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Austin H. Hill-Kleespie

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

Email: Austin.Hill-kleespie@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Utah, 2021
    Major: Business Administration
    Specialization: Finance
  • MBA, Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management, 2013
    Major: Finance
  • BA, University of Arizona, 2010
    Major: Independent Studies
    Specialization: Kinesiology

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • FINA 4200 - Investments, 11 courses.
  • FINA 5510 - Theory of Finance, 4 courses.
  • FINA 6100 - The Theory of Financial Decisions, 4 courses.
  • FINA 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 1 course.

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Other (PhD Bootcamp), 5 participants. (August 2021 - August 2022).

Awards and Honors

  • Nominated for Best Paper In Capital Markets, Financial Management Association. (October 12, 2023).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Beggs, W., Hill-Kleespie, A.H., Liu, Y. Mutual fund tax implications when investment advisors manage tax-exempt separate accounts. Journal of Banking and Finance. Elsevier.

Presentations Given

    Paper

  • Hill-Kleespie, A.H. (Author & Presenter), Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Academic Presentation, Financial Management Association, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Hill-Kleespie, A.H. (Presenter), Lonestar Finance Symposium, Quantitative Investing and Market Instability, University of Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, United States of America. (2022).
  • Br, J. (Author), Beggs, W. (Author), Hill-Kleespie, A. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, Quantitative Investing and Market Instability, American Finance Association, Boston MA, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, PhD Program Committee. (October 1, 2023 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, Student Investment Group. (August 31, 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Department Chair Hiring Committee. (September 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024).
  • Faculty Advisor, Student Investment Group. (August 20, 2021 - August 31, 2023).
  • Faculty Advisor, CFA IRC Competition. (December 1, 2021 - February 6, 2022).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Empirical Finance. (November 26, 2021 - January 31, 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, North American Journal of Economics and Finance. (August 24, 2021 - September 24, 2021).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Banking and Finance. (March 21, 2021 - April 21, 2021).