25 faculty and 0 courses in Finance at University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
- Thomas Cook, Lecturer h-index 34
- Larry Fauver, James F. Smith Jr. Professor in Financial Institutions h-index 20
Es on firm performance, corporate governance, corporate culture, and corruption, both in a domestic and international environment. Dr. Fauver has published in the Journal of Financial Economics , the Review of Financial St
Notable: “Board reforms and firm value: Worldwide evidence” (2017) · 419 citations
- Andy Puckett, Department Head, Paul & Beverly Castagna Professor of Investments h-index 18
Notable: “The Interim Trading Skills of Institutional Investors” (2011) · 448 citations
- Matthew Serfling, Clayton Homes Chair of Excellence in Finance, Professor h-index 16
Notable: “CEO age and the riskiness of corporate policies” (2014) · 882 citations
- Tracie Woidtke, David E. Sharp-Home Federal Bank of Tennessee Professor in Banking and Finance h-index 13
Es on issues related to corporate governance and public policy and has been published in leading journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics , the Journal of Accounting and Economics , the Journal of Financial and Quantitative An
Notable: “Agents watching agents?: evidence from pension fund ownership and firm value” (2002) · 420 citations
- Tingting Liu, Professor h-index 12
Es on corporate finance with interests in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, boards of directors, behavioral finance and corporate disclosure. Her research has been published in top finance and accounting journals including Jou
Notable: “Vote Avoidance and Shareholder Voting in Mergers and Acquisitions” (2018) · 102 citations
- Eric Kelley, James Ernest Goodner Professorship in Banking h-index 11
Es on issues in empirical asset pricing and market microstructure, with particular emphasis on how information is incorporated into prices. His research has been published in the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the J
Notable: “Institutional Investors and the Informational Efficiency of Prices” (2009) · 799 citations
- Daniel Weagley, Associate Professor h-index 8
Notable: “From L.A. to Boise: How Migration Has Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic” (2021) · 57 citations
- Zihan Ye, Assistant Professor h-index 7
Municipal Finance, Healthcare Finance, Innovation. Awards/Honors Troesh Center Research Grants, Summer 2022. Semifinalist for 2021 FMA Annual Meeting Corporate Finance Best Paper, Oct 2021. MSQF Research and Teaching Grants, University of N
Notable: “Opioid Crisis Effects on Municipal Finance” (2021) · 93 citations
- Scott Guernsey, Assistant Professor h-index 7
- Phillip Daves, William Voigt Memorial Scholar h-index 6
Notable: “Liquidity, Reconstitution, and the Value of U.S. Treasury Strips” (1993) · 97 citations
- David Maslar, Academic Director – Full-Time MBA, Teaching Associate Professor h-index 5
Investments, market microstructure, and fixed income. His current research focuses on empirical asset pricing, bond mutual funds, and illiquidity. His work has been published in the Journal of Accounting Research , the Journal
Notable: “Asset redeployability and the choice between bank debt and public debt” (2020) · 85 citations
- Austin Starkweather, Assistant Professor h-index 4
Notable: “The saliency of the CEO pay ratio” (2023) · 45 citations
- Matthew Henriksson, Assistant Professor h-index 3
Notable: “The Portfolio‐Driven Disposition Effect” (2024) · 43 citations
- Ashleigh Eldemire, Assistant Professor h-index 2
Empirical corporate finance, capital structure and fixed-income securities. Education: 2018 University of South Carolina, Moore School of Business, Ph.D., Business Administration - Finance 2014 University of South Carolina, Moore Sc
- Ryan Farley, Torch Fund Program Director and Associate Professor of Practice h-index 1
- Craig Ruff, Assistant Department Head, Professor of Practice
- David Allen Ammerman, Teaching Associate Professor
- Kelley Anderson, Teaching Assistant Professor
- Laura Seery Lenn, Teaching Professor
Corporate finance and governance, and her research with Diane DelGuercio and Tracie Woidtke has been published in the Journal of Financial Economics, cited in the Wall Street Journal and featured on the Harvard Law School corporate
- Michael Yates, Teaching Professor
- Scott O'Brien, Teaching Assistant Professor
Primarily in corporate finance, specifically executive compensation. O’Brien previously taught at the University of Mississippi and Westminster College. Education: 2016 University of Missouri, Ph.D., Finance 2010 Belmont University, B.B
- Scott Roark, Teaching Professor
- Tony Via, Teaching Associate Professor
Corporate finance and investments, specifically corporate governance, institutional ownership, financial analysts, innovation, political contributions and corporate social responsibility.
- Vince Fabrizio, Teaching Assistant 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.