Finance Faculty

Areas of Expertise
- Political Economy
- Investments
- Risk Management
- International Finance
- Corporate Finance
- Supply Chain Management
- Sports Analytics
- Fair Lending
Selected Publications
- Journal of Business Research
- Production and Operations Management
- Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics
- Accounting & Finance
- Journal of Alternative Investments
- Journal of Business Ethics
- International Journal of Production Economics
- Finance Research Letters
They also present at local, regional, national, and international finance conferences.
Industry Experience
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- World Bank
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Chicago Board Options Exchange
- CFA Institute
- CAIA Association
- Fitch Ratings
- Merrill Lynch
- Citigroup
The finance department faculty hold doctoral degrees from highly regarded universities such as the University of Georgia, the University of Texas, the University of South Florida, Syracuse University, and University of Massachusetts Amherst, and advanced degrees from universities that include Harvard University, McGill University, and Fordham University.
Matthew Callahan
Senior Professor of Practice in Finance
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 372
401.865.1272
mcalla10@providence.edu
Wen (Wendy) Chen
Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 262
401.865.2794
wchen@providence.edu
David Gahan, MSF
Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance
Ryan 246
401-865-2567
dgahan@providence.edu
Danny Hill, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Finance
401.865.1031
dhill4@providence.edu
Marcin Krolikowski, PhD, CFA
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 361
401.865.1226
mkroliko@providence.edu
Sylvia Maxfield, PhD
Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan 251
401.865.1224
maxfield@providence.edu
Duygu Pamukcu
Assistant Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 255
401.865.2498
dpamukcu@providence.edu
Edward Szado, Department Chair
Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 267
401.865.1218
eszado@providence.edu
Robert Camp Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 275
401.865.1221
rcamp@providence.edu
M. Cary Collins, Ph.D.
Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 349
401.865.2509
mcolli13@providence.edu
Teodros Getachew
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 354
401.865.2197
tgetache@providence.edu
Jonathan Jackson Jr.
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 261
401.865.2654
jjackso9@providence.edu
Frank Lin
Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies
401.865.1000
flin1@providence.edu
Kevin McMahon, CFA
Senior Professor of Practice in Finance
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 372
401.865.2075
kmcmaho5@providence.edu
Sean Reid
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
Harkins Hall 208
401.865.2990
sean.reid@providence.edu
Liu Wang, PhD, CFA, CAIA, CFP®
Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 364
401.865.1883
lwang@providence.edu
Brenda Canning, CMA
Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 342
401.865.2445
bcannin2@providence.edu
David Cortes
Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 257
401.865.2934
david.cortes@providence.edu
Maria Gonzalez Ramirez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Finance
Ryan 375
401.865.2586
mgonza13@providence.edu
Arati Kale
Assistant Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 274
401.865.1329
akale@providence.edu
Gregory Light
Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 264
401.865.2662
glight@providence.edu
Vivian Okere
Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 352
401.865.2671
vokere@providence.edu
Michael Shafer
Acting Department Chair & Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies 255
401.865.1928
mshafer@providence.edu
David Zalewski
Emeritus
Faculty Profile
Ryan Center for Business Studies
401.865.1000
zalewski@providence.edu
School of Business
Office Hours:
Academic Year: Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Summer: Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Friday 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Ryan Center for Business Studies 135
401.865.2332
pcsb@providence.edu