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About Axel Grossmann

Axel Grossmann, associate professor of finance, completed his Ph.D. in finance at the University of Texas Pan-American and holds an MBA from the University of Texas Pan-American and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences, Giessen-Friedberg, Germany. He joined Georgia Southern University in 2013 after holding positions at Radford University and at the University of Texas Pan-American.

Grossmann has 25 scholarly articles, which are published or forthcoming, in peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Behavioral Finance, the International Journal of Finance & Economics, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money, International Review of Economics and Finance, North American Journal of Economics and Finance, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of Asian Economics,Applied Financial Economics and the Financial Service Review. Grossmann has received the Best Paper Award at the Academy of Economics and Finance, and his research has been presented at several national and international meetings.

In 2011, he was honored as Professor of the Year by Beta Gamma Sigma and received the Outstanding Faculty Award of the College of Business and Economics at Radford University. In 2015, he received the M. Albert Burke Faculty Award of the College of Business at Georgia Southern University. In 2016, he was selected as the Georgia Southern University Faculty Spotlight and received the W.A. & Emma Lou Crider Award for Excellence in Teaching from the College of Business. In 2017, he received the William A. Freeman Professor of the Year Award.

Currently, Grossmann serves as the faculty advisor of the Finance Association and the Southern Investment Association at Georgia Southern University.

Positions

2013 - Present Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University ‐ Parker College of Business
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Present Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Finance
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2014 - 2018 Summer Research Grant
College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University
2012 Global Connection Initiative Grant
College of Business and Economics, Radford University
2010 - 2012 Summer Research Grant
College of Business and Economics, Radford University
2010 BIE Grant to Enhance Global and Cross Cultural Student Activities
College of Business and Economics, Radford University
2008 Summer Research Grant
College of Business and Economics, Radford University
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2018 - Present Member, Governance Committee
2017 - Present Member, CFA Scholarship Committee
2017 - Present Member, Georgia Southern University Academic Standards Committee
2017 - Present Alternate, Georgia Southern University Senate
2016 - Present Member, Department Promotion and Tenure Committee
2014 - Present Representative, Major's Fair
2013 - Present Faculty Advisor, Finance Association
2013 - Present Faculty Advisor, Southern Investment Association
2014 - 2017 Member, COBA Scholarship Committee
2014 - 2017 Peer Reviewer, Southern Finance Association
2014 - 2016 Member, Georgia Southern University Calendar Committee
Peer Reviewer, Applied Economics
Peer Reviewer, Applied Financial Economics
Peer Reviewer, International Review of Economics and Finance
Peer Reviewer, Journal of Banking and Finance
Peer Reviewer, Journal of Corporate Finance
Peer Reviewer, Journal of Economics and Finance
Peer Reviewer, Journal of Multinational Financial Management
Peer Reviewer, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
Peer Reviewer, The Financial Review
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Honors and Awards

  • UTPA Excellence Scholarship (Raul Longoria Scholarship) (2003-2004)
  • Best Finance Paper Award at the Academy of Economics and Finance (2004)
  • Outstanding Ph.D. Student College of Business, UTPA (2004-2005)
  • The American Finance Association Student Travel Award (2006)
  • Nominated for the Donald N. Dedmon Distinguished Teaching Professor Award (2008, 2010, 2011, and 2013)
  • Nominated for the Distinguished Creative Scholar Award (2010)
  • Professor of the Year, Beta Gamma Sigma Students, Radford University (2010- 2011)
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Business and Economics, Radford University (Spring 2011)
  • Nominated to be Radford’s nominee for the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award (2012)
  • M. Albert Burke Faculty Award, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University (2015)
  • University Faculty Spotlight, Georgia Southern University (2016)
  • W. A. and Emma Lou Crider Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Business, Georgia Southern University (2017)
  • VANGUARD Recognition Award (2017)

Courses

  • Financial Problems (FINC 7231)
  • Intermediate Financial Management (FINC 3132)
  • Principles Corporate Finance (FINC 3131)

Education

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2007 Ph.D. in International Business, University of Texas
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2003 Masters in Business Administration, University of Texas
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1999 Bachelor of Engineering, University of Applied Sciences
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Contact Information

P.O. Box 8152
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-5512
Office: COBA 3323

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Published Research (29)