Viktoriya 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.
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 & 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