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Meredith E. Rhodes

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

College: College of Business

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

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

Current Scheduled Teaching

FINA 5400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2025
FINA 5240.001Fixed Income SecuritiesSpring 2025
FINA 4900.001Special ProblemsSpring 2025
FINA 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2024 Syllabus
FINA 5400.401Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2024
FINA 5400.461Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

FINA 5400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2024 SPOT
FINA 5400.601Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2024 SPOT
FINA 5240.001Fixed Income SecuritiesSpring 2024 SPOT
FINA 4900.001Special ProblemsSpring 2024 SPOT
FINA 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2023 SPOT
FINA 5900.001Special ProblemsFall 2023
FINA 5400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2023 SPOT
FINA 5240.001Fixed Income SecuritiesSpring 2023 SPOT
FINA 4650.003Special Topics in FinanceSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2022 SPOT
FINA 5400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2022 SPOT
FINA 5400.601Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2022 SPOT
FINA 5240.001Fixed Income SecuritiesSpring 2022 SPOT
FINA 4650.003Special Topics in FinanceSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2021 SPOT
FINA 5900.710Special ProblemsFall 2021
FINA 4400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2021 SPOT
FINA 5240.001Fixed Income SecuritiesSpring 2021 SPOT
FINA 4650.003Special Topics in FinanceSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2020 SPOT
FINA 5400.026Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2020
FINA 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2020 Syllabus
FINA 4400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2020 Syllabus
FINA 5400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2020
FINA 4400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2019 SPOT

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.
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Overall
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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