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Dr. Jianren Xu

Associate Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

Email: Jianren.Xu@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Georgia, 2014
    Major: Business Administration
    Specialization: Risk Management and Insurance; Minor: Finance
  • MS, St. John’s University, 2008
    Major: Risk Management and Insurance
  • BS, Wuhan University, 2004
    Major: Insurance and Actuarial Science

Professional Positions

    Professional

  • Board Member, Western Risk and Insurance Association (WRIA). Western Risk and Insurance Association (WRIA). (2017 - 2018).

Professional Memberships

  • American Accounting Association (AAA). (2020 - Present).
  • American Finance Association (AFA). (2019 - Present).
  • Financial Management Association (FMA). (2013 - Present).
  • American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA). (2011 - Present).
  • Western Risk and Insurance Association (WRIA). (2011 - Present).
  • Asia Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA). (2016 - 2018).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • FINA 3770 - Finance, 16 courses.
  • FINA 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 13 courses.
  • RMIN 2500 - Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance, 9 courses.
  • RMIN 4600 - Corporate Risk Management, 12 courses.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • California State University, Fullerton, FIN 562 Enterprise Risk Management, 2017.
  • California State University, Fullerton, FIN 320 Financial Management I, 2017.
  • California State University, Fullerton, FIN 360 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, 2016.
  • University of Georgia, RMIN 4000 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, 2014.

Directed Student Learning

  • Supervised Research, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (August 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, "Private Equity and Financial Intermediation," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (2021).
  • Supervised Research, "City of Tukwila," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (October 2023 - January 2024).
  • Supervised Research, "Risk Management for SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority)," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (October 2022 - May 2023).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Determinants of Mutual Fund Portfolio Manager Ownership," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (2020 - 2022).
  • Supervised Research, "Risk Management for Starbucks," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (October 2021 - May 2022).
  • Supervised Research, "Agency Costs in Private Equity: Evidence from Fund Terms," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (July 2021 - March 2022).
  • Supervised Research, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (2020 - 2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, "Impacts of Enterprise Risk Management on Firm Performance," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (2018 - 2021).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (June 2021 - June 2021).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (June 2021 - June 2021).
  • Supervised Research, "Exit Dynamics in Private Equity," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (2020 - 2020).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Analysts Forecast, Implied Cost of Capital and Value Premium Puzzle," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (2018 - 2020).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (June 2020 - June 2020).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (June 2020 - June 2020).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (June 2020 - June 2020).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (August 2019 - August 2019).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (August 2019 - August 2019).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Do Banks' Dividends Signal Their Financial Health?," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (2017 - 2018).
  • Other (Dissertation Proposal Defense Committee Member), "Penny Stock, Risk and Return," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (December 13, 2018).
  • Other (Dissertation Proposal Defense Committee Member), "Impact of Market State on Momentum Portfolio Risk and Performance: A Risk-based Explanation," Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (December 4, 2018).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (July 2018 - July 2018).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (July 2018 - July 2018).

