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.