Faculty Profile

Meredith Rhodes

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law
College
College of Business

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Louisiana State University, 2018. 
Major: Business Administration
Degree Specialization: Finance
Dissertation Title: 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 5400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Spring 2024 Syllabus
FINA 5400.601, Financial Markets and Institutions, Spring 2024 Syllabus
FINA 5240.001, Fixed Income Securities, Spring 2024 Syllabus
FINA 4900.001, Special Problems, Spring 2024 


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    FINA 4400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5900.001, Special Problems, Fall 2023 
                    

                    FINA 5400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5240.001, Fixed Income Securities, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4650.003, Special Topics in Finance, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5400.601, Financial Markets and Institutions, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5240.001, Fixed Income Securities, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4650.003, Special Topics in Finance, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5400.002, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    FINA 4400.002, Financial Markets and Institutions, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5400.002, Financial Markets and Institutions, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5240.001, Fixed Income Securities, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4650.003, Special Topics in Finance, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5400.002, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5400.026, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    FINA 4400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    FINA 4400.002, Financial Markets and Institutions, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    FINA 5400.002, Financial Markets and Institutions, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    FINA 4400.002, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5400.002, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Journal Article
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 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
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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  • 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
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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