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Meredith E. Rhodes

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

Email: Meredith.Rhodes@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Louisiana State University, 2018
    Major: Business Administration
    Specialization: Finance
    Dissertation: Credit Securities from an Information Perspective
  • MS, Texas A&M University - Commerce, 2010
    Major: Finance
  • BA, University of Texas at Austin, 2009
    Major: Economics

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2019 - Present).
  • Instructor, Louisiana State University. Louisiana State University. (2019 - 2019).

Licensures and Certifications

  • Chartered Financial Analyst Designation, CFA Institute. (2014 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • European Finance Association. (2021 - Present).
  • Western Finance Association. (2021 - Present).
  • American Finance Association. (2016 - Present).
  • Financial Management Association International. (2016 - Present).
  • CFA Institute. (October 2010 - Present).
  • CFA Society of Dallas/Fort Worth. (October 2010 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Continuing Education Program, Faculty First Flight, University of North Texas. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (August 2019 - May 2020).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • FINA 4400 - Financial Markets and Institutions, 9 courses.
  • FINA 4650 - Special Topics in Finance, 3 courses.
  • FINA 4900 - Special Problems, 2 courses.
  • FINA 5240 - Fixed Income Securities, 5 courses.
  • FINA 5400 - Financial Markets and Institutions, 16 courses.
  • FINA 5900 - Special Problems, 2 courses.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • Louisiana State University, Financial Management, Spring 2019.
  • Louisiana State University, Financial Management, Fall 2018.
  • Louisiana State University, Financial Markets and Institutions, Summer 2017.
  • Louisiana State University, Financial Markets and Institutions, Spring 2017.
  • Louisiana State University, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2016.
  • Louisiana State University, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2015.
  • Louisiana State University, Financial Markets and Institutions, Summer 2015.
  • Louisiana State University, Financial Markets and Institutions, Spring 2015.

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Seminar, RCoB Teaching Enhancement Seminar, (2024).

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (2023).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (2023).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (2021 - 2022).
  • Supervised Research, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (2021 - 2022).
  • Supervised Research, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. (2020).

Awards and Honors

  • 2018 AAA Financial Accounting & Reporting Section Doctoral Award, American Accounting Association.
  • Nominated for 2018 FMA Best Paper Semifinalist in Financial Institutions and Markets, Financial Management Association.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Rhodes, M.E., Nishikawa, T., Arnold, G.E. (2024). Debt Financing, the Pandemic, and Federal Reserve Interventions. Journal of Financial Research.
  • Rhodes, M.E., Mason, J. (2023). ETF Ownership and Firm Specific Information in Corporate Bond Returns. Journal of Financial Markets. 63 100772.
  • Rhodes, M.E., Arnold, G.E. (2021). Information Sensitivity of Corporate Bonds: Evidence from the COVID-19 Crisis. Finance Research Letters. 42 101911.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Narayanan , R.P. (Author), Rhodes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), When Safe becomes Risky: The information sensitivity of subprime RMBS, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, United States of America. (2020).
  • Gillan, S. (Presenter), Rhodes, M. (Presenter), McCarry, J. (Presenter), COVID-19 Related Impacts to Financial Markets, Financial Executives International, Dallas, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).