Awards and Honors

  • “Top downloaded article” published in Risk Management and Insurance Review, American Risk and Insurance Association. (2023).
  • “Top Cited Research” Published in the Journal of Risk and Insurance, American Risk and Insurance Association. (2022).
  • Risk Management and Insurance Review (RMIR) Award for Best Article, American Risk and Insurance Association. (August 2022).
  • Summer Research Grant, UNT. (June 2022).
  • Nominated for Outstanding Junior Faculty Researcher, Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas. (February 2022).
  • Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Award, American Risk and Insurance Association. (August 2021).
  • Summer Research Grant, UNT. (June 2021).
  • Nominated for Outstanding Junior Faculty Researcher, Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas. (April 2021).
  • Nominated for PDI Business Fellowship, Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas. (April 2021).
  • “Top Cited Research” Published in the Journal of Risk and Insurance, American Risk and Insurance Association. (2020).
  • Harold D. Skipper Best Paper Award, World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress. (August 2020).
  • Semi-finalist for the Financial Management Association Best Paper Award, Financial Management Association. (July 2020).
  • Nominated for Outstanding Junior Faculty Researcher, Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas. (April 2020).
  • Nominated for PDI Business Fellowship, Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas. (April 2020).
  • “Top Downloaded Article 2017-2018” in Risk Management and Insurance Review, American Risk and Insurance Association. (2019).
  • Nominated for Outstanding Junior Faculty Researcher, Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas. (April 2019).
  • Nominated for PDI Business Fellowship, Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas. (April 2019).
  • Top 20 Most Read Paper in Risk Management and Insurance Review from all time, American Risk and Insurance Association. (2018).
  • Kyobo Life Travel Grant, Asia Pacific Risk and Insurance Association. (August 2016).
  • Intramural Jr/Sr Research Grant, California State University, Fullerton. (April 2016).
  • Best Paper Award, Southwestern Finance Association. (March 2016).
  • CIS Research Award, California State University, Fullerton. (February 2016).
  • CIS Research Grant, California State University, Fullerton. (June 2015).
  • Maurice Doan Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Georgia. (2014).
  • PerryCo Scholarship, University of Georgia. (2013).
  • The Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Georgia. (2013).
  • Drew Hamilton State Farm Scholarship, University of Georgia. (2011).
  • Mark Dorfman Best Ph.D. Student Paper Award, Western Risk and Insurance Association. (2011).
  • Judge Elliott Scholarship, University of Georgia. (2010).
  • College Scholarship, Insurance Scholarship Foundation of America (ISFA)/ NAIW Education Foundation. (2006).
  • PRIMA Scholar and PRIMA Scholarship, Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA). (2006).
  • Spencer Scholar and Spencer Scholarship, Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS). (2006).
  • C.V. Starr Foundation Scholarship, St. John’s University. (2005).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Che, X., Liebenberg, A., Xu, J. (2022). Usage-Based Insurance—Impact on Insurers and Potential Implications for InsurTech. North American Actuarial Journal.
  • Berry-Stölzle, T.R., Xu, J. (2022). Local Religious Beliefs and Insurance Companies’ Risk-Taking Behaviors. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41288-021-00211-z
  • Eastman, E.M., Xu, J. (2021). Market Reactions to Enterprise Risk Management Adoption, Incorporation by Ratings Agencies, and ORSA Act Passage. Risk Management and Insurance Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/rmir.12170
  • Barinov , A., Xu, J., Pottier, S.W. (2020). Estimating the Cost of Equity Capital for Insurance Firms with Multi-period Asset Pricing Models. The Journal of Risk and Insurance. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jori.12267
  • Ragin, M.A., Xu, J. (2019). An Ex-post Assessment of Investor Response to Catastrophes. North American Actuarial Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/10920277.2018.1536885
  • Berry-Stölzle , T.R., Eastman, E.M., Xu, J. (2018). CEO Overconfidence and Earnings Management: Evidence from Property-Liability Insurers’ Loss Reserves. North American Actuarial Journal. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10920277.2017.1421977?journalCode=uaaj20
  • Berry-Stölzle, T.R., Xu, J. (2018). Enterprise Risk Management and the Cost of Capital. Journal of Risk and Insurance. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jori.12152
  • Hilliard , J.I., Pottier, S.W., Xu, J. (2018). Trust-Preferred Securities and Insurer Financing Decisions. Journal of Risk and Insurance. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jori.12137/full
  • Pottier, S.W., Xu, J., Frederick, J.D. (2017). The Journal of Risk and Insurance: Authors of Influence. Risk Management and Insurance Review. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/rmir.12089

Presentations Given

    Exhibit

  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), American Risk and Insurance Association 2018 Annual Meeting, Does Enterprise Risk Management Spur Corporate Innovation?, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).

    • Invited Talk

  • Xu, J. (Author), Enterprise Risk Management and Management Earnings Forecasts, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Does Investment-Induced Stress Drive Demand for Health Insurance? Evidence from China, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Does Investment-Induced Stress Drive Demand for Health Insurance?, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Florida State University Research Seminar, Stock Market Fluctuation and the Demand for Health Insurance, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Travelers Research Symposia and Berkley Scholar Presentations, Does Enterprise Risk Management Spur Corporate Innovation?, St. John’s University, New York, NY, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Wuhan University Seminar, Does Enterprise Risk Management Spur Corporate Innovation?, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. (2018 - 2018).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Does Enterprise Risk Management Spur Corporate Innovation?, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Wuhan University Seminar, Stakeholder Relationships and Enterprise Risk Management Adoption: Evidence from S&P 500 Firms, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. (2017 - 2017).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Peking University Seminar, Local Religious Beliefs and Insurance Companies’ Risk-Taking Behaviors, Peking University, Beijing, China. (2017 - 2017).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Wuhan University Seminar, Local Religious Beliefs and Insurance Companies’ Risk-Taking Behaviors, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. (2017 - 2017).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Local Religious Beliefs and Insurance Companies’ Risk-Taking Behaviors, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Enterprise Risk Management and the Cost of Capital, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Enterprise Risk Management and the Cost of Capital, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).

