Associate Professor
Rongrong Zhang is an Associate Professor of Finance at Georgia Southern University. She received her BE degree in management engineering from Hefei University of Technology, MS degree in management science and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2004. Zhang has been awarded several research grants at the college and the university levels and was the recipient of the M. Albert Burke faculty fellowship award in 2009. She has taught corporate finance at the undergraduate and graduate levels and global business in the Georgia Online MBA program. Her research has been published in academic journals such as Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Risk and Insurance etc.
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About Rongrong Zhang
Rongrong Zhang is an Associate Professor of Finance at Georgia Southern University. She received her BE degree in management engineering from Hefei University of Technology, MS degree in management science and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2004. Zhang has been awarded several research grants at the college and the university levels and was the recipient of the M. Albert Burke faculty fellowship award in 2009. She has taught corporate finance at the undergraduate and graduate levels and global business in the Georgia Online MBA program. Her research has been published in academic journals such as Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Risk and Insurance etc.
| Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Finance | |
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Disciplines
Grants
| 2019 | University Research Grant |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| 2018 | Faculty Development Travel Grant |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| 2018 | Research Grant |
| College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University | |
| 2014 | Research Grant |
| College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University | |
| 2012 | Research Grant |
| College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University | |
| 2010 - 2011 | University Research Grant |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| 2009 | Research Grant |
| College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University | |
| 2006 | Research Grant |
| College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University | |
| 2002 | Research Grant |
| University of Tennessee |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2018 - 2019 | Member, College of Business Corporate Governance Committee, GSU | 2018 | Referee, Journal of Economics and Finance Education | 2017 - 2018 | Member, College of Business Corporate Governance Committee, GSU | 2016 - 2018 | Member, University Faculty Grievance Committee, GSU | 2017 | Member, Finance faculty search committee, October 2017 FMA meeting | 2016 - 2017 | Faculty Reviewer, Paul Kidd Scholarship Committee, GSU | 2016 | Discussant, Midwest Finance Association 2016 Annual Meeting | 2015 | Discussant, Financial Management Association 2015 Annual Meeting | 2015 | Discussant, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Orlando | 2015 | External reviewer, Tenure & Promotion, Saint Joseph’s University | 2014 - 2015 | Member, Student RGIR Committee | 2014 | Discussant, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Nashville | 2013 | Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Risk and Insurance | 2013 | External reviewer, Tenure & Promotion, Washington State University, Tacoma Campus | 2011 - 2013 | Member, Strategic Planning Committee, GSU | 2012 | Ad hoc reviewer, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting | 2011 | Member, Program Committee, Financial Management Association | 2009 - 2011 | Member, College of Business Administration Governance Committee, GSU | 2009 - 2011 | Member, Senate Alternate, GSU | 2010 | Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Operations Management |
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, FMA Fellowship, University of Tennessee (2003)
- Recipient, BONHAM Dissertation Award, University of Tennessee (2003)
- Recipient, M. A. Burke Faculty Fellowship, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University (2009)
| 2004 | Ph.D. in Finance, University of Tennessee | |
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| 2000 | M.A. in Management Science, University of Tennessee | |
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| 1997 | Bachelor of Engineering, Hefei University of Technology | |
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Contact Information
P.O. Box 8152
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-7219
Office: College of Business Room 3333
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