Mahar, James
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
Finance
ACADEMIC SCHOOL
School of Business
TITLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Associate Professor, Finance
Coordinator, BonaResponds;
Member, Environmental Studies Council
CONTACT
Office phone: (716) 375-2359
Send an email
Website:
Financeprofessor.com
OFFICE
Swan Business Center 104B
COURSES TAUGHT
- FIN 401. Advanced Corporate Finance
- FIN 402. Problems in Finance
- FIN 410. Student Investment Fund
- MBA 604. Financial Foundations
- MBA 610. Financial Management
- MBA 630. Student Investment Fund
ACADEMIC DEGREES
- Ph.D., Penn State University
- M.B.A, University of Rochester
- B.B.A., Finance and Management Sciences, St. Bonaventure University
OTHER EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Peer Reviewed Publications
- The Behavior of Implied Volatility of Oil Futures Options Surrounding OPEC Meetings with Stephen Horan and Jeffrey Peterson. 2003 Energy Journal
- Using Football to Teach Finance-with Rodney Paul-BQuest. A University Journal of Applied Business 2003
- "Adelphia Communications: A Case Study in Accounting Fraud,” Journal of Accounting and Finance Research, Vol. 11, No. 4, (Fall 2003), with Carol Fischer
Phillippe Communications-with Carol Fischer — A Finance case. BQuest A University Journal of Applied Business 2004
- Implied Volatility and Auditor Reputation: the Andersen case. Research in Finance. With Jonathan Godbey, 2004.
- An examination of Stock Market Response to NASCAR Race Performance with Rodney Paul and Laurie Stone. Journal of Marketing Management, Fall 2005.
- Endorsers -- With Betsy Drewniak and Mike Russell. Journal of Marketing Management, Fall 2005.
- The Forecasting Power of Implied Volatility: evidence from Individual Equities. BQuest A University Journal of Applied Business 2007. With Jonathan Godbey (2007)
- The Betting Market Response to the 2-Point Conversion in the NFL" accepted for publication in the Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives. With Andrew Weinbach and Rodney Paul. (forthcoming 2008)
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS/PROJECTS
Service
- BonaResponds
- Numerous university committees
- Several local boards of directors
Professional Memberships (Clubs)
- Financial Management Association
PERSONAL INTERESTS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Corporate finance, investments, running, cycling, outdoors activities, yoga
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