Faculty Profile

Morris Knapp

Title
Adjunct Faculty
Department
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law
College
College of Business

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
DBA, Nova Southeastern University, 2002. 
Major: Finance
Dissertation Title: The Impact of Bank Acquisitions on Acquiring Bank Shareholders
MBA, Columbia University, 1966. 
Major: Accounting
MA, University of Pennsylvania, 1965. 
Major: Economics
Dissertation Title: The Consumer Price Index:  A Methodological Critique
BA, Yale University, 1964. 
Major: Economics
Dissertation Title: The Development of Interregional Trade in the United States





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
No current or future courses scheduled.


          
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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, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4300.002, Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity Management, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4410.001, Advanced Topics in Financial Institutions and Markets, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4400.002, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4300.004, Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity Management, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    FINA 4410.001, Advanced Topics in Financial Institutions and Markets, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4300.002, Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity Management, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 3770.501, Finance, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 3770.501, Finance, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5410.001, Advanced Management of Financial Institutions, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4410.001, Advanced Topics in Financial Institutions and Markets, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 3770.501, Finance, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5410.001, Advanced Management of Financial Institutions, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4410.001, Advanced Topics in Financial Institutions and Markets, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 3770.501, Finance, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4400.001, Financial Markets and Institutions, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    FINA 5410.001, Advanced Management of Financial Institutions, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    FINA 4410.001, Advanced Topics in Financial Institutions and Markets, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RMIN 2500.003, Principles of Risk and Insurance Management, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    RMIN 2500.003, Principles of Risk and Insurance Management, Fall 2016 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
Watts, J., Scarton, C., Chumbler, N., With, E., Knapp-Grosz, T., Ousby, S.  (2023). Disparities in suicidal behaviors and mental health issues gender minority college students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. 
Knapp, M., Gart, A.  (2014). Post-merger changes in bank credit risk: 1991-2006. Managerial Finance. 40(1), 51-71. 
Knapp, M., Gart, A., Chaudhry, M.  (2006). The impact of mean reversion of bank profitability on post-merger performance in the banking industry. Journal of Banking and Finance. 30(12), 3503-3517. 
Knapp, M., Gart, A., Becher, D.  (2005). Post-merger performance of bank holding companies in the 1990's. Financial Review. 40, 549-574. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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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):
				
      
					
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			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):
				
      
					
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