal of Finance.

At NSU, I offer UG/MBA/MS level business, economics, and special topics courses at the Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship and the Farquhar Honors College. I served as the faculty advisor for the Personal Finance and Investments Association (PFIA) during the 2021-2022 academic year. Throughout all stages of my life since graduation from high school, I have had a tight engagement with teaching activities. Before my academic career, I was a tutor in college, a drill sergeant in the Republic of China (Taiwan) Army, and a course instructor in graduate school. I also coached soccer at my local AYSO region and was a peer instructor for my hip-hop dance club in college. 

I enjoy spending time with my students and find those interactions refreshing and inspiring. I strongly see how teaching and research comprise an ecosystem where the two fuel each other. Some of my topics originated from class discussions and my research often contributes to flourishing course contents.

Outside work, I enjoy traveling, restaurant hunting, and watching horror movies.