Dr. Xu is a Professor of Finance at the Stillman School of Business. Since joining Seton Hall University in 2002, she has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Investment Analysis, Security Analysis, and Fixed Income Analysis. She has published over forty research articles in high-quality finance journals and received many research awards. Dr. Xu has served as Chair of the Finance Department from 2008 to 2010 and directed the CFA university affiliation programs at Seton Hall since 2013. Prior to joining Seton Hall University, Dr. Xu taught at the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University. She received her Ph.D. in Finance from Syracuse University.

Dr. Xu’s current research interests include exchange-traded funds, hedge funds, fixed income markets, cryptocurrency, emerging markets, and risk management.