Dr. M. E. EllisAssociate Professor of Economics and
Finance
Dr. Ellis earned her B.Sc. (psychology, 1973), M.B.A. (1976), and
Ph.D. (finance, 1983) degrees from the University of South
Carolina. Dr. Ellis also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst
designation in 1988. Her research/teaching interest include:
ethics, the investment banking industry, signaling through seasoned
equity issues and dividend announcements, and financial
engineering.
Dr. Ellis has presented her research at regional, national, and
international professional association meetings, is widely
published in finance including publications in
The Journal of
Portfolio Management and Financial Analyst Journal, is an
abstractor for the
CFA Digest and
ISFA Digest,
and has co-authored two books on the investment banking industry -
Investment Banking and Brokerage: The New Rules of the
Game (1994) and
Investment Banking and Brokerage
(1994). Dr. Ellis' awards include: nomination for Teacher of the
Year (1994) and Outstanding Paper at the Southwest Business
Symposium (co-authored, 1996).
Courses Taught| Subject | Number | Title |
| FIN | 264 | Advanced Investment Analysis |
| FIN | 3311 | Corporate Financial Analysis |
| FIN | 4317 | Securities Anal and Portfolio Mgt |
E-mail:
ellism@stjohns.edu