I have published more than forty (40) refereed journal articles on such journals as Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Futures Markets, Financial Review, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Economic Inquiry, European Journal of Operational Research, and Journal of Regional Science. My recent research work mainly involves investments (including derivatives), international finance, and applied time series econometrics. My papers have been featured in several newspapers including The Washington Post and Charlotte Observer, and a leading industry publication The CFA Digest.
I was also officially awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter in 2003. The CFA is the most respected designation of investment professionals around the world.
Some of my professional activities and honors include:
Outstanding Research Award, The Business School, University of Colorado Denver, 2009
Editorial Board, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 2007 - 2009
Fellow, The Emerging Markets Group, Cass Business School (formerly City University Business School), UK, 2008 - present
Excellence in Research Award, College of Business, Prairie View A&M University, 2001, 2003, 2005
Editorial Advisory Board, American Business Review, 2003 - 2004
McGraw-Hill/Irwin Distinguished Paper Award, Academy of International Business (US Southwest), 2003
Best Paper in International Finance Award, Southwestern Finance Association, 2003
T.K. Ann Outstanding Paper Award in International Trade, 2002
Best Paper in International Finance Award, Southwestern Finance Association, 2002
Research Fellow, Center for China Finance and Business Research, Calfornia State University at Northridge, 2002 - 2008
Tom Slick Dissertation Research Fellowship, Texas A&M University, 1999
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Econometrics, European Economic Review, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Financial Analyst Journal, Financial Review, Journal of Futures Markets, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, European Financial Management, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Economic Inquiry, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Business Research, and 30 other journals.