    • Keynote/Plenary Address

  • Xu, J. (Author), The 12th China International Conference on Insurance and Risk Management (CICIRM 2022), Enterprise Risk Management and Financial Misconduct, Tsinghua University, Virtual, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Neel, M. (Author), Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Southwest Finance Association 2024 Annual Meeting, Does Enterprise Risk Management Protect Against Restatement Contagion Risk: Evidence from Options-Implied Volatility Skew, Investment, and Misstatements, Southwest Finance Association, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Neel, M. (Author), Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Wuhan University Seminar Series, Does Enterprise Risk Management Protect Against Restatement Contagion Risk: Evidence from Options-Implied Volatility Skew, Investment, and Misstatements, Wuhan University, Virtual, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Neel, M. (Author), Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Southern Finance Association 2022 Annual Meeting, Does Enterprise Risk Management Protect Against Restatement Contagion Risk: Evidence from Options-Implied Volatility Skew, Investment, and Misstatements, Southern Finance Association, Key West, FL, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Liu, S. (Author & Presenter), Xu, J. (Author), Southern Finance Association 2022 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Mortgage Loan Management, Southern Finance Association, Key West, FL, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Liu, S. (Author & Presenter), Xu, J. (Author), Financial Management Association 2022 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Mortgage Loan Management, Financial Management Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Shadaei , M. (Author), Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), American Risk and Insurance Association 2022 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Firm Operations: Evidence from Firm Inventory Management, American Risk and Insurance Association, Long Beach, CA, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Li, C. (Author), Stack, K. (Author & Presenter), Sun, L. (Author), Xu, J. (Author), AAA FARS Section Midyear Virtual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Management Earnings Forecasts, United States of America. (2021).
  • Shen, Y. (Author), Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Xu, X. (Author), American Risk and Insurance Association 2021 Annual Meeting, Does Investment-Induced Stress Drive Demand for Health Insurance?, American Risk and Insurance Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Jia, R. (Author), Liu, S. (Author), Wang, J. (Author), Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), American Risk and Insurance Association 2021 Annual Meeting, Regulatory Differences and Shadow Insurance: Cross-Border Impact of Prudential Insurance Regulation, American Risk and Insurance Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Eastman, E.M. (Author), Ehinger, A.C. (Author), Xu, J. (Author), Canadian Academic Accounting Association 2021 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Tax Planning, Canadian Academic Accounting Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Shadaei, M. (Author), Xu, J. (Author), Canadian Academic Accounting Association 2021 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Firm Operations: Evidence from Firm Inventory Management, Canadian Academic Accounting Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Jia, R. (Author & Presenter), Liu, S. (Author), Wang, J. (Author), Xu, J. (Author), Peking University—Tsinghua University—Remin University Risk Management and Insurance Joint Seminar, Regulatory Differences and Shadow Insurance: Cross-Border Impact of Prudential Insurance Regulation, Peking University—Tsinghua University—Remin University, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Neel, M. (Author), Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), UNT FIREL Seminar Series, Enterprise Risk Management and Restatement Contagion, UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Eastman, E.M. (Author), Ehinger, A.C. (Author), Xu, J. (Author), Financial Management Association 2021 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Tax Planning, Financial Management Association, Denver, CO, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Shadaei, M. (Author), Xu, J. (Author), Financial Management Association 2021 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Firm Operations: Evidence from Firm Inventory Management, Financial Management Association, Denver, CO, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Neel, M. (Author), Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Modern Risk Society 2021 Seminar Series, Does Enterprise Risk Management Protect Against Restatement Contagion Risk: Evidence from Options-Implied Volatility Skew, Investment, and Misstatements, Modern Risk Society, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Eastman, E.M. (Author), Ehinger, A.C. (Author), Xu, J. (Author), American Accounting Association 2021 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Tax Planning, American Accounting Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Shadaei, M. (Author), Xu, J. (Author), American Accounting Association 2021 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Firm Operations: Evidence from Firm Inventory Management, American Accounting Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Neel, M. (Author), Xu, J. (Author), American Accounting Association 2021 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Restatement Contagion, American Accounting Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Eastman, E.M. (Author), Ehinger, A.C. (Author), Xu, J. (Author), American Risk and Insurance Association 2021 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Tax Planning, American Risk and Insurance Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Jia, R. (Author), Liu, S. (Author), Wang, J. (Author), Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Modern Risk Society 2021 Seminar Series, Regulatory Differences and Shadow Insurance: Cross-Border Impact of Prudential Insurance Regulation, Modern Risk Society, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Shadaei, M. (Author & Presenter), Xu, J. (Author), Southwestern Finance Association 2021 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Firm Operations: Evidence from Firm Inventory Management, Southwestern Finance Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Xu, J. (Author), UNT 2021 Accounting Research Conference, Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Tax Avoidance, University of North Texas, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Xu, J. (Author), American Accounting Association 2021 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS) Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Financial Misconduct, American Accounting Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Xu, J. (Author), American Accounting Association 2021 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS) Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Management Earnings Forecasts, American Accounting Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Xu, J. (Author), Southern Risk and Insurance Association 2020 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Tax Avoidance, Southern Risk and Insurance Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Financial Management Association 2020 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Financial Misconduct, Financial Management Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Xu, J. (Author), Does Investment-Induced Stress Drive Demand for Health Insurance?, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Xu, J. (Author), World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress 2020 Meeting, How Does InsurTech Benefit Insurers? Evidence from Usage- Based Insurance Programs, ARIA (American Risk and Insurance Association), APRIA (Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association), and EGRIE (European Group of Risk and Insurance economists), New York, NY (Virtual), United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress 2020 Meeting, Regulatory Arbitrage or Spillover Effects? The Impact of Solvency II on the U.S. Insurance Market, ARIA (American Risk and Insurance Association), APRIA (Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association), and EGRIE (European Group of Risk and Insurance economists), New York, NY (Virtual), United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Xu, J. (Author), American Accounting Association 2020 Auditing Midyear Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Financial Misconduct, Houston, TX, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Xu, J. (Author), Western Risk and Insurance Association 2020 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Financial Misconduct, Puerto Vallerta, Mexico, Mexico. (2020 - 2020).
  • Xu, J. (Author), Southern Risk and Insurance Association 2019 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Financial Misconduct, Charleston, SC, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Shadaei, M. (Author & Presenter), Xu, J. (Author), Southern Risk and Insurance Association 2019 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Firm Operations: Evidence from Firm Inventory Management, Charleston, SC, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), American Risk and Insurance Association 2019 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and Financial Misconduct, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Modern Risk Society 2019 Seminar Series, Does Enterprise Risk Management Spur Corporate Innovation?, Modern Risk Society, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Western Risk and Insurance Association 2019 Annual Meeting, Does Enterprise Risk Management Spur Corporate Innovation?, Monterey, CA, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Western Risk and Insurance Association 2018 Annual Meeting, Stakeholder Relationships and Enterprise Risk Management Adoption: Evidence from S&P 500 Firms, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), American Risk and Insurance Association 2017 Annual Meeting, Stakeholder Relationships and Enterprise Risk Management Adoption: Evidence from S&P 500 Firms, Toronto, Canada. (2017 - 2017).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Western Risk and Insurance Association 2017 Annual Meeting, Market Reaction to Enterprise Risk Management Adoption, Santa Barbara, CA, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Asia Pacific Risk and Insurance Association 2016 Annual Meeting, Local Religious Beliefs and Insurance Companies’ Risk-Taking Behaviors, Chengdu, China. (2016 - 2016).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Southwestern Finance Association 2016 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and the Cost of Capital, Oklahoma City, OK, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Western Risk and Insurance Association 2016 Annual Meeting, Local Religious Beliefs and Insurance Companies’ Risk-Taking Behaviors, Maui, HI, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Southern Finance Association 2015 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and the Cost of Capital, Captiva Island, FL, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Southern Risk and Insurance Association 2015 Annual Meeting, Market Reaction to Enterprise Risk Management Adoption, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress 2015 Meeting, Local Religious Beliefs and Insurance Companies’ Risk-Taking Behaviors, Munich, Germany. (2015 - 2015).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress 2015 Meeting, Managerial Overconfidence and Earnings Management, Munich, Germany. (2015 - 2015).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress 2015 Meeting, Market Reaction to Enterprise Risk Management Adoption, Munich, Germany. (2015 - 2015).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Financial Management Association European 2015 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and the Cost of Capital, Venice, Italy. (2015 - 2015).
  • Xu, J. (Author & Presenter), Midwest Finance Association 2015 Annual Meeting, Enterprise Risk Management and the Cost of Capital, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Xu, J. (Author), Western Risk and Insurance Association 2015 Annual Meeting, Managerial Overconfidence and Earnings Management, Scottsdale, AZ, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).

