32 faculty and 0 courses in Finance and Financial Management Services at Southern Methodist University.
- William Maxwell, Professor, Mary Jo Vaughn Rauscher Chair, Department Chair h-index 32
Notable: “Corporate governance and firm cash holdings in the US” (2007) · 1,771 citations
- Darius Miller, Professor, Caruth Chair of Financial Management h-index 29
Notable: “ADRs, Analysts, and Accuracy: Does Cross Listing in the United States Improve a Firm's Information Environment and Increase Market Value?” (2003) · 1,170 citations
- Kumar Venkataraman, Professor, Maguire Chair of Oil and Gas Management h-index 28
Notable: “Market transparency, liquidity externalities, and institutional trading costs in corporate bonds☆” (2006) · 596 citations
- Todd Milbourn, Dean, Tolleson Chair, Andrew H. Chen Endowed Chair h-index 25
Notable: “How did increased competition affect credit ratings?” (2011) · 721 citations
- Amar Gande, Associate Professor h-index 18
Notable: “News spillovers in the sovereign debt market” (2005) · 383 citations
- James Linck, Professor, Distinguished Chair in Finance h-index 17
Corporate finance, organizations, governance and corporate control, and his work has been published in the Journal of Finance , the Journal of Financial Economics , the Review of Financial Studies , and The Accounting Review , among
Notable: “The determinants of board structure☆” (2007) · 1,776 citations
- Feng Zhang, Associate Professor, Corrigan Endowment Professorship h-index 17
- Michel Vetsuypens, Professor h-index 15
Leveraged buyouts, executive compensation, initial public offerings, venture capital financing, and liquidity issues. His research has been published in the leading academic finance journals, including the Journal of Finance
Notable: “The role of venture capital in the creation of public companies” (1990) · 1,226 citations
- Chotibhak Jotikasthira, Professor, Phyllis Gough Huffington Chair h-index 15
Financial intermediation, international finance, and fixed income, with a particular focus on trading behaviors of institutional investors and their impact on asset prices. He has written extensively on the effects of institutional
Notable: “Regulatory pressure and fire sales in the corporate bond market” (2011) · 566 citations
- Stacey Jacobsen, Associate Professor, Fabacher Endowed Professor h-index 13
Notable: “Liquidity Measurement Problems in Fast, Competitive Markets: Expensive and Cheap Solutions” (2013) · 431 citations
- Nuri Ersahin, Associate Professor, Corrigan Research Professorship h-index 10
Notable: “Trade credit and the stability of supply chains” (2024) · 145 citations
- Ruidi Huang, Associate Professor, Corrigan Research Professorship h-index 10
Notable: “Trade credit and the stability of supply chains” (2024) · 145 citations
- Tobias Muhlhofer, Clinical Professor h-index 8
Notable: “Alternative Benchmarks for Evaluating Mutual Fund Performance” (2009) · 65 citations
- Chun H. Lam, Emeritus Professor h-index 5
Has focused on financial markets and institutions. Publications Chun has published two monographs and numerous articles dealing with subprime financing, trust and preferred stocks, savings institutional management and regulatory issues, and
Notable: “Joint Effects of Interest Rate Deregulation and Capital Requirements on Optimal Bank Portfolio Adjustments” (1985) · 59 citations
- Mukunthan Santhanakrishnan, Clinical Professor, Director Master of Science in Finance h-index 5
In the area of behavioral finance – specifically related to the effects of small investors’ cognitive constraints on their investment decisions. He completed his MBA from Cleveland State University and his undergraduat
Notable: “Syndication in Venture Capital Financing” (2010) · 36 citations
- David Xu, Assistant Professor h-index 3
Notable: “The Geography of Information Acquisition” (2022) · 85 citations
- Jinming Xue, Assistant Professor h-index 3
Notable: “Recovery with Applications to Forecasting Equity Disaster Probability and Testing the Spanning Hypothesis in the Treasury Market” (2022) · 16 citations
- Nathan Walcott, Clinical Professor h-index 2
Notable: “Do firms have leverage targets? Evidence from acquisitions” (2009) · 257 citations
- Xiaowen Hu, Assistant Professor h-index 2
Notable: “The colour of finance words” (2023) · 100 citations
- Charlotte Haendler, Assistant Professor h-index 1
Es on how digitalization is reshaping the traditional banking sector and on the impact of consumer protection programs on the financial sector at large. Before earning her PhD, Charlotte worked at the European Central Bank in the Market Inf
Notable: “The Financial Restitution Gap in Consumer Finance: Insights from Complaints Filed with the CFPB” (2021) · 11 citations
- Alex Zhou, Professor, James M. Collins Chair
Es on financial intermediation and market microstructure, with an emphasis on fixed income markets. His work has been published in top academic journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics , Review of Financial Studies , and Manag
- Art Selender, Clinical Professor
- Don Shelly, Professor of Practice
- James Smith, Emeritus Professor
- Jayoung Nam, Assistant Professor
- Kathleen Smits, Professor and Fellow
Focused on energy and the environment with applications to natural gas leakage, the clean up of contaminated soils and waterways, and the storage of renewable energy. Much of her research looks toward the development of tools and models
- Kenneth McGovern, Adjunct Professor
- Keyang Yang, Clinical Professor
Es on corporate finance, with notable publications such as "Import Penetration and Executive Compensation" in the Review of Financial Studies. His research has been presented at prestigious conferences, including the American Finance Associ
- Michael Seeligson, Clinical Professor
On the intersection of corporate governance and innovation. His academic research extends to the startup world where he has helped launch three startup companies in 3D printing and the biotech space. Teaching FINA 3320; FINA 6201 Researc
- Scott Sanderson, Clinical Professor
- Shane Goodwin, Professor of Practice
On M&A, corporate governance, and shareholder activism, areas in which he has published extensively and provided thought leadership through policy testimony, media commentary, and as an expert witness. Previously, Dr. Goodwin served as
- Tianyang Wang, Visiting 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.