Nafeesa Yunus Bio

Dr. Nafeesa Yunus earned her  B.S. and MBA in Finance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a  Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Texas at Arlington. She joined the University of Baltimore in 2008 and is an Associate Professor of Finance and Real Estate (tenured) at UBalt. Click on my CV to learn more about my teaching, research, and service activities. 

Research 

Dr. Yunus’s research interests revolve around Financial Econometrics, Asset pricing, Time-series econometric models,  International finance, Financial contagion, Portfolio strategy, Globalization of capital markets, Real estate investments, and the Housing market. 

She has published articles in reputable academic journals in a total of 17 journals in Finance, Economics, and Real Estate, including:  

Finance Research Letters, International Review of Finance, Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance,  Real Estate Economics, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics,  Journal of Real Estate Research, Journal of Property Research, Journal of Property Investment and Finance  and Applied Economics.  

Dr. Yunus currently has several papers in various stages of publication.

Teaching

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Dr. Yunus has taught numerous preparations at UBalt online (asynchronously), face to face (f2f), in  Hybrid format, and via Zoom (synchronously) at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Finance and Real Estate courses include: 

• Financial Management (FIN 331)  f2f and HYB.

• Financial Management (FIN 331 regular and 8 weeks) Online.

• Graduate-level Financial Management (FIN 504) Online.

• Graduate level Real Estate Investments (FIN 750)  Online, f2f, and HYB.

• Graduate level Corporate Finance (FIN 640) f2f. 

• Graduate level Corporate Finance (FIN 605-7 Weeks) Online, f2f, and via Zoom.

• Graduate level Corporate Finance (FIN 605-5 Weeks) online.

•  Real Estate Finance (FIN 471) Online and f2f. 

• Real Estate Investments (FIN 470) Online and f2f. 

• Real Estate Principles and Transactions (REED 312) f2f. 

• Real Estate Market Analysis (REED 475) f2f. 

• Graduate level Corporate Finance (FIN 625- 7 weeks) Online and via Zoom.

• Graduate level  Special topics FIN 797 Online.

• Graduate level  Real Estate Finance FIN 755 Online.

• Graduate level  Investment Analysis FIN 715 Online

•  A number of cross-listed courses.

Service

Dr. Yunus serves and has served on various committees at UB, including the  Curriculum Committee,  the Faculty Development Committee,  the Civility Committee, the Honors Council, and the Research Council. From 2016-2023, she has served as the Secretary of the Business School's (MSB's) Faculty Senate. 

Dr. Yunus is an active reviewer who has served or is currently serving on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Real Estate Research,  Journal of Property Research, Journal of Real Estate Literature (Current Journal's section), and the Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management.  She also serves on the reviewer board for the Journal of Risk and Financial Management and Risks.