Department of Finance and Economics

Professor Daniel Blakley began teaching at USF in 1981, and has since won awards and recognition for almost every course he has taught. In addition to these awards, Daniel was also granted a Fulbright Fellowship for his research on global economics.

Sara Ding is an Assitant Professor of Finance at the School of Management. Her work spans U.S. and Chinese markets. Sara has presented her work at many prestigious academic conferences around the world. Her research has won the best paper awards at the China Goes Global 5th Annual Conference at Havard University and at the Asian Finance Association 2010 International Conference.

Professor Barry W. Doyle has been an outstanding leader and educator in the undergraduate, MBA, and MBA for Executives programs within the School of Management. Since coming to USF, Barry's worked at universities throughout the world coordinating and directing academic programs.

Professor Cathy S. Goldberg has received many accolades for her accomplishments as a scholar, researcher, and professor. Cathy began at USF in 1999 as a lecturer on Corporate Finance in the MBA program and was soon offered a term appointment as an Assistant Professor in Spring 2001 due to outstanding student ratings.

Dr. Robert Mefford has been a distinguished professor at USF since 1985. Before coming to USF Robert worked all over the world including China, South Korea, and Denmark.

Frank Ohara is recognized for his dedication to teaching excellence by the School of Management as the seven time recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Award. Frank is also the recipient of Honorary Professor in Alpha Sigma Nu, the National Jesuit Honor Society.

Professor Richard Puntillo's excellence in finance education has earned him seven teaching awards from the School of Management.

James Shaw is Professor of Business Economics in the School of Management.

Professor Manuel Tarrazo, PhD, teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in corporate finance and investment management.

Nicholas Tay, Ph.D. is a professor of finance in the School of Management at the University of San Francisco. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Asia Business Studies (Emerald Publishing) and was this journal former editor-in-chief. He has recently served as the guest editor for the Chinese Economy (M.E. Sharpe) and the International Review of Economics and Finance (Elsevier Science). His research is well cited and his work has appeared in leading academic journals including Management Science, Financial Management, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Economics Letters, Journal of Business Research, IEEE Intelligence System, Open Economies Review, and International Review of Economics and Finance among others.