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Stephen R. Owen

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

College: College of Business

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 2021
    Major: Business Administration
    Specialization: Finance
    Dissertation: Essays on Conditional Asset Pricing and Machine Learning in Finance
  • BA, Brigham Young University, 2016
    Major: Economics

Current Scheduled Teaching

FINA 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2025
FINA 4400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2025
FINA 4400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2024 Syllabus
FINA 5250.001Python and Data Analytics for FinanceFall 2024
FINA 4900.002Special ProblemsFall 2024
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 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsSummer 5W2 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5250.001Python and Data Analytics for FinanceFall 2023 SPOT
FINA 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsSummer 5W2 2023 Syllabus
FINA 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5250.001Python and Data Analytics for FinanceFall 2022 SPOT
FINA 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsSummer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4400.002Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4400.003Financial Markets and InstitutionsFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4400.001Financial Markets and InstitutionsSummer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
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 Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Owen, S.R. (2023). An Analysis of Conditional Mean-Variance Portfolio Performance Using Hierarchical Clustering. 9 The Journal of Finance and Data Science.
  • Owen, S.R. (2023). Stock Price Reaction to Impromptu Managerial Soft Information in Conference Calls. 1-15. Journal of Behavioral Finance.
  • Brau, J.C., Cicon, J., Owen, S.R. (2022). A Textual Analysis of Logograms in Chinese IPO Roadshows: How Agreement between Investors and Management Relates to Pricing and Performance. 10 (2) 1-24. International Journal of Financial Studies.
  • Brau, J.C., Owen, S.R. (2022). Financial Markets, Institutions, and Instruments: A Pedagogy for the 21st Century. Journal of Financial Education. 48 (1) 79-92.
  • Brau, J.C., Nielsen, L., Owen, S.R., St. Clair, I. (2021). The Impact of Video Gaming and Social Media on Finance Class Grades. Journal of Financial Education. 47 (1) 1-20.
  • Brau, J.C., Brau, R.I., Owen, S.R., Swenson, M.J. (2016). The Determinants of Student Performance in a University Marketing Class.. 8 (2) Business Education Innovation Journal.

    • Textbook

  • Owen, S.R., Brau, J.C., Holmes, A.L., Blau, B.M., Keith, M.J. (2022). Financial Analysis in Python. My Educator.
  • Owen, S.R., Brau, J.C. (2021). Financial Markets and Instruments. My Educator.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • 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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