On the Job Market
Ph.D. candidates that are currently seeking employment:
Cem DemirogluXiaohui Gao
Laura Gonzalez
Current Students
All current Ph.D. students are profiled below. Expand the links to view the student profiles.
Bonaime, Alice
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352.392.9985
4th Year Student
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308 Stuzin Hall352.392.9985
Biography:
Alice holds a BS in mathematics and a BA in French from the College of Charleston, as well as an International MBA and Certificate of Applied Statistics from the University of South Carolina. Her primary research interests include corporate finance, payout policy, and behavioral finance. She also has extensive teaching experience in finance, math and statistics.
Demiroglu, Cem
352.392.4896
6th Year Student
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315B Stuzin Hall352.392.4896
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Cem Demiroglu has a Bachelor’s in business administration from Bogazici University in Turkey and a Masters in finance from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He has worked for two different securities investment companies in Istanbul, and he joined UF’s finance Ph.D. program in the fall of 2002. Cem’s research interests include initial public offerings, seasoned equity offerings, and analyst forecasts.
Gao, Xiaohui
352.392.4669
5th Year Student
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303J Stuzin Hall352.392.4669
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Gao received her B.S. in mathematics at Fudan University in Shanghai. Before entering UF’s finance doctoral program, she earned a Master’s in applied math (concentrating in statistics and probability) at the University of Florida. Gao’s primary interests include initial public offerings and mutual funds.
Gonzalez, Laura
352.392.0153
Laura has published in the Journal of Financial Economics ("Banks and Bubbles: How Good are Bankers at Spotting Winners", Oct. 2007, joint with Chris James). Her teaching experience includes the capstone case oriented Financial Management and the Equity & Capital Markets courses for finance seniors.
5th Year Student
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303J Stuzin Hall352.392.0153
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Laura holds simultaneous B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Superior School of Engineering (Bilbao, Spain) and B.A.s in Piano Performance and Education from J.C. Arriaga School of Music (Bilbao, Spain). She also holds an M.B.A. in Finance and a M.A. in Foreign Languages & Literature from S. Illinois University (English, French & Spanish).Laura has published in the Journal of Financial Economics ("Banks and Bubbles: How Good are Bankers at Spotting Winners", Oct. 2007, joint with Chris James). Her teaching experience includes the capstone case oriented Financial Management and the Equity & Capital Markets courses for finance seniors.
Gubin, Aaron
352.392.8913
2nd Year Student
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303K Stuzin Hall352.392.8913
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Aaron Gubin worked in venture capital and investment banking before entering the Ph.D. program. He has a B.A. in economics from New College of Florida and an M.B.A. from the University of Florida. His research interests include corporate finance, venture finance, and capital structure.
Itzkowitz, Jennifer
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352.392.5058
6th Year Student
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306 Stuzin Hall352.392.5058
Biography:
Before entering the doctoral program in finance, Jennifer Itzkowitz earned a BS and an MS in mathematics at the University of Florida. While pursuing her masters degree and specializing in combinatorics, Jennifer was selected as a Grinter Fellow and won a graduate teaching award. Jennifer spends her free time traveling, hiking, and cooking.
Kizilaslan, Atay
2nd Year Student
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Atay received a BS in Business Administration from Middle East Technical University in Turkey. He holds a MS degree in Economics from Georgia Institute of Technology. Atay joined the program in Fall 2006. His research interests include Corporate Finance, regulations of financial institutions, and corporate governance.
Liu, Xiaoding
352.392.4896
1st Year Student
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315B Stuzin Hall352.392.4896
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Xiaoding has BS degrees in Computer Engineering and Finance and a MS in Finance from the University of Florida. Her primary research interests include initial public offerings, corporate finance and financial institutions. In her spare time, Xiaoding enjoys movies, books, and travelling.
Lockhart, G. Brandon
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352.392.4668
4th Year Student
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315A Stuzin Hall352.392.4668
Biography:
Brandon has a BS in management with certificates in economics and finance from the Georgia Institute of Technology. At Georgia Tech he received the NationsBank/Mills B. Lane Memorial Scholarship Award, served as a teaching assistant for the College of Computing, and worked as a student cooperative at Delta Air Lines. Prior to joining the finance Ph.D. program at UF, he managed a commercial loan portfolio at SunTrust Bank and Security Bank in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia. His current research interests are corporate risk management, capital structure, and financial institutions regulation.
Manakyan, Ani
352.392.8913
1st Year Student
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303K Stuzin Hall352.392.8913
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Ani graduated from the University of Maryland with college and departmental honors, a B.S. in finance, and a minor in statistics. Her current research interests include mutual funds, behavioral finance, and private and public equity offerings.
Oztekin, Ozde
352.392.9985
4th Year Student
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308 Stuzin Hall352.392.9985
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Ozde has a BS and an MA in economics from Bogazici University in Turkey. She worked in the banking industry in Istanbul for two years. She started her finance Ph.D. degree in fall 2004, and her primary research interests include corporate finance, regulation of financial institutions, and banking. Ozde’s personal interests include scuba diving, skiing and snowboarding.
Sardarli, Sabuhi
352.392.6386
1st Year Student
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311 Stuzin Hall352.392.6386
Biography:
Sabuhi holds a BBA degree in Economics and Management from Pittsburg State University and an MBA degree in Finance from the University of Missouri - Columbia. Prior to attending the University of Florida's doctoral program, Sabuhi also worked as a financial analyst for Sprint Corporation's Corporate Financial Planning Division at their headquarters in Kansas City. His research interests include financial economics, international finance, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.
Scheick, Benjamin
2nd Year Student
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303B Stuzin HallBiography:
Ben entered the finance Ph.D. program in the Fall of 2006. Prior to joining the Ph.D. program at UF, Ben spent two and a half years with Navigant Consulting working within the operations and auditing divisions of several prominent investment banks, insurance providers, hedge funds, and real estate investment firms. Ben earned a B.S. in Economics, a B.S. in Business Administration (Finance), and a minor certificate in Mathematics at Villanova University. His current research interests include real estate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance.
Walkup, Brian
2nd Year Student
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303B Stuzin HallBiography:
Brian earned his BS in Mathematics from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. He then earned his MBA in Finance and Management from the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College in Orlando, FL. Brian also worked in the research department of CNL Income Corp. in Orlando while attending Crummer. His research interests include mutual funds, portfolio theory and risk management.
Wang, Xiaohong (Sara)
352.392.8913
1st Year Student
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303K Stuzin Hall352.392.8913
