Finance Directory

Don Chance, CFA
James C. Flores Endowed Chair of MBA Studies
Department:
Department of Finance
Education:
PhD Finance, Louisiana State University
Teaching Interests: risk management, financial derivatives, fixed income securities, corporate finance
Research Interests: risk management, financial derivatives, indexing, exchange traded funds, fixed income securities
Office:
2909 Business Education Complex North
Phone:
225-578-0372
Email:
dchance@lsu.edu

Joseph R. Mason
Department:
Department of Finance
Education:
PhD Economics, University of Illinois
Teaching Interests: Financial Intermediation, Financial Institutions, Banking
Research Interests: Dr. Mason's research focuses on financial intermediation and economic growth, with special emphasis on financial innovation and the role it plays in economic expansions as well as financial crises.
Office:
2913 Business Education Complex North
Phone:
225-578-6255
Email:
masonj@lsu.edu

Haitao Mo
Department:
Department of Finance
Education:
PhD Business Administration / Finance, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
Teaching Interests: Asset Pricing, Investments, Derivatives
Research Interests: Empirical Asset Pricing, Institutional Investors, Mutual Funds, Investment-based CAPM, Options
Office:
2931 Business Education Complex North
Phone:
225-578-0648
Email:
haitaomo@lsu.edu

Rajesh P. Narayanan
E. Robert Theriot Professor
Department:
Department of Finance
Education:
PhD Finance, Florida State University
Teaching Interests: Banking, Financial Markets, Financial Institutions
Research Interests: Banking, Financial Markets, Financial Institutions
Office:
2900A Business Education Complex North
Phone:
225-578-6291
Email:
rnarayan@lsu.edu

James C. Nordlund
Department:
Department of Finance
Education:
PhD Finance, Texas A&M University
Teaching Interests: Corporate Finance, Financial Analytics
Research Interests: Empirical Corporate, Corporate Governance, Banking
Office:
2928 Business Education Complex North
Email:
nordlund@lsu.edu

R. Kelley Pace
Louisiana Real Estate Commission
Department:
Department of Finance
Education:
PhD Real Estate, University of Georgia
Office:
2937 Business Education Complex North
Phone:
225-578-6291
Email:
kpace@lsu.edu

Dimuthu N Ratnadiwakara
Department:
Department of Finance
Education:
PhD Business Administration/Finance, University of Houston
Teaching Interests: Financial Analytics
Empirical Methods
Empirical Methods
Research Interests: Corporate finance, real estate, economics of climate change
Office:
2925 Business Education Complex North
Phone:
225-578-6291
Email:
dratnadiwakara2@lsu.edu

Gary C. Sanger, CFA
William H. Wright, Jr. Endowed Chair for Financial Services
Department:
Department of Finance
Education:
PhD Management / Finance (Minor in Econometrics), Purdue University
Teaching Interests: Securities analysis, portfolio theory, asset pricing
Research Interests: Financial markets, asset pricing, mutual funds
Office:
2923 Business Education Complex North
Phone:
225-578-6291
Email:
sanger@lsu.edu

V. Carlos Slawson Jr.
Latter & Blum Inc. Distinguished Professor of Business Administration
Department:
Department of Finance
Education:
PhD Business Administration / Real Estate, University of Georgia
Office:
2927 Business Education Complex North
Phone:
225-578-6291
Email:
cslawson@lsu.edu

Wei-ling Song
J.P. Morgan Chase/Chuck McCoy Distinguished Professor in Finance #2
Department:
Department of Finance
Education:
PhD Finance, Michigan State University
Teaching Interests: Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Financial Markets and Institutions, Investments
Research Interests: Financial Intermediation and Institutions, Corporate Finance and Governance
Office:
2921 Business Education Complex North
Phone:
225-578-6258
Email:
wsong@lsu.edu