Cathy Zheng

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Cathy Zheng

Dr. Cathy Zheng is an Associate Professor in the Finance Department of BryantUniversity. She is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter holder. Dr. Zheng received her PhD in International Finance from University of South Carolina. Her teaching interests include international financial management, global corporate valuation, global finance, and comparative corporate governance.

Dr. Zheng’s research focuses on financial practices in a global context, incorporating corporate social responsibility, debt contracting, creditor rights, and social values. Her research work has been published in academic journals such as Journal of International Business Studies and Journal of Banking and Finance. She is a referee for business journals including Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Ethics, Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies, and Journal of Applied Accounting Research.

Ph D, University of South Carolina

Ascioglu, N.,Zheng, Y.,Gonzalez, . J., The impact of ESG integration on a Student Managed Fund’s Holdings, Journal of Financial Education.

Kuang, H.,Zheng, Y., Book Chapter: Climate change hits indebted businesses hardest, The Conversation and Johns Hopkins University Press.

Brockman, P.,Drobetz, W.,El Ghoul, S.,Guedhami, O.,Zheng, Y., Do foreign institutional shareholders affect international contracting? Evidence from bond covenants, Journal of International Business Studies, 2024.

Dupuis, C.,Zheng, Y., Import Penetration and Corporate Misconduct: A Natural Experiment, Journal of Business Ethics, 2024.

El Ghoul, S.,Guedhami, O.,Kuang, H.,Zheng, Y., Does Climate Change Exposure Matter to Stakeholders? Evidence from the Costs of High Leverage, Review of Corporate Finance, 2024.

Guedhami, O.,Saraoglu, H.,Louton, D.,Zheng, Y., ESG Investing: A Decision-Making Paradox?, The Journal of Impact and ESG Investing, 2022.

Brockman, P.,El Ghoul, S.,Guedhami, O.,Zheng, Y., Does social trust affect international contracting? Evidence from foreign bond covenants, Journal of International Business Studies, 2022.

El Ghoul, S.,Guedhami, O.,Kwok, C. C.,Zheng, Y., The Role of Creditor Rights on Capital Structure and Product Market Interactions: International Evidence, Journal of International Business Studies, 2021.

El Ghoul, S.,Guedhami, O.,Kwok, C. C.,Zheng, Y., Collectivism and the Costs of High Leverage, Journal of Banking and Finance, 2019.

Zheng, Y.,Jiang, C., Corporate social responsibility and likelihood of financial distress. , Quarterly Review of Business Disciplines, 2019.

Bae, K.,El Ghoul, S.,Guedhami, O.,Kwok, C. C.,Zheng, Y., Does Corporate Social Responsibility Reduce the Costs of High Leverage? Evidence from Capital Structure and Product Markets Interactions, Journal of Banking and Finance, 2018.

Research Award, 2023

College of Business Dean's Award, 2023

Best Early Career Paper Award, 2022

Outstanding Reviewer Contribution, 2021

Research Award, 2020

Summer Grant, 2018

Travel Grant, Darla Moore School of Business , 2017