    • Other

  • Xu, J. (Discussant), Asia Pacific Risk and Insurance Association 2016 Annual Meeting, The Structure and Utilization of Industry Advisory Boards in U.S. Risk Management and Insurance Programs, Chengdu, China, China. (2016).
  • Xu, J. (Discussant), Southwestern Finance Association 2016 Annual Meeting, Capital, Risk, Insurance Prices and Regulation, Oklahoma City, OK, United States of America. (2016).
  • Xu, J. (Discussant), Southern Finance Association 2015 Annual Meeting, The Bidder’s Selection and Retention of His Bank Advisor – Its Positive Effect on the Extension of Acquisition Sequences and Formation of a Hierarchical Investment Banking Market, Captiva Island, FL, United States of America. (2015).
  • Xu, J. (Discussant), World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress 2015 Meeting, Performance Measurement in the Life Insurance Industry: An Asset-Liability Perspective, Munich, Germany, Germany. (2015).
  • Xu, J. (Discussant), Financial Management Association European 2015 Annual Meeting, Financing, Fire Sales, and the Stockholder Wealth Effects of Asset Divestiture Announcements, Venice, Italy, Italy. (2015).
  • Xu, J. (Discussant), Midwest Finance Association 2015 Annual Meeting, A Wavelet Based Approach to Measure and Manage Contagion at Different Time Scales, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2015).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Xu, J., "Summer Research Grant," sponsored by Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. ( - 2023).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Search Committee for Department Chair. (October 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Chair, FIREL Research Seminar Committee. (September 2023 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, Academic Advisor for the Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) Program. (September 2022 - Present).
  • Task Force Member, CoB Task Force on Journal List. (August 2019 - Present).
  • Other (Coordinator), FIREL Research Seminar Committee. (August 2019 - Present).
  • Other (Faculty Position Interviewer), FIREL Department. (January 2018 - Present).
  • Committee Member, FIREL Scholarship Committee. (2018 - Present).
  • Other (Assist in mentoring and recruiting of students), Gamma Iota Sigma, International Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science Collegiate Fraternity. (August 2017 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Doctoral Program Committee. (2017 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Risk Management and Insurance Program Committee. (2017 - Present).
  • Student Org Advisor (Professional Org), Gamma Iota Sigma, International Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science Collegiate Fraternity. (January 2023 - April 2023).
  • Attendee, Graduation, Graduation Ceremony. (December 2022 - December 2022).
  • Other (Faculty Chaperon), The RIMS National Conference. (April 2022 - April 2022).
  • Member, Search Committee for Tenure-Track Assistant Professor. (October 2021 - January 2022).
  • Committee Member, Search Committee for Tenure-Track Assistant Professor. (September 2021 - January 2022).
  • Attendee, Graduation, Doctoral Graduation Ceremony. (December 2021 - December 2021).
  • Committee Member, Writing Team for the FIREL Department’s Research Plans Reviewed by the President’s Office. (February 2021 - May 2021).
  • Attendee, Graduation, Graduation Ceremony. (December 2019 - December 2019).
  • Other, Risk Management and Insurance Career Fair. (November 2019 - November 2019).
  • Task Force Member, Task force "Retention" Committee. (August 2018 - August 2019).
  • Other (Faculty Chaperon), The RIMS National Conference. (May 2019 - May 2019).
  • Attendee, Graduation, Graduation Ceremony. (December 15, 2018).
  • Attendee, Meeting, 2018 Risk Manager in Residence Welcome Reception. (November 12, 2018).
  • Other, Risk Management and Insurance Career Fair. (November 12, 2018).
  • Other, Risk Management and Insurance Career Fair. (November 16, 2017).
  • Committee Member, FIN 320 Financial Management I Committee. (August 2015 - August 2017).
  • Committee Member, Mihaylo College of Business and Economics MBA Committee. (August 2015 - August 2017).
  • Committee Member, Research Seminar Committee. (August 2014 - August 2017).
  • Faculty Advisor, The Center for Insurance Studies. (August 2014 - August 2017).
  • Faculty Mentor, The CSUF Faculty/Graduate Student Mentoring Program. (August 2014 - August 2017).
  • Faculty Advisor, Fullerton Day. (April 2015 - April 2017).
  • Other (Co-organizer), The Fourth Annual Actuary Leadership Forum. (April 2015 - April 2015).

