Areas of Expertise: Corporate treasury/cash management; corporate restructuring; security issuance; dividend policy and insider trading

Background Information

• Doctor of Philosophy, 1988, Drexel University, Finance, Econometrics
• Master of Business Administration, 1983, Drexel University, Accounting

Refereed Articles

• Liu, F., Chou, D., & Gombola, M. (2010).  Earnings Management and Long-Run Stock Performance Following Private Equity Placements.  Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 34, 225-245.
• Liu, F., Chou, D., & Gombola, M. (2009).  Long-Run Underperformance Following Private Equity Placements: The Role of Growth Opportunities.  Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 49 (3), 1113-1128.

Book Chapters
Refereed

• Liu, F. & Gombola, M. (2009). "Chapter 18: Special Dividends",  In H. Kent Baker (Ed.) Dividends and Dividend Policy. Wiley & Sons, Inc..

Presentation of Refereed Papers
International

• Liu, F., Chou, D., & Gombola, M. (2010). Do Firms Rebalance their Capital Structures? Evidence from Chinese Post-IPO Leverage Changes. International Conference on Financial Markets in China, Shanghai, China.

Regional

• Liu, F., Chou, D., & Gombola, M. (2009). Do Firms Rebalance Their Capital Structure? Evidence from Chinese Post-IPO Leverage Changes. Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia.

Honors/Awards
Awards 

• 2002:  Outstanding Paper in Corporate Finance Award  Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting

Honors

• 2011:  Financial Review
• 2009:  Faculty Summer Fellowship
• 2008:  Paid Development Leave Rider University
• 2007:  Paid Research Leave Rider University
• 2006:  Davis Fellowship
• 2005:  Faculty Summer Fellowship
• 2004:  Davis Fellowship
• 2004:  Deans Faculty Recognition Award for Scholar Activity
• 2004:  Paid Research Leave
• 2002:  Faculty Summer Fellowship
• 2000:  Harper Professorship Rider University
• 1999:  Faculty Summer Fellowship
• 1999:  Paid Research Leave
• 1998:  Passed CCM (Certified Cash Manager) Examination
• 1997:  Faculty Summer Fellowship
• 1995:  Grants-In-Aid Reimbursement Award
• 1995:  Davis Fellowship
• 1995:  Faculty Summer Fellowship
• 1994:  Paid Research Leave
• 1994:  Deans Faculty Recognition Award for Scholarly Activity
• 1990:  Faculty Summer Fellowship
• 1990:  Faculty Summer Fellowship
• 1989:  Faculty Summer Fellowship