Prof. Gemma Lee 1. Contact Information - Name: Lee, Gemma - Position: Associate Professor - Major: Finance - Office: Room 215, International Studies Building - Phone Number: +82-31-201-2314 - Fax Number: +82-31-204-2281 - E-mail: gemma.lee@khu.ac.kr 2. Detail Ⅰ. Introduction Gemma Lee, Ph.D., is currently an associated professor at Kyung Hee University. Dr. Lee has previously held assistant professor positions at Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University and Culverhouse College of Commerce, University of Alabama. She also has served as a visiting assistant professor at the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University. Dr. Lee received her Ph.D. in Finance from the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University and M.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University. Her field of expertise is empirical corporate finance. She has worked in the areas of security issuance, executive compensation, investment banking, venture capital, corporate governance, executive compensation, financial accounting, asset pricing, and law and finance. Dr. Lee has published articles in several top quality finance journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics and Journal of Corporate Finance. Dr. Lee is an active member of American Finance Association (AFA), Financial Management Association (FMA), and the Korea-America Finance Association (KAFA). 1. Contact Information - Office: Room 215, International Studies Building - Phone Number: +82-31-201-2314 - Fax Number: +82-31-204-2281 - E-mail: gemma.lee@khu.ac.kr
2. Educational Background Ph.D. in Finance, Vanderbilt University, 2006 M.A. in Economics, Vanderbilt University, 2002 Doctoral program in the field of International Finance Passed field prelim, and Microeconomics and Macroeconomics prelims B.A. in Economics, Sogang University, 1997 3. Areas of Expertise - Research Interests Security Issuance, Executive Compensation, Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, Financial Accounting, Asset Pricing, and Law and Finance - Courses Taught Corporate Finance, Corporate Valuation, Corporate Financial Policy, Venture Capital, Financial Institutions, Security Analysis, and Portfolio Management. Ⅱ. Academic Experiences Associate Professor of International Business, Kyung Hee University, 03/2013 - current Assistant Professor of Finance, Seton Hall University, 09/2008 05/2013 Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, DePaul University, 01/2008 06/2008 Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Alabama, 08/2006 12/2007 Ⅲ. Publications Contracting Under asymmetric information: Evidence from lockup agreements in seasoned equity offerings, with Jonathan M. Karpoff and Ronald W. Masulis, forthcoming at Journal of Financial Economics Do more reputable financial institutions reduce earnings management by IPO issuers?, with Ronal W. Masulis, 2011, Journal of Corporate Finance 17(4), 982-1,000 Seasoned equity offerings: Quality of accounting information and expected
flotation costs, with Ronald W. Masulis, 2009, Journal of Financial Economics 92(4), 443-469 IV. Professional Experiences Presentations Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2004 FMA Doctoral Consortium, October 2004 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2005 FMA Doctoral Student Seminar, October 2005 Korea University, December 2005 Vanderbilt University, January 2006 University of Alabama, January 2006 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2006 University of Alabama, November 2006 KAIST Graduate School of Finance, November 2006 Seoul National University, November 2006 Sogang University, November 2006 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (co-author presented), August 2007 Northern Finance Association, September 2007 KSRI-KAFA joint Conference, December 2007 Seton Hall University, January 2008 Temple University, January 2008 DePaul University, March 2008 EFM Symposium on IPOs at Oxford University (co-author presented), April 2008 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (co-author presented), October 2009 Seton Hall University, April 2010 Eastern Financial Association Annual Meeting, April 2010 George Washington University, February 2011 Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, March 2011 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2011
Seton Hall University, October 2011 Allied Korean Finance Association annual meetings, May 2012 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2012 Paper Discussant Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2005 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2006 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2008 Eastern Financial Association Annual Meeting, April 2010 Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, March 2011 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2011 Allied Korean Finance Association annual meetings, May 2011 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2012 Program Committee Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2007 Financial Management Association European Conference, June 2009 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2009 Financial Management Association European Conference, June 2010 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2010 Session Chair Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2010 Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, March 2011 Ad Hoc Referee Financial Management, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013 European Financial Management, 2011 Financial Review, 2007, 2009 Journal of Corporate Finance, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 Journal of Banking and Finance, 2009 Journal of International Business Studies, 2011
Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 2008 (2 papers) Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2009 Managerial Finance, 2012 Management Science, 2013 Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2013 Reviewer Faculty research grant reviewer at the City University of New York, 2009 V. Honors and Fellowships Beck Researcher Award. Seton Hall University, 2013 University Research Council Summer Research Award, Seton Hall University, 2012 Researcher of the Year in the Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University, 2011 Stillman School Research Achievement Award, Seton Hall University, 2010, 2012 Provost s Faculty Scholarship Award, Seton Hall University, 2009 Dissertation Enhancement Award, Vanderbilt University, 2006 Fellowship, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, 2002 2006 Tuition Scholarship & Teaching Assistantship, Economics Department, Vanderbilt University, 8/1999-05/2002 Merit-Based Scholarship, Sogang University, 1995 VI. Teaching and Research Experience Kyung Hee University International Financial Management Global Corporate Finance Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University BFIN3211, Financial Strategy, fall 2008 spring, 2013 BFIN 7219, Security Analysis (MBA level), fall 2008, spring 2009
BFIN 7236, Corporate Finance (MBA level), fall 2009 spring, 2013 Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University FIN 335, Portfolio Management, spring 2008 FIN 525, Portfolio Management (MBA level), spring 2008 Culverhouse College of Commerce, University of Alabama FI 410, Intermediate Financial Management, fall 2006, spring 2007, fall 2007 FI 624, Financial Market (Ph.D. level), spring 2007 Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University MGT 436 Financial Institutions (MBA level), spring 2006 Research Assistant Research Assistant for Professor Ronald Masulis, 2000-2006 Research Assistant for Professor Craig Lewis, 2003-2005 Teaching Assistant MGT 403 Econometrics, fall 2005 MGT 630 Asset Pricing Theory (Ph.D. level), spring 2003 MGT 581 Stochastic processes (Ph.D. level), fall 2002 Economics Department, Vanderbilt University Teaching Assistant Econ 395B Macroeconomic Theory II (Ph.D. level), spring 2002 Econ 232 Intermediate Macroeconomics, fall 2001 BA 275 Financial Management, spring 2001 BA 240 Corporate Finance, spring 2001 Econ 150 Economic Statistics, fall 2000