Mark Pyles, Ph.D.


Adjunct Professor of Finance, Director of SB Investment Program

Education

University of Kentucky - Lexington, Kentucky
Ph.D., Finance, 2005
M.S., Economics, 2004 

Eastern Kentucky University - Richmond, Kentucky
B.B.A., Finance, 2001

Research Interests

  • Corporate Liquidity
  • Financial Constraints
  • Behavioral Finance
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts
  • Financial Education

Courses Taught 

  • Financial Modeling (MBA)
  • Applied Portfolio Management I and II
  • Investment Analysis
  • Intermediate Business Finance
  • Business Finance   

Selected Publications

“GIPS and Hedge Funds: Is Compliance a Certification Agent?” with Luke Foster and Thanh Ngo. (2021) Journal of Alternative Investments, forthcoming.

“Examining Portfolios Created by Bloomberg ESG Scores: Is Disclosure an Alpha Factor?” (2020) Journal of Impact and ESG Investing, 1(2), 39-52.

“A Dual Portfolio Approach to a Student Managed Fund,” with Daniel Huerta-Sanchez. (2020) Managerial Finance, 46 (5), 675-684.

“Equity versus Asset Acquisitions in the REIT Market,” with Daniel Huerta-Sanchez and Thanh Ngo. (2020) Journal of Real Estate Research, 42 (1), 1-35.

“An Impact of Simulation Activity on Student Performance,” with Steven D. Dolvin.  (2018) Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, 19(3).

Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Faculty for the School of Business, College of Charleston Excel Awards, 2018.
  • Howard F. Rudd, Jr. Faculty Member of the Year, 2017-2018.