Finance at University of Houston

39 faculty and 0 courses in Finance at University of Houston.

Faculty

• Kris Jacobs, Interim Department Chair, Bauer Professor h-index 41
  Notable: “The Shape and Term Structure of the Index Option Smirk: Why Multifactor Stochastic Volatility Models Work So Well” (2009) · 555 citations
• Praveen Kumar, Cullen Distinguished Professor and Chair h-index 34
  Focus on the role of information in financial markets, corporate finance and governance, financial market microstructure, energy finance and risk-management, and industrial organization. His research has been widely published in the top sch
  Notable: “Corporate Governance, Takeovers, and Top-Management Compensation: Theory and Evidence” (2002) · 435 citations
• Stuart M. Turnbull, Professor Emeritus h-index 29
  Notable: “Pricing Derivatives on Financial Securities Subject to Credit Risk” (1995) · 1,985 citations
• Raul Susmel, Associate Professor h-index 17
  International Finance Financial Econometrics Derivative Securities. Areas of Expertise International Finance Derivatives Statistics Publications "Common Volatility in International Equity Markets" (with Robert F. Engle), Journal of Business
  Notable: “Autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity and changes in regime” (1994) · 1,867 citations
• Vijay Yerramilli, C. T. Bauer Professor of Finance h-index 16
  Corporate Finance, Contract Theory, Real Options and Investments, Financial Institutions, Entrepreneurial Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions.
  Notable: “Stronger Risk Controls, Lower Risk: Evidence from U.S. Bank Holding Companies” (2013) · 732 citations
• Craig Pirrong, Director of GEMI, Professor h-index 16
  Es on the economics of commodity markets, the relation between market fundamentals and commodity price dynamics, and the implications of this relation for the pricing of commodity derivatives. His recent research is concentrated on the powe
  Notable: “The price of power: The valuation of power and weather derivatives” (2008) · 123 citations
• Paul Povel, Duncan Professor of Finance h-index 15
  Corporate finance, in particular financial contracting theory and corporate restructuring (bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions, etc.) His publications have appeared in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Finance, th
  Notable: “Optimal 'soft' or 'tough' bankruptcy procedures” (1999) · 137 citations
• Hitesh Doshi, Bauer Professor h-index 14
  Notable: “Green Roofs as Urban Ecosystems: Ecological Structures, Functions, and Services” (2007) · 1,334 citations
• Ramon Rabinovitch, Professor h-index 10
  Investments International Finance Derivatives Publications "Ranking by Pair wise Comparisons with Special Reference to Ordering Portfolios" (with Y. Hochberg), American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences , Vol. 20, 231-253, 200
  Notable: “On the Class of Elliptical Distributions and their Applications to the Theory of Portfolio Choice” (1983) · 366 citations
• David De Angelis, Assistant Professor h-index 9
  In corporate finance and corporate governance. Dr. De Angelis' research revolves around the design of governance mechanisms. In particular, one theme of his research investigates the factors that affect the design of CEO compensation co
  Notable: “The Effects of Short-Selling Threats on Incentive Contracts: Evidence from an Experiment” (2016) · 157 citations
• Steffen Hitzemann, Assistant Professor h-index 8
  Notable: “Oil volatility risk” (2021) · 90 citations
• Elizabeth Berger, Assistant Professor h-index 5
  Notable: “Selection Bias in Mutual Fund Fire Sales” (2022) · 27 citations
• Haaris Mateen, Assistant Professor h-index 4
  Notable: “Stability of oil-in-water macro-emulsion with anionic surfactant: Effect of electrolytes and temperature” (2013) · 130 citations
• Paolina Medina, Assistant Professor h-index 4
  Notable: “Side Effects of Nudging: Evidence from a Randomized Intervention in the Credit Card Market” (2020) · 91 citations
• Johannes Klausmann, Assistant Professor h-index 3
  Notable: “Beyond Climate: `EU taxonomy' criteria, materiality, and CDS term structure” (2023) · 9 citations
• Masim Suleymanov, Professor of Practice h-index 2
  Notable: “Government contracts and labor investment efficiency” (2025) · 7 citations
• Rohit Allena, Assistant Professor h-index 2
  Notable: “True Liquidity and Fundamental Prices: US Tick Size Pilot” (2021) · 3 citations
• Paola Pederzoli, Assistant Professor h-index 2
  Cover empirical asset pricing, derivatives, and financial econometrics. Professor Pederzoli holds both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Mathematics from the University of Pavia.
  Notable: “Identifying Demand and Supply in Index Option Markets” (2022) · 3 citations
• Antonio Gargano, Associate Professor
  FinTech Household Finance Behavioral Finance Financial Econometrics Selected Publications "The Profits and Losses of Short Sellers" with J. Sotes-Paladino. Management Science (forthcoming) Goal Setting and Saving in the FinTech Era", with A
• Burhan Koc, Adjunct Faculty
• Colin Davies, Adjunct Faculty
• Darla Chisholm, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Dom Berta, Adjunct Faculty
  Decision Analysis
• Guojun Wu, Professor
  Empirical asset pricing and investment strategy. His earlier research work focuses on asymmetric volatility and the measure of risk in financial markets. His research on market manipulation and fraud established him as a renowned expert
• Hiten Mehta, Adjunct Faculty
• James D. Woods, Lecturer
• James Hong, Lecturer
• James Yae, Visiting Assistant Professor
  On investors' learning, dynamics of uncertainly, and their effects on asset pricing. Research Interests Asset Pricing Financial Econometrics Information Economics
• John C. Lopez, Senior Professor of Practice
  Managing cashflow Managing credit Purchasing decisions Taxation as it relates to personal finance Investments Retirement planning Estate Planning Insurance Planning
• Keith Richards, Professor of Practice
• Marcus Stewart, Lecturer
• Margarita Barcenas, Adjunct Faculty
• Nick Kapatos, Lecturer
• Rob Shoss, Adjunct Faculty
• Robert Foye, Adjunct Faculty
• Swati Basu, Professor of Practice
• Thomas J. George, Senior Associate Dean, Bauer Professor
  Market Microstructure Investments
• Van Levy, Adjunct Faculty
• Zesong (Zack) Liu, Associate Professor

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.