Mendoza Welcomes New Faculty

Taehyun Kim, Assistant Professor, Department of Finance

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
MA, BA, Yonsei University

“Government policies can drastically influence private agents’ economic behaviors. The main challenge in this literature is the endogenous nature of government actions. My research utilizes novel empirical strategies to identify the causality of government actions on important corporate decisions.”

Peter Kelly, Assistant Professor, Department of Finance

Ph.D., Yale University;
BA, University of Notre Dame (‘09)

“Each year, new studies appear that suggest psychology plays a substantial role in financial markets. I find psychology fascinating and will continue to add to this growing body of evidence.”

Andreas Neuhier, Assistant Professor, Department of Finance

Ph.D., Northwestern University,
BA, University of Augsburg

“Financial markets are constantly evolving and innovating. This innovation is posing new challenges to researchers, practitioners and regulators at the same time. Analyzing and understanding this process is challenging and fascinating. The rapid pace of innovation guarantees that research will always stay very exciting.”

Mary Bales, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Management

Ph.D., MS, BS, Purdue University

“Our Faith and Well-Being at Work research reflects the community and critical inquiry foundations of the University. Our interdisciplinary team researches professionals who serve vulnerable populations to understand the development of professional flourishing, as well as the consequential flourishing of the served individuals.”

Jason Reed, Assistant Professional Specialist, Department of Finance

Ph.D., M.A, Wayne State University;
BA, BS, Grand Valley State University

“At my undergraduate university I had an economics professor who challenged my way of thinking. Since then, I’ve focused on understanding the relationship between economics and behavioral choices and hope to inspire the next generation of economists to do the same.”

Yiting Deng, Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing

Ph.D., MS, Duke University;
MA, BA, BS, Peking University

“I was drawn to the rigorous nature and broad applications of marketing when choosing to pursue a Ph.D. I especially value how academic research in marketing solves problems observed in the real business world using a variety of techniques.”

Qiping Xu, Assistant Professor, Department of Finance

Ph.D., MBA, University of Chicago; MA, The Ohio State University;
BA, Zhejiang University

“My job combines constant learning, exploration of the unknowns, and knowledge sharing of the financial world. It feels amazing to decode such a delicate industry through numbers. ”