I am an Associate Professor of Finance and John E. and Lillian B. Neff Research Fellow at The University of Toledo. I have earned my bachelor's degrees in mathematics and finance from the University of Montevallo that I attended from 2008 to 2012 as a recepient of the Montevallo Ambassador Program Scholarship. I have earned a master's degree in 2013 and a doctorate in 2018, both in finance, from The University of Alabama.