Professional Service

  • Editor, Associate Editor, Journal of Insurance Regulation. (February 2022 - Present).
  • Member, American Accounting Association. (2020 - Present).
  • Member, American Finance Association. (2020 - Present).
  • Other (Co-organizer), Modern Risk Society. (2019 - Present).
  • Member, American Risk and Insurance Association. (2011 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Risk Management and Insurance Review. (October 2023 - December 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Risk and Insurance. (February 2023 - December 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Risk Management and Insurance Review. (October 2022 - December 2023).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, 2022 Hagen Foundation Travel Award Committee. (2022 - 2022).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, China Finance Review International. (2022 - 2022).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Risk and Insurance. (2016 - 2022).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Financial Review. (November 2022 - November 2022).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Economics and Finance. (October 2022 - October 2022).
  • Discussant, American Risk and Insurance Association 2022 Annual Meeting. (August 2022 - August 2022).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Insurance Issues. (July 2022 - July 2022).
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Insurance Regulation. (February 3, 2020 - January 2022).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, 2021 Donald Hardigree Memorial Outstanding JII Article Award Committee. (December 2021 - December 2021).
  • Discussant, American Risk and Insurance Association 2021 Annual Meeting. (August 2021 - August 2021).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Risk Management and Insurance Review. (August 2021 - August 2021).
  • Discussant, Modern Risk Society 2021 Seminar Series. (June 2021 - June 2021).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Risk and Insurance. (January 2021 - January 2021).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance. (2020 - 2020).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Risk Management and Insurance Review. (2020 - 2020).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice. (2020 - 2020).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Insurance Regulation. (2016 - 2020).
  • Discussant, China International Risk Forum & China Finance Review International 2020 Joint Conference. (August 2020 - August 2020).
  • Discussant, World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress 2020 Meeting. (August 2020 - August 2020).
  • Committee Member, 2019 Kulp-Wright Book Award Committee. (2019 - 2019).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Asia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance. (2019 - 2019).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, European Research on Management and Business Economics. (2019 - 2019).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Risks. (2019 - 2019).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Insurance Issues. (2016 - 2019).
  • Member, Western Risk and Insurance Association. (2011 - 2019).
  • Discussant, American Risk and Insurance Association 2019 Annual Meeting. (August 2019 - August 2019).
  • Discussant, Modern Risk Society 2019 Seminar Series. (June 2019 - June 2019).
  • Other (Secretary/Treasurer, Board Member), Western Risk and Insurance Association (WRIA). (2017 - 2018).
  • Member, Financial Management Association. (2013 - 2018).
  • Attendee, Meeting, 2018 DFW RIMS Fall Conference. Grapevine, TX. (October 18, 2018).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Regulatory Economics. (2017 - 2017).
  • Attendee, Meeting, DFW RIMS/University Partnership Dinner. Dallas, TX. (October 3, 2017).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Risk Finance. (2016 - 2016).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, 2015 Donald Hardigree Memorial Outstanding JII Article Award Committee. (2015 - 2015).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, 2015 Hagen Foundation Travel Award Committee. (2015 - 2015).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Risk Education. (2015 - 2015).