Biography
I am an Assistant Professor of Finance at University of Kansas's School of Business. My research focuses on equity issuance, information economics, innovation, and the economic effects of vice. I have a Ph.D. in Finance from Pennsylvania State University, an M.S. in Finance from the University of Delaware, and a B.S. in Finance (minors in Economics and Mathematics) from the University of Delaware.
Publications
7) Fair Value Implementation for Non-Publicly Traded Assets: Evidence from Mutual Funds (2023) (with Paul Fischer, David Haushalter, and Brian Miller) Review of Accounting Studies, Accepted
6) Spillover Effects of Opioid Abuse on Skilled Human Capital and Innovation Activity (2025) (with Kimberly Cornaggia, John Hund, and Zihan Ye) Management Science, Accepted
5) Initial Public Offerings and the Local Economy (2024) (with Jess Cornaggia, Matthew Gustafson, Jason Kotter) Review of Finance
4) Sleep Disruptions and Information Processing in Financial Markets (2024) (with William Bazley and Carina Cuculiza) Management Science
3) Analyst Workload and Information Production: Evidence from IPO Assignments (2023) Contemporary Accounting Research
2) What is the Effect of an Additional Dollar of IPO Proceeds? (2021) (with Michael Dambra and Matthew Gustafson) Journal of Corporate Finance
1) The Consequences to Analyst Involvement in the IPO Process: Evidence Surrounding the JOBS Act (2018) (with Michael Dambra, Laura Field, and Matthew Gustafson) Journal of Accounting and Economics
Working Papers
Non-Passive Securities Lending by Passive Investors (2024) (with Apoorv Gogar and David Haushalter) R&R, Journal of Financial Economics
Gambling Away Stability: Sports Betting's Impact on Vulnerable Households (2024) (with Scott Baker, Justin Balthrop, Mark Johnson, and Jason Kotter) R&R, Journal of Financial Economics
Media: Bloomberg, Slow Boring newsletter, Morning Brew, Front Office Sports, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg Opinion, CNBC, The New York Times, CommonWealth Beacon, Business Insider, NBC News, Axios, The Tokepa Capitol-Journal, Fortune, KU News, Kansas Reflector, The Atlantic, Money Stuff
Best Paper Award, 2024 Financial Research Association (FRA) Conference
Long-Horizon Forecasts (2025) (with Vadim Balashov) R&R, Journal of Empirical Finance
Weathering the Blow to a Disrupted Roadshow (2025) (with Matthew Gustafson, Emily Kim, and Joseph Henry)
Going Public, Going Places: IPOs and Geographic Expansion (2025) (with Jess Cornaggia, Matthew Gustafson, and Jason Kotter)
The Evolution of IPO Bookbuilding (2024) (with Matthew Gustafson, Emily Kim, and Joseph Henry)
Media: Money Stuff
Corporate Espionage and Innovation: Evidence from the Theft of Trade Secrets (2023) (with Filippo Curti, Marco Macchiavelli, and Atanas Mihov)
Retail IPO Access: An Examination of Participating Issuers and IPO Performance (2024) (with David Gempesaw, Joseph Henry, and Han Xiao)
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