Honors and Awards
2023 Best Paper Award for “Can Whistleblowing Improve Organizational Effectiveness? Evidence from Financial Reporting Misconduct”, 27th Annual Ethics Research Symposium of the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting
2022 Best Paper Award for “The Sustainability Committee and Carbon Disclosure: International Evidence”, International Conference on Sustainability, Environment, and Social Transition in Economics and Finance
2022 Best Paper Award for “Institutional Investors and Corporate Environmental Costs”, Sustainable Financial Innovation Centre (SFiC) Conference on Sustainability, Climate Change and Financial Innovation
2021 The Top 10 Most Prolific and Influential Authors on Corporate Governance
2020 The Top Journal of Corporate Finance Authors between 1994 and 2018
2019 Journal of International Business Studies Silver Medal , recognizing scholars with at least 5 substantive contributions to JIBS in the journal’s first 50 years
2019 Finalist, GWU-CIBER Best Paper on Emerging Markets “Political Institutions and Corporate Transparency in Emerging Economies”, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA
2019 SWFA Best Paper in Financial Institutions “Who Wins and Loses from Bank Deregulation? Analysis of Financially Constrained and Unconstrained Firms”, Southwestern Finance Association, Houston, TX
2018 Korea Development Bank Outstanding Paper Award for “Economic Policy Uncertainty and Bank Liquidity Hoarding”, The 13th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Seoul, South Korea
2018 Best Paper Award in Emerging Economies Research for “Political Regimes and Corporate Social Responsibility”, Academy of International Business, Minneapolis, MN
2018 Best Young Scholar Paper Award, Frontier of Business Research Conference, China
2018 Distinguished Visiting Researcher, The University of Ottawa, Canada
2016 Best Paper Award for “Family Control and Corporate Social Responsibility”, The 6th World Business Ethics Forum, Hong Kong
2015 Emerald Citations of Excellence Award
2015 Outstanding Reviewer Status, Journal of Banking and Finance
2015 Outstanding Reviewer Award, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences
2014 Best Paper Award in Corporate Governance for “Geographic Location, Foreign Ownership, and Cost of Capital: Evidence from
Privatization”, The 21st Annual Global Finance Conference, Dubai, UAE
2013 The Korea Development Bank Outstanding Paper Award “Internationalization and Bank Risk”, The Eighth International
Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Seoul, South Korea
2013 Master International Business Professor of the Year (by students’ vote)
2012 Best Paper Award in Financial Institutions for “Collectivism and Corruption in Bank Lending”, Southwestern Finance Association,
New Orleans, LA
2012 Outstanding Paper Award “Collectivism and Corruption in Bank Lending”, Seventh International Conference on Asia-Pacific
Financial Markets, Seoul, South Korea
2012 Best Paper Award in Banking and Finance “Institutional Investment Horizons and the Cost of Equity Capital”, European Business
Research Conference, Rome, Italy
2011 Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing, Center for Responsible Business, Haas School of Business, University of
California, Berkeley
2011 Best Paper Award, China Goes Global Conference, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
2011 Rising Star Award, Office of Research, University of South Carolina
2007 Best Paper Award in International Finance for “Excess control, Corporate Governance, and Implied Cost of Equity: An
International Evidence”, Eastern Finance Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA
2006 Best Paper Award for “The Choice between Private and Public Capital Markets: The Importance of Disclosure Standards and
Auditor Discipline to Countries Divesting State-owned Enterprises”, First International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial
Markets, Seoul, South Korea
2006 Nominated for the Haynes Prize for the Most Promising Scholar, Academy of International Business
2006 Early Tenure and Promotion, Memorial University of Newfoundland
2005 Finance Professor of the Year (by students’ vote), Memorial University of Newfoundland
2005 Dean’s Research Award, Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University of Newfoundland
2003 Best Dissertation in International Finance Case Award sponsored by Indiana University Center for International Business
Education and Research (CIBER) and Financial Management Association International, Denver, CO
2003 Best Finance Paper for “Postprivatization Corporate Governance: The Role of Investor Protection and Corporate Governance”,
Atlantic Schools of Business Annual Conference, Halifax, Canada
1999 Best Finance Paper and Best conference paper for “Investigating the Puzzling Intertemporal Market Risk-Return Relationship”,
Atlantic Schools of Business Annual Conference, Halifax, Canada
2022 Best Paper Award for “The Sustainability Committee and Carbon Disclosure: International Evidence”, International Conference on Sustainability, Environment, and Social Transition in Economics and Finance
2022 Best Paper Award for “Institutional Investors and Corporate Environmental Costs”, Sustainable Financial Innovation Centre (SFiC) Conference on Sustainability, Climate Change and Financial Innovation
2021 The Top 10 Most Prolific and Influential Authors on Corporate Governance
2020 The Top Journal of Corporate Finance Authors between 1994 and 2018
2019 Journal of International Business Studies Silver Medal , recognizing scholars with at least 5 substantive contributions to JIBS in the journal’s first 50 years
2019 Finalist, GWU-CIBER Best Paper on Emerging Markets “Political Institutions and Corporate Transparency in Emerging Economies”, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA
2019 SWFA Best Paper in Financial Institutions “Who Wins and Loses from Bank Deregulation? Analysis of Financially Constrained and Unconstrained Firms”, Southwestern Finance Association, Houston, TX
2018 Korea Development Bank Outstanding Paper Award for “Economic Policy Uncertainty and Bank Liquidity Hoarding”, The 13th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Seoul, South Korea
2018 Best Paper Award in Emerging Economies Research for “Political Regimes and Corporate Social Responsibility”, Academy of International Business, Minneapolis, MN
2018 Best Young Scholar Paper Award, Frontier of Business Research Conference, China
2018 Distinguished Visiting Researcher, The University of Ottawa, Canada
2016 Best Paper Award for “Family Control and Corporate Social Responsibility”, The 6th World Business Ethics Forum, Hong Kong
2015 Emerald Citations of Excellence Award
2015 Outstanding Reviewer Status, Journal of Banking and Finance
2015 Outstanding Reviewer Award, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences
2014 Best Paper Award in Corporate Governance for “Geographic Location, Foreign Ownership, and Cost of Capital: Evidence from
Privatization”, The 21st Annual Global Finance Conference, Dubai, UAE
2013 The Korea Development Bank Outstanding Paper Award “Internationalization and Bank Risk”, The Eighth International
Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Seoul, South Korea
2013 Master International Business Professor of the Year (by students’ vote)
2012 Best Paper Award in Financial Institutions for “Collectivism and Corruption in Bank Lending”, Southwestern Finance Association,
New Orleans, LA
2012 Outstanding Paper Award “Collectivism and Corruption in Bank Lending”, Seventh International Conference on Asia-Pacific
Financial Markets, Seoul, South Korea
2012 Best Paper Award in Banking and Finance “Institutional Investment Horizons and the Cost of Equity Capital”, European Business
Research Conference, Rome, Italy
2011 Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing, Center for Responsible Business, Haas School of Business, University of
California, Berkeley
2011 Best Paper Award, China Goes Global Conference, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
2011 Rising Star Award, Office of Research, University of South Carolina
2007 Best Paper Award in International Finance for “Excess control, Corporate Governance, and Implied Cost of Equity: An
International Evidence”, Eastern Finance Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA
2006 Best Paper Award for “The Choice between Private and Public Capital Markets: The Importance of Disclosure Standards and
Auditor Discipline to Countries Divesting State-owned Enterprises”, First International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial
Markets, Seoul, South Korea
2006 Nominated for the Haynes Prize for the Most Promising Scholar, Academy of International Business
2006 Early Tenure and Promotion, Memorial University of Newfoundland
2005 Finance Professor of the Year (by students’ vote), Memorial University of Newfoundland
2005 Dean’s Research Award, Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University of Newfoundland
2003 Best Dissertation in International Finance Case Award sponsored by Indiana University Center for International Business
Education and Research (CIBER) and Financial Management Association International, Denver, CO
2003 Best Finance Paper for “Postprivatization Corporate Governance: The Role of Investor Protection and Corporate Governance”,
Atlantic Schools of Business Annual Conference, Halifax, Canada
1999 Best Finance Paper and Best conference paper for “Investigating the Puzzling Intertemporal Market Risk-Return Relationship”,
Atlantic Schools of Business Annual Conference, Halifax, Canada