Eric R. Brisker, Ph.D.

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Education:

• Ph.D., Major: Finance with support area in Econometrics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, April 2012
• M.A., Major: Financial Economics, Ohio University, Athens, OH, June 2005
• M.B.A. , Ohio University, Athens, OH, June 2004 
• B.S., Major: Business Administration, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH, March 2000

Biography:

Professional & Academic Experience:

Academic Experience

• Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Akron, August 2012 – present
• Instructor of Finance, Florida State University, June 2009 – April 2012
• Instructor of Economics, Ohio University, August 2007 – June 2008
• Instructor of Business, Hocking College, March 1998 – June 2007
• Academic Program Coordinator, Hocking College, January 2000 – August 2005

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Research Accomplishments

•  “Executive Compensation Structure and the Motivations for Seasoned Equity Offerings” with Don Autore, David Peterson, and Gonul Colak
• “Equity-Based Compensation and the Debt-Equity Choice” with Don Autore and David Peterson
•  “Changes in Cash Holdings of S&P 500 Addition Firms” with Gonul Colak and David Peterson

• “Do Long-Term Shareholders Facilitate Greater Value Creation? An Empirical Investigation” with James Ang 

•  “Executive Compensation Structure and the Motivations for Seasoned Equity Offerings”, with Don Autore, David Peterson, and Gonul Colak, Financial Management Association Meeting, Denver, October 19-22, 2011.
• “Equity-Based Compensation and the Debt-Equity Choice”, with Don Autore and David Peterson, Financial Management Association Doctoral Student Consortium, Denver, October 19, 2011.
• “Changes in Cash Holdings of S&P 500 Addition Firms” with Gonul Colak and David Peterson, Southern Finance Association Meeting, Ashville, November 17-20, 2010.
• “Do Long-Term Shareholders Facilitate Greater Value Creation? An Empirical Investigation” with James Ang, Florida State University Seminar, Tallahassee, August 6, 2010.

Discussant

• “Funding Continuum for Private Business Owners: Evidence from the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project Survey”, Maretno Harjoto and John Paglia, Financial Management Association Meeting, Denver, October 19-22, 2011.
• “The Information Content of Institutional Investment Horizon: Evidence from Firm’s Implied Cost of Equity”, Omrane Guedhami, Najah Attig, and Sadok El Ghoul, Southern Finance Association Meeting, Ashville, November 17-20, 2010.

Industry experience

• Derivative Analyst, Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005-2006.

• College of Business Doctoral Teaching Award, Florida State University, 2011
• Nominated for University Outstanding Teaching Award, Florida State University, 2011
• FMA Doctoral Student Consortium, 2011
• Congress of Graduate Students Research Travel Grant, Florida State University, 2010
• Dean’s List, Shawnee State University, 1997-2000

• University of Akron, College of Business General Curriculum Committee, 2012-2013
• University of Akron, Department of Finance General Curriculum Committee, 2012-2013 

• Referee for International Review of Economics & Finance

• American Finance Association
• Financial Management Association
• Southern Finance Association
• Eastern Finance Association