On the Job Market
Ph.D. candidates that are currently seeking employment:
Jennifer ItzkowitzBrandon Lockhart
Ozde Oztekin
Current Students
All current Ph.D. students are profiled below. Expand the links to view the student profiles.
Gubin, Aaron
352.392.8913
2nd Year Student
Contact Information:
303K Stuzin Hall352.392.8913
Biography:
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:
Jennifer earned a B.S. and an M.S. 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. Her research interests include corporate finance, international finance, banking, and financial markets. Her research focuses on corporate finance and financial intermediation with an emphasis on how relationships affect firm financing. Her work has been presented at conferences including the Western Finance Association Annual Meeting in Big Sky, Montana.
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
Contact Information:
315B Stuzin Hall352.392.4896
Biography:
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 traveling.
Lockhart, G. Brandon
352.392.4668
5th 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. 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 research interests are in empirical corporate finance including capital structure, risk management, and management and regulation of financial institutions. His job market paper is on the role of lines of credit in the firm's capital structure adjustment decision.
Manakyan, Ani
352.392.8913
1st Year Student
Contact Information:
303K Stuzin Hall352.392.8913
Biography:
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
5th Year Student
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306 Stuzin Hall352.392.9985
Biography:
Ozde has a BS from Bogazici University and an MA in economics from Bogazici University and University of Florida. She worked in the banking industry in Istanbul for two years. She started her finance Ph.D. degree in Fall 2004. Her academic interests include corporate finance, international finance, financial markets and institutions, investments, fixed income securities and banking. She has extensive teaching experience in finance, math and economics. Ozde's personal interests include scuba diving, skiing and snowboarding.
Sardarli, Sabuhi
352.392.6386
1st Year Student
Contact Information:
311 Stuzin Hall352.392.6386
Biography:
Sabuhi holds a BBA degree in Economics and Management from Pittsburgh 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
Contact Information:
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
Contact Information:
303K Stuzin Hall352.392.8913
