Background
I am an assistant professor of finance at Clemson University Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business. My research mainly focuses on empirical corporate finance and asset management. My research has been published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Baking and Finance, Financial Management, Journal of Empirical Finance, and Finance Research Letters.
I earned my PhD in Finance at the University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business. Prior to joining the University of Oregon, I received a M.S. in Financial Engineering and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran.
I have taught finance courses at the undergraduate level and have received the Powers College Junior Faculty Teaching Award at Clemson University and the Robin & Roger Best Teaching Award in 2019 at the Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon.