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Associate Professor of Finance
School of Business Administration
Education: B.B.A.; M.B.A.; M.A.; Ph.D. (New Orleans)
Office: E-356 Olmsted Building
Phone: 717-948-6160
E-mail: oxt4@psu.edu
Alternate Email: oraneet@psu.edu

Vita

Dr. Tawatnuntachai joined Penn State Harrisburg in fall 1999. She has taught Financial Management, Problems in Finance, Corporate Finance, Investments, and Portfolio Management. Her work has been published at several journals such as Financial Review and Journal of Financial Research. Her most recent article on seasoned equity offerings will be forthcoming at Financial Management. Dr. Tawatnuntachai is also a CFA charterholder.

Education

  • Ph.D., Financial Economics, University of New Orleans
  • M.A., Economics, University of New Orleans
  • M.B.A., Indiana University at South Bend
  • B.B.A., Ramkhamheang University (Bangkok, Thailand)
  • B.Sc., Pharmacy, Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, Thailand)

Research Areas

Agency costs, dividend policy, earnings and information asymmetry.

Continuing Education Interests

Corporate finance, investments and emerging markets.

Professional Affiliations

  • Eastern Finance Association
  • Financial Management Association
  • Western Finance Association