Stacey Jacobsen

Stacey Jacobsen is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University (SMU), and holds the Fabacher Endowed Professorship of Alternative Asset Management. She received her PhD in Finance from Indiana University in 2011 and an undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University. Prior to her academic career, she worked as an investment banking analyst and strategy associate.

• PhD, Finance, Indiana University
• Undergraduate, Texas Christian University

Her research focuses on Empirical Corporate Finance and Market Microstructure, with a particular emphasis on liquidity analysis, corporate bond markets, and investor behavior. Her work combines empirical studies with quantitative finance methodologies to explore financial market dynamics, transaction cost analysis, and strategic corporate finance decisions.

Stacey's publications in top-tier journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Management Science reflect her expertise in liquidity measurement, market microstructure, and corporate finance. These works often bridge theoretical finance with real-world market outcomes, covering subfields like high-speed trading, market efficiency, and empirical analysis of financial strategies.

She teaches FINA 6238 Financial Modeling, integrating her research insights into practical financial analysis tools.