Samar Ashour

Samar Ashour is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Collat School of Business, University of Alabama at Birmingham. She holds a PhD in Business Administration/Management and Operations from the University of Texas at Arlington (2017). Prior to UAB, she served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Arkansas (2017–2020). Her research focuses on empirical finance, including Investments, Empirical Asset Pricing, Behavioral Finance, Banking, Analyst Forecasts, and International Finance. She serves as an Associate Editor of Research in International Business and Finance and has published in journals like Journal of Banking and Finance and Managerial Finance.

Education:

• PhD in Business Administration/Management and Operations, University of Texas at Arlington, 2017

Research & Awards: Her work addresses topics such as banking, international finance, and applied economics. She received a Best Paper award semifinalist recognition at the Financial Management Association conference (2015).

Teaching: She teaches courses like International Financial Management (MBA 624), Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling, and International Finance at UAB, with prior experience at the University of Arkansas and University of Texas at Arlington.

Languages: Fluent in English (peer review capable), Arabic (peer review capable), and French (spoken/understood).