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Svetlana Petrova

Assistant Professor
Accounting and Finance
Phone: (603) 862-3352
Office: UNH Accounting and Finance, Paul College 370C, Durham, NH 03824
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Curriculum Vitae

Svetlana Petrova is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of New Hampshire’s Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. She earned her Ph.D. in Finance from the Warrington College of Business, University of Florida.

Svetlana's research revolves around FinTech, empirical investments, behavioral finance, and labor effects in corporate finance. Her current research activity primarily focuses on the financial markets’ reactions to cybersecurity breaches. She also conducts research in other related topics, including high-frequency trading and market microstructure, real estate finance, as well as digital economy and regulation under cybersecurity scrutiny.

Courses Taught

  • ACC 501: Survey of Accounting
  • ACFI 810: Big Data in Finance
  • ACFI/FIN 810/710: Big Data in Finance
  • FIN 701: Financial Policy

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, Middle Tennessee State Univers
  • Ph.D., Business Administration, University of Florida
  • M.B.A., Strategic Management, Moscow International Higher Bu
  • M.S., Finance, Financial Univ, Russian Fed
  • B.B.A., Finance, Financial Univ, Russian Fed

Research Interests

  • Finance
  • Cybersecurity
  • Investments and Securities
  • BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL SCIENCES

Selected Publications

  • Petrova, S. (2023). Information Technology in Working Capital Management. In T. Barkley, H. K. Baker, & G. Filbeck (Eds.), Working Capital Management (pp. 542 pages). World Scientific.

  • Petrova, S., & Terekhov, M. (n.d.). Analysis of the Impact of Federal Funds Rate Change on US Treasuries Returns using SAS. SESUG 2015 Proceedings.

  • Petrova, S., & Naranjo, A. (2022, October 19). Trading Ahead of the Disclosure: Cybersecurity Breaches. In Financial Management Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.

  • Petrova, S., & Naranjo, A. (2022, December 1). Trading Ahead of the Disclosure: Cybersecurity Breaches. In Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Innovation Symposium. Hanoi, Vietnam.

  • Petrova, S. (2020, November 12). Northeast Business and Economics Association.

  • Petrova, S., & Naranjo, A. (2023, November 15). Cybersecurity Breaches: Technology Firms and Market Responses. In Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting 2023. Fajardo, PR.

  • Petrova, S. (2023, January 4). Are U.S. Public Pension Funds CIOs Overpaid? Understanding the Role of the CIOs Pedigree in the Pension Funds’ Performance. In AFFECT Workshop 2023. New Orleans, LA.

  • Petrova, S. (2022, November 10). Do Firms Prefer Overqualified Employees? The Impact of Financial Crises on Returns to Education. In Northeast Business and Economics Association, 2022. Portsmouth, NH.

  • Petrova, S., & Volkova, E. (2024, March 20). Going Greener? Urban Exodus and Green Buildings Market after COVID-19. In American Real Estate Society 40th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.

  • Petrova, S., & Naranjo, A. (2022, November 16). Trading Ahead of the Disclosure: Cybersecurity Breaches. In Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Key West, FL.

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