Faculty e-Curriculum Vitae

Name :	Ohaness George Paskelian, Ph.D., CFA
Position/Title :	Associate Professor of Finance
UHD e-mail :	paskeliano@uhd.edu

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND / TRAINING

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Financial Economics, University of New Orleans, 2006.
Master of Science (MS) - Financial Economics, University of New Orleans, 2004.

Bachelor of Science (BS) - Computer Engineering, American University of Beirut, 1997.

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder - August 2016

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor of Finance - University of Houston Downtown (2014 - Present)

Assistant Professor of Finance - University of Houston Downtown (2008 - 2014)

Assistant Professor of Finance - Park University (2006 - 2008)

Teaching Assistant - University of New Orleans (2002 - 2006)

SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS / SCHOLARSHIP / RESEARCH / CREATIVE ENDEAVORS

1" “Do Mergers and Acquisitions Create Value to Shareholders? New Evidence from US Mergers” (2015), Global Journal of Finance and Economics, Volume 12, Number 1, pp 33-43.

2. “Regulatory Changes, Market Liquidity and Macro Factors impact on International Equity Flow to China” (2014). Global Journal of Economics and Finance. Volume 11, Number 1 pp. 49-62. (With S. Bell and R. Kao).

3. “Financial Statements Analysis for Managers for Managers Using Enterprise Resource Planning Software – A Simulation Based Approach Using ERP-Sim” (2013) Southwest Teaching and Learning Journal. (With P. DeVries and S. Harun).

4. “An Empirical Analysis of the Equity Market Behavior and Cointegration in MENA Region” (2013). Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development. 34, 1, 111-134. (With C. Nguyen and K. Jones).

5. “The Tale of Two Regulations – Dodd-Frank Act and Basel III: A Review and Comparison of the Two Regulatory Frameworks” (2013). Volume 21, Special Issue IFM, pp. 7-29 Review of Futures Markets. (Lead Article, with S. Bell).

6. “Chinese Executive Compensation – Do Political Connections Matter?” (2012). Global Journal of Finance and Economics. Volume 9, Number 2, pp. 105-119. (With S. Bell and K. Omer).

7. “Dynamic Relationships between FDI, Economic Growth and Trade in MENA Region” (2012). Journal of Emerging Markets. Volume 17, Number 1, pp. 17-26. (With R. Verma and A. Khan).

8. “Bubble in the Indian Real Estate Markets: Identification Using Regime-Switching Methodology” (2012). International Journal of Business and Finance Research. Forthcoming. (With V. Vishwakarma).

9. “South African Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism: Asymmetric Responses, Inflation, and Policy Time Lags” (2011). Global Journal of Economics and Finance. Volume 8, Number 2, pp. 151-164. (With S. Bell and C. Nguyen).

10. “Is there Bubble in the Chinese Real Estate Market?” (2011). Global Journal of Economics and Finance. Volume 8, Number 1, pp. 35-48. (With V. Vishwakarma).

11. “Are there Bubbles in the REITs Market? New Evidence Using Regime-Switching Approach” (2011). Applied Financial Economics. Volume 21, Issue 19, pp. 1451 – 1461. (With K. Hassan and K. Huff).

12. “Dynamic Linkages among FDI, Macroeconomic factors and the Turkish Stock market” (2011). AIMS Journal of Management. Volume 5, Number 2, pp. 77-91, May 2011. (Lead Article; with S. Bell and A. Yesilyaprak). Won the Third Best paper award for published research in 2011 in the Aims Journal of Management.

13. “Is Cash Really King? Evidence from the Valuation of Chinese Firms’ Holdings” (2010). Journal of Emerging Markets. Volume 15, Number 2, pp. 7-20. (Lead Article; with S. Bell).

14. “The US Stock Price Behavior and the M1 Money Supply” (2010). Global Journal of Economics and Finance. Volume 7, Number 1, pp. 11-19. (With C. Nguyen and J. Whitworth).

15. “Corporate Governance and Cash Holdings - A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and Indian firms” (2010). International Journal of Business and Finance Research. Volume 4, Number 4, pp. 59-73. (With S. Bell and C. Nguyen).

16. “The Market and Operating Performance of Chinese Seasoned Equity Offerings” (2010). Applied Financial Economics. Volume 20, Numbers 7-9, pp. 649-657. (With S. Bell).

17. “Corporate Governance and Firm Valuation – The Case of China” (2009). Corporate Ownership and Control, Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 21-29. (With S. Bell).

18. “Innovation in the Classroom: Adaptive Learning Software-Based Instruction” (2009). Journal of the Academy of Business Education, Volume 10, pp. 54-67. (With T. Mukherjee and K. Baker).

19. “How Norwegian managers view dividend policy” (2006) Global Finance Journal, Volume 17, pp. 155-176. (With T. Mukherjee and K. Baker).