    • Paper

  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Woodley, M.K. (Author), 2024 FMA Annual Conference, The Behavior of Investor Flows in Municipal Bond Mutual Funds, Financial Management Association, Grapevine, Texas, United States of America. (2024).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Woodley, M.K. (Author), 2024 SFA Annual Meeting, The Behavior of Investor Flows in Municipal Bond Mutual Funds, Southern Finance Association, Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America. (2024).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Arnold, G.E. (Author & Presenter), 2024 SITES-GLO Conference, Gender Differences in Labor Market Reactions: Evidence from Firm Restatements, Italian Association of Development Economists (SITES) and Global Labor Organization (GLO), Naples, Italy. (2024).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Arnold, G.E. (Author & Presenter), 2024 WEAI Annual Conference, Gender Differences in Labor Market Reactions: Evidence from Firm Restatements, Western Economic Association International, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Owen, S.R. (Author & Presenter), Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Woodley, M.K. (Author), 32nd Annual Conference on Pacific Basin Finance, Economics, Accounting and Management, Municipal Bond Funds, Tax Distortions, and Marketability Risk, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America. (2024).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Arnold, G.E. (Author & Presenter), Gender Differences in Labor Market Reactions: Evidence from Firm Restatements, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States of America. (2024).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Owen, S.R. (Author), Woodley, M.K. (Author), 2023 FMA Annual Conference, Municipal Bond Price Premiums and Institutional Investors, Financial Management Association, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (2023).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Arnold, G.E. (Author & Presenter), Gender Differences in Labor Market Reactions: Evidence from Firm Restatements, Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States of America. (2023).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Arnold, G.E. (Author & Presenter), Gender Differences in Labor Market Reactions: Evidence from Firm Restatements, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States of America. (2023).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Donley, L. (Author & Presenter), Workshop on Professional Judgment in Accounting and Auditing Decisions, Do Auditors Influence Disclosures In Lieu of Issuing a Going Concern Opinion?, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy & University Federico II, Naples, Italy. (2023).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Nishikawa, T. (Author), Arnold, G.E. (Author), 2022 FMA Annual Conference, The Federal Reserve’s Corporate Credit Facilities and Debt Financing, Financial Management Association, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. (2022).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Owen, S.R. (Author), Woodley, M.K. (Author), 2022 SFA Annual Meeting, Municipal Bond Price Premiums and Institutional Investors, Southern Finance Association, Key West, Florida, United States of America. (2022).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Narayanan, R.P. (Author & Presenter), IFABS 2022 Naples Conference, When Safe became Risky: The Information Sensitivity of Subprime RMBS during the Financial Crisis of 2007-2009, International Finance and Banking Society, Naples, Italy. (2022).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Narayanan, R.P. (Author & Presenter), When Safe became Risky: The information sensitivity of subprime RMBS during the financial crisis of 2007-2009, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Narayanan, R.P. (Author), 2021 FMA Annual Conference, When Safe becomes Risky: The information sensitivity of subprime RMBS, Financial Management Association, Denver, Colorado, United States of America. (2021).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Narayanan, R.P. (Author & Presenter), Federal Reserve Short-Term Funding Markets Conference, When Safe becomes Risky: The information sensitivity of subprime RMBS, UMD Center for Financial Policy & Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Virtual, United States of America. (2021).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Mason, J. (Presenter), 10th International FEBS Conference, ETF Corporate Bond Ownership and Market Quality, Financial Engineering and Banking Society, France. (2021).
  • Rhodes, M. (Author & Presenter), Arnold, G.E. (Author), Information Sensitivity of Corporate Bonds: Evidence from the COVID-19 Crisis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2020).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Mason, J.R. (Author), 2019 FMA Annual Conference, Hinder or Help? ETF Corporate Bond Ownership and Market Quality, Financial Management Association, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2019).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Narayanan, R.P. (Author), Imerman, M.B. (Author), Mason, J.R. (Author & Presenter), 2018 Financial Engineering & Banking Society Annual Conference, Market Dynamics among the ABX Index, Credit Default Swaps, and Mortgage-Backed Bonds, Rome, Italy, Italy. (2018).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Narayanan, R.P. (Author), Imerman, M.B. (Author), Mason, J.R. (Author), 2018 Financial Stability Implications of New Technology Conference, Market Dynamics among the ABX Index, Credit Default Swaps, and Mortgage-Backed Bonds, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. (2018).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author & Presenter), Narayanan, R.P. (Author), Imerman, M.B. (Author), Mason, J.R. (Author), 2018 FMA Annual Conference, Market Dynamics among the ABX Index, Credit Default Swaps, and Mortgage-Backed Bonds, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2018).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), 2019 FMA Doctoral Student Consortium, Information and Credit Spreads, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2018).
  • Rhodes, M.E. (Author), Narayanan, R.P. (Author), Imerman, M.B. (Author), Mason, J.R. (Author & Presenter), 2018 Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Real Estate Conference, Market Dynamics among the ABX Index, Credit Default Swaps, and Mortgage-Backed Bonds, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. (2017).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, FIREL Research Seminar Committee. (August 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Recruiting Committee. (2024).
  • Guest Speaker, Denton ISD Talent Search Student Group. (April 26, 2023).
  • Student Org Advisor (Professional Org), FMA Student Association. (August 2020 - September 2022).
  • Committee Member, Library Committee. (August 2019 - September 2022).
  • Member, Recruiting Committee. (September 2020 - December 2020).
  • Guest Speaker, Research on Parade / UNT TAMS and Honors College. (August 2020).

Public Service

  • Guest Speaker, FEI Dallas Chapter Summer Series | COVID-19 Related Impacts to Financial Markets. Dallas, Texas. (August 2020).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Financial Review. (2024 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Financial Research. (2021 - Present).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois. (2023).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia. (2022).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado. (2021).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Miami, Florida. (2019).
  • Discussant, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Jacksonville, Florida. (2017).
  • Discussant, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana. (2015).