Viktoriya Staneva

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Finance
Phone: (603) 862-2481
Office: Accounting & Finance, Paul College Rm 337, Durham, NH 03824
Viktoria Staneva

Viktoriya B. Staneva is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of New Hampshire’s Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. She earned her PhD in Finance from the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, where she developed an interest in the field of empirical corporate finance.

Viktoriya’s research investigates the efficient operation of debt markets and the capital structure decisions of the firm. She is also currently working on research projects with a focus on corporate governance and behavioral finance.

Education

  • Ph.D., Finance, CUNY Baruch College
  • M.Phil., Finance, CUNY Baruch College
  • B.S., Finance, Ramapo College Nj

Research Interests

  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Social Responsibility and ESG
  • Gender Equality

Courses Taught

  • ACFI 704: Derivative Securities &Markets
  • ACFI 870: Programming in Finance
  • ACFI/FIN 804/704: Derivative Securities
  • ADMN 570: Intro to Financial Mgmt\Honors
  • FIN 704: Derivatives

Selected Publications

Krystyniak, K., & Staneva, V. (2023). Is this rating worth it? The benefits of credit ratings in the dynamic tradeoff model. International Journal of Managerial Finance, 19(5), 1147-1177. doi:10.1108/ijmf-08-2022-0346

Staneva, V. (n.d.). <scp>CEO</scp> turnovers and capital structure persistence. Accounting &amp; Finance. doi:10.1111/acfi.13163

He, Z., Miletkov, M. K., & Staneva, V. (2023). New kids on the block: The effect of Generation X directors on corporate performance. Journal of Empirical Finance, 71, 66-87. doi:10.1016/j.jempfin.2023.02.001

Shea, C. M., Malone, M. F. T., Griffith, J. A., Staneva, V., Graham, K. J., & Banyard, V. (2021). Please Feel Free to Intervene: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Consequences of Bystander Behavioral Expectations. JOURNAL OF DIVERSITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION. doi:10.1037/dhe0000348