Thanh Ngo

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Dr. Thanh Ngo is a Professor of Finance in the College of Business at East Carolina University. She joined ECU in 2014 after serving as an assistant professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (formerly the University of Texas Pan America) from 2008 to 2014.
Thanh holds multiple professional certifications in finance and accounting:

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) since 2016 (CFA ID: 6338200)
Certified Financial Planner (CFP�) since August 2019 (CFP Board ID: 158872)
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) since June 2023 (License Number: 52910)
Certified Management Accountant (CMA) since June 2024 (Certification Number: 129369)

Her research focuses on critical areas of finance, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and international finance. Thanh has authored over 100 articles published in peer-reviewed academic journals. Her work appears in prestigious publications such as:

Journal of International Business Studies
Journal of Banking and Finance
Journal of Corporate Finance
Journal of Business Finance and Accounting
Journal of Financial Research
Journal of Empirical Finance
Financial Review
Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions &; Money
Accounting and Business Research
The International Journal of Accounting
The European Journal of Finance
International Review of Financial Analysis
Applied Economics
International Business Review

professional service activities

Serve as external reviewer for promotion committee at CUNY Brooklyn College. Iserved as external reviewer for faculty promotion case at CUNY Brooklyn College, evaluating scholarly contributions of Associate Professor Hong-Jen Lin for advancement to full professor (January 2025). 2024
Served as external reviewer for faculty promotion case at Cleveland State University I served as external reviewer for faculty promotion case at Cleveland State University, evaluating scholarly contributions of Assistant ProfessorShuai Wang (August 2024). 2024
External reviewer of doctoral dissertation thesis I serve as an external reviewer for the dissertation thesis of ROJEN ERIK SUREK at UNIVERSITI MALAYA in Malaysia. 2023
Vice President of Finance for Academy of Financial Services I serve as VP of Finance for Academy of Financial Services.https://academyfinancial.org/page-18077 2023
ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Behavioral Economics and FInance in April 2023. I reviewed a paper for Journal of Behavioral Economics and FInance in April 2023. 2022
ad-hoc reviewer for Southern Finance Association 2023 meeting. I reviewed papers forSouthern Finance Association 2023 meeting. 2022
External member for doctoral thesis by Muhammad Irfan Bin Abdul Rahman at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. I served as an external member for doctoral thesis by Muhammad Irfan Bin Abdul Rahman at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. 2021 - 2022
ad-hoc reviewer for Review of Accounting and Finance in September 2022. I reviewed a paperfor Review of Accounting and Finance in September 2022. 2022
ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Risk and Financial Management in August 2022 I reviewed a paper for Journal of Risk and Financial Management in August 2022. 2021 - 2022
ad-hoc reviewer for Research in International Business and Finance in August 2022 I reviewed a paper for Research in International Business and Finance in August 2022. 2021 - 2022
ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance in July 2022. I reviewed a paper for Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance in July 2022. 2021
ad-hoc reviewer for Southern Finance Association 2022 meeting. In May 2022, I reviewed papers submitted for Southern Finance Association 2022 meeting. 2021
Ad-hoc reviewer for Accounting and Finance I served as an ad-hoc reviewer for Accounting and Finance. 2021
Ad-hoc reviewer for Asian Review of Accounting I reviewed a paper for Asian Review of Accounting. 2021
Ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance I served as an ad-hoc reviewer forJournal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. 2021
Ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Multinational Financial Management I reviewed a paper forJournal of Multinational Financial Management in October 2019. 2021
Ad-hoc reviewer for Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance I served as an ad-hoc reviewer forQuarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 2021
Ad-hoc reviewer for Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance (2nd time this semester) I served as an ad-hoc reviewer for Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance for the 2nd time in this semester. 2021
Ad-hoc reviewer for Research in International Business and Finance I reviewed a paper forResearchin International Business and Finance. 2021
Ad-hoc Reviewer for Review of Economic Analysis. I served as an ad-hoc reviewer forReview of Economic Analysis. 2020 - 2021
Ad-hoc reviewer for International Journal of Business Management. I served as an ad-hoc reviewer for International Journal of Business Management. 2020 - 2021
External member for promotion committee I served as an external member for promotion committee for Dr. Duong Pham from Georgia Southern University. 2020 - 2021
External member on promotion committee I served as an external member to review for promotion for Dr. Jeffrey Coy from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. 2020 - 2021
Associate Editor for Applied Economics and Applied Economics Letters I have served as Associate Editor for Applied Economics and Applied Economics Lettershttps://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=raec20My mainresponsibilities include:

Evaluating manuscript submissions for suitability, originality, and methodological rigor
Managing the peer review process for assigned manuscripts
Selecting appropriate reviewers with relevant expertise
Synthesizing reviewer feedback to make informed publication recommendations
Providing constructive guidance to authors for manuscript improvement
Ensuring adherence to journal standards, scope, and ethical guidelines
Contributing to strategic decisions regarding special issues and journal direction
Representing the journal at academic conferences and professional events 2020
External reviewer for promotion to Professor Rank at Department of Economics and Finance at College of Charleston. I served as external reviewer for promotion to Professor Rank at Department of Economics and Finance at College of Charleston. 2020
External reviewer for promotion to Professor Rank for University of Texas Permian Basin in November 2020. I served as external reviewer for promotion to Professor Rank for University of Texas Permian Basin in November 2020. 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for Applied Economic Letters in December 2020. I reviewed a paper for Applied Economic Letters in December 2020. 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for Applied Economics in December 2020. I reviewed a paper for Applied Economics in December 2020. 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for Asian Review of Accounting in July 2020. I reviewedManuscript ID - ARA-06-2020-0086 for Asian Review of Accounting in July 2020. 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for European Journal of Finance in July 2020. I reviewed a paper for European Journal of Finance in July 2020. 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for International Journal of Business and Management I reviewed a paper forInternational Journal of Business and Management in June 2020. 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for International Journal of Business and Management in July 2020. I reviewed a paper for International Journal of Business and Management in July 2020. 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for International Review of Economics and Finance in November 2020. I reviewed a paper for International Review of Economics and Finance in November 2020. 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Business Cases and Applications in