Kristina Lalova

Ph.D. Candidate

Finance

Education

• Ph.D. in Business Administration (Finance), University of Connecticut, 2018 – 2023 (Expected)
• B.S. in Business Administration (Finance and Accounting), Drexel University, 2013 – 2017

Research Interests

• Corporate and Behavioral Finance
• Labor Market Interactions
• Corporate M&As and Bankruptcies
• Private Equity
• ESG Issues

Research Experience

• The Value of Employee Morale Similarity in Mergers and Acquisitions: Evidence from Glassdoor (Solo-Authored)
• Untangling Employee Morale Similarity in Private Equity Deals (Solo-Authored)
• Predicting Bankruptcy. Ask the Employees. (Co-Authored with John Knopf)
• Financing Constraints and Labor Demand: Evidence from PE Failed-Bank Turnarounds (Solo-Authored)

 Teaching Experience

• Instructor of Record, FNCE 3101 – Financial Management: Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, & Spring 2023
• Teaching Assistant, FNCE 3101 – Financial Management: Spring 2021, Spring 2022, & Fall 2022