0119 Sutherland Building
Abington, PA 19001
Biography
Academic Employment
Pennsylvania State University at Abington, 2017-Present
Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Finance
Frostburg State University, 2015 – 2017
Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Finance
Teaching Interests
Corporate Finance; Financial Management; Investments; International Financial Management; Equity Valuation; Business Statistics; Financial Statement Analysis
Courses Taught
Corporate Finance (both undergraduate and graduate); Financial Management (undergraduate); International Financial Management (undergraduate); Principles of Finance (undergraduate)
Selected Awards and Honors
2023 CFA Professor Scholarship, CFA Institute
2022-2023 Rubin Research Grant, Pennsylvania State University, Abington
2020-2021 Summer Faculty Fellowship, Pennsylvania State University, Abington
2019 Recognition as an Outstanding 2018 Group & Organization Management (GOM) Paper, 2019 Academy of Management conference
My article titled, "When Crisis Knocks, Call a Powerful CEO (or not): Investigating the Contingent Link Between CEO Power and Firm Performance During Industry Turmoil" has been selected for recognition as an Outstanding 2018 Group & Organization Management (GOM) Paper.
2019 Finalists for a "Best GOM Paper" Award, 2019 Academy of Management conference
My article titled, "When Crisis Knocks, Call a Powerful CEO (or not): Investigating the Contingent Link Between CEO Power and Firm Performance During Industry Turnmoil" has been nominated for a "Best GOM Paper" Award by the GOM Editorial Team.
2019-2020 Rubin Research Grant, Pennsylvania State University, Abington
2019 -2020 Steinberg Research Award, Pennsylvania State University, Abington
2018 Office of Educational Equity - Multicultural Faculty Development Support Funds, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
2018 CFA Professor Scholarship, CFA Institute
2017 CFA Professor Scholarship, CFA Institute
2016 CFA Professor Scholarship, CFA Institute
2016 Faculty Publication Award, College of Business, Frostburg State University
2016 Faculty Development Award, Frostburg State University
2013 Best paper award, FMA Asian Conference (semi-finalist)
2013 Best paper award (Corporate Finance category), FMA Annual Meeting (semi-finalist)
2013 KAFA (Korea America Finance Association) PhD Student Scholarship
2013 KAFA (Korea America Finance Association) Travel Grant
2013 Foundation Travel Grant, Binghamton Univ., Binghamton, NY
2012 Rosa Colecchio Dissertation Research Award, Binghamton Univ., Binghamton, NY
Media Coverage
"No One Stock Should Have All That Power," NPR - Marketplace. (November 2018).
I had an interview about my research on CEO power with an NPR broadcast reporter - Marketplace - national business news and economics shows broadcast.
"Why Activist Investors Target Female CEOs,"
My article, "Do Women CEOs Face Greater Shareholder Activism Compared to Male CEOs? A Role Congruity Perspective." was featured at Bloomberg.com (December 4, 2017).
"Do Women CEOs Face Greater Shareholder Activism Compared to Male CEOs? A Role Congruity Perspective" at Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation."
My article, "Do Women CEOs Face Greater Shareholder Activism Compared to Male CEOs? A Role Congruity Perspective" at Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
"Are Activist Investors Sexist? - Female CEOs are far more likely to face an activist challenge, new research shows" - Wall Street Journal (August 2, 2019)
The Wall Street Journal discussed our research on 'CEO gender and shareholder activism' in a recent article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-activist-investors-sexist-11564761135
Other Professional Experience
Passed all CPA exams, New Hampshire Board of Accountancy
Passed CFA Level I and II (CFA Level III candidate)
Professional Activities
2023-Present, Executive Board Member of Korea America Finance Association (KAFA)
2021-Present, Editorial Advisory Board Member of Managerial Finance
2023 Financial Management Association (FMA) Applied Finance Conference
2023 Financial Management Association (FMA) European Conference
2023 Eastern Finance Association (EFA) Annual Meetings
2022 Financial Management Association (FMA) European Conference, Program Committee Member
2022 Financial Management Association (FMA) Applied Finance Conference, Program Committee Member
2022 Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting, Program Committee Member
2022 Eastern Management Association (EFA) Annual Meeting, Program Committee
2021 Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting, Program Committee Member
2020 Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting, Program Committee Member
2020 Financial Management Association (FMA) Applied Finance Conference, Program Committee Member
2020 Financial Management Association (FMA) European Conference, Program Committee Member
2019 Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting, Program Committee Member
2019 Financial Management Association (FMA) Applied Finance Conference, Program Committee Member
2019 Eastern Finance Association (EFA) Annual Meeting, Program Committee Member
2018 Eastern Finance Association (EFA) Annual Meeting, Program Committee Member
Ad-hoc Review of Global Journal of Accounting and Finance
Ad-hoc Review of Journal of Banking and Finance
Ad-hoc Review of Journal of Financial Research
Ad-hoc Review of Journal of Multinational Financial Management
Ad-hoc Review of Managerial Finance
Ad-hoc Review of Journal of Strategy and Management
Ad-hoc Review of International Journal of Emerging Markets
Publications
Han, S. (2022). Types of Insider Sales and Litigation Risk, Global Journal of Accounting and Finance, Accepted.
Han, S., Song, K., and Whang, E. (2021). Financial ratio analysis of law firm's strategy and job satisfaction, International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, Vol. 24 (1), 24-40.
Gupta, V., Han, S., Nanda, V., & Silveri, S. (2018). When Crisis Knocks, Call a Powerful CEO (or Not): Investigating the Contingent Link Between CEO Power and Firm Performance During Industry Turmoil. Group & Organization Management, 43(6), 971-998.
Gupta, V. K., Han, S., Mortal, S.C., Silveri, S., & Turban, D. B. (2018). Do Women CEOs Face Great Threat of Shareholder Activism Compared to Male CEOs? A Role Congruity Perspective. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103(2), 228-236.
Han, S., Nanda, V., & Silveri, S. (2016) CEO Power and Firm Performance under Pressure. Financial Management, 45(2), 369-400.
Education
Ph D, Finance, Binghamton University - SUNY
MS, Industrial Engineering, University of Florida
MA, Statistics, Yale University
MBA, Finance, Seoul National University
BA, Mass Communication, Ewha Womans University