Representative Publications

"Market Segmentation Effects in Corporate Credit Rating Changes: The Case of Emerging Markets," Co-authored with William T. Moore, Seung H. Han, and Walter Reinhart, 2008, Forthcoming in the Journal of Financial Services Research

"Effects of National Recognition on the Influence of Credit Rating Agencies: The Case of Dominion Bond Rating Service," Co-authored with William T. Moore, 2008, Forthcoming in the Financial Decisions

"Analysis of Unsolicited Credit Ratings in Japan: New Evidence from Moody's," Co-authored with Lisa Fairchild and Susan Flaherty, 2008, Forthcoming in the Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies

"Reactions of Japanese Markets to Changes in Credit Ratings by Global and Local Agencies," Co-authored with William T. Moore and Joanne Li, Volume 30, 2006, Journal of Banking & Finance, pp. 1007-1021

"The Japanese Credit Rating Environment: Insights from Issuers," Co-authored with Lisa Fairchild, Japanese Fixed Income Markets: Money, Bond and Interest Rate Derivatives, 2006, Research Volume in Research in International Business & Finance, pp. 233-255

"Explaining credit rating differences between Japanese and U.S. agencies," Co-authored with William T. Moore, Volume 12, Issue 4, 2003, Review of Financial Economics, pp. 327-344

Awards and Honors

2005 Board of Sponsors Research Paper of the Year, Sellinger School of Business & Management, Loyola College in Maryland. (April 2005).

2003 Best Paper Award in the area of Fixed Income Research, Financial Management Association International. (October 2003).