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Dr. Hoa Briscoe Tran is Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta's Alberta School of Business, Department of Finance. Her research examines ESG integration, DEI trade-offs, and machine learning applications in corporate finance.
Research explores how investors value diversity initiatives, employee insights on ESG practices, and multidimensional investment opportunity sets derived from financial disclosures. Methodologies combine textual analysis with empirical finance techniques.
Publications investigate market reactions to DEI legislation, social responsibility premiums, and corporate flexibility trade-offs. Recent work includes shareholder action models based on public sentiment decomposition.
Award recognitions include:
- John L. Weinberg/IRRCi Research Paper Award Finalist (2025)
- Best Paper, International Corporate Governance Society (2024)
- BlackRock Applied Research Finalist
- ARCS Conference Best Paper Award
Upcoming presentations include European Finance Association meetings on shareholder actions and ASSA conferences on investor responses to anti-DEI legislation.
