Gemma Lee Assistant Professor of Finance Address: Jubilee Hall, 619
Phone: (973) 275-2218
E-mail: leegemma@shu.eduI earned my Ph.D. in finance from Vanderbilt University and came to Seton Hall from the University of Alabama, where I taught corporate finance. I teach both corporate finance and investments, and have a broad interest in finance, from security issuance and venture capital to financial accounting, alternative investments, and corporate governance. I have also taught at DePaul University.
Education
- Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2006
- M.A., Vanderbilt University, 2002
- B.A., Sogang University, Korea, 1997
Courses at Seton Hall
- Financial Strategy (BFIN 3211)
- Security Analysis (BFIN 7219)
Research Interests
Security issuance, venture capital, financial accounting, alternative investments, corporate governance, investment banking, hedge funds
Representative Research
- Gemma Lee and Ronald W. Masulis. “Seasoned Equity Offerings: Quality of Accounting Information and Expected Flotation Costs.” Forthcoming in the Journal of Financial Economics.
- Gemma Lee and Ronald W. Masulis. “Do Underwriters or Venture Capitalists Constrain Earnings Management by IPO Issuers.” Working paper.
- Gemma Lee, Jonathan M. Karpoff, and Ronald W. Masulis.” Evidence of Optimal Contracting: Lockups in Seasoned Equity Offerings.” Working paper.
Awards
University recognition for publication in a top-tier journal, the Journal of Financial Economics
