Dr. Jeff Jones

Biography

Dr. Jeff Jones is department head of finance, economics and risk management at Missouri State University. His primary research interests are in the area of banking and financial institutions, specifically the impact of opacity on the valuation of banks and systemic financial crises.

He has taught a wide variety of finance courses, such as investments, portfolio management, personal financial management, derivatives and alternative investments, fixed income securities, financial markets and institutions, bank management and corporate finance. He has also taught courses outside of finance, including business foundations, principles of accounting and basic economic theory.

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Education

Degrees:

• PhD, Business Administration - Finance, 2008, University of Arkansas
• MBA - Accounting Emphasis, 2003, Drury University
• BA, Business Administration, Economics and Accounting, 1997, Drury University

Certifications:

• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• Certified Financial Planner (CFP)

Teaching

• FIN 581/681: Professional Financial Planning
• FIN 586/686: International Financial Statement Analysis
• FIN 380/600: Financial Management 

Professional experience

Affiliations:

• American Finance Association
• CFA Society of Kansas City
• CFA Institute
• Southwest Finance Association

Research and professional interests

• Banks
• Contagion
• Financial crises
• Opacity
• Systemic risk

Publications in the following journals:

• Banking and Finance Review
• Journal of Banking and Finance
• Journal of Economics and Business
• Journal of Financial Intermediation
• Managerial Finance
• Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting

Awards and honors

• Research Stipend, Breech School of Business, Drury University, 2012, 2011
• Summer Research Grant, Breech School of Business, Drury University, 2008
• Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching Award, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, 2006-2007

Areas of Expertise

Media Appearances