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Dr. H. Barbara Wang serves as Professor of Finance and Gene Edwards Professor of Banking at West Texas A&M University's Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business, where she has been a faculty member since 2007. Her primary appointment resides in the Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, with teaching responsibilities spanning International Finance, Managerial Finance, and Multinational Finance courses across undergraduate and graduate programs.
Dr. Wang's educational foundation includes:
- B.A. in Accounting from China Institute of Finance and Banking (now University of International Business and Economics), Beijing (1998)
- Ph.D. in Finance from The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (2007)
Her research program examines corporate finance phenomena through empirical analysis of regulatory impacts, with particular focus on disclosure practices, governance mechanisms, and market anomalies. Recent investigations explore tax transparency spillovers in supply chains, political connections in audit pricing, and oil price dynamics affecting airline earnings. This work appears consistently in top finance and accounting journals with increasing international collaboration.
Dr. Wang's publication portfolio demonstrates sustained scholarly impact, with recent articles addressing mandatory tax disclosures, corporate investment efficiency, and securities litigation reform effects. Her research trajectory shows methodological rigor through archival data analysis and event studies, often leveraging regulatory changes as natural experiments to examine firm behavior under evolving disclosure requirements.
Major research recognitions include:
- Paul & Virginia Engler College of Business Research Excellence Award (2013, 2024)
- WT Intellectual Contributions Excellence Award (2024)
- University Research Excellence Award (2024)
- Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Distinguished Research Awards (2009, 2010)
As an educator, Dr. Wang maintains active advising loads averaging 22 master's students per term while mentoring capstone projects on topics like sports stadium economics and investment analysis. Her service contributions include critical committee roles in promotion/tenure evaluations, faculty handbook development, and AACSB accreditation efforts across multiple university committees.
Though not leading a named research lab, Dr. Wang actively participates in the academic community through Financial Management Association membership and journal review activities, contributing to the scholarly infrastructure of her discipline while maintaining strong industry connections through the Gene Edwards Professorship in Banking.
