Faculty Profile: Dr. Kathy Kahle

Professor Kathy Kahle joined the Finance Department as an Associate Professor in August, 2003 after seven years as a professor for the University of Pittsburgh.

In 2001, Professor Kahle also worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a visiting economist. She received her Ph.D. in Finance from the Ohio State University in 1996, after completing her dissertation on “Insider Trading and New Security Issues.” 

Her areas of expertise include corporate finance, capital structure, equity issues and repurchases, and insider trading. Her scholarly work in leading journals such as Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Business, and Journal of Financial Economics continues to advance knowledge in these arenas, examining a broad range of topics, including the tax benefits of employee stock options, executive loans for stock purchase and option exercise, the long-run performance of secondary equity issues and seasoned equity offerings, and the effect of stock options on share repurchases.

Professor Kahle currently teaches FIN 412, Corporate Financial Problems, and FIN 452, Advanced Corporate Finance. She is currently the faculty advisor for the department's Ph.D. program.