Ohaness PaskelianDr. Ohaness Paskelian presently serves as Professor of Finance at the University of Houston Downtown. He received his bachelor's degree in computer and communications engineering from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, then moved to the Unted States and received his Ph.D. in financial economics from the University of New Orleans. He has more than twenty years of experience teaching graduate- and undergraduate-level courses. In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. His research interests are in the areas of international financial markets and institutions, corporate finance and investments. His research on international finance has been published in numerous journals, including the Global Finance Journal, Applied Financial Economics, Journal of Emerging Markets and Journal of Emerging Markets, among others. He has received several research grants and presented his research at numerous national and international conferences. He served on the organizing committee and as program chair and treasurer for the Academy of International Business, U.S. Southwest chapter for several years. Read More Read Less