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Lin Sun is an assistant professor in the finance area at the Costello College of Business at ÑÇÖÞAV. She earned her PhD from the University of California, Irvine. Before joining George Mason, she taught at Florida State University. Her research focuses on empirical asset pricing, investment, institutional investors, and behavioral finance. Her work has been published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Corporate Finance, Review of Finance, and Review of Financial Studies.

Education

• PhD in Finance, University of California, IrvineÌý
• MS in Statistics, SUNY at Stony BrookÌý
• BA, Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicÌý

Research Interests

• Empirical Asset PricingÌý
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• Institutional InvestorsÌý
• Behavioral Finance

Teaching Interests

• MSF 643 Financial Economics and Statement AnalysisÌý
• MBA 643 Managerial FinanceÌý
• GBUS 643 Managerial FinanceÌý
• FNAN 311 Principles of ±õ²Ô±¹±ð²õ³Ù³¾±ð²Ô³ÙÌý
• MBA 603 Managerial EconomicsÌý

Honors and Awards

• 2024: Nominated for the 2025 ÑÇÖÞAV Teaching Excellence AwardÌý
• 2024: MSF Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award, ÑÇÖÞAVÌý
• 2022: MSF Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award, ÑÇÖÞAVÌý
• 2020: Thank a Teacher Recognition, ÑÇÖÞAVÌý
• 2020: Outstanding Research Publication Award, ÑÇÖÞAVÌý
• 2018: Semi-finalist for the Best Paper Award in Investments at FMA Annual MeetingÌý
• 2017: Winner of Hillcrest Behavioral Finance AwardÌý

Media Clippings

• May 13, 2021 - The FinReg Blog,ÌýGlobal Financial Markets Center at Duke University School of Law
  
• April 28, 2021 - Institutional Investor
  
• April 14, 2021 - MarketWatch
  
• August 27, 2018 - Institutional Investor
  
• July 31, 2018 - The Irish Times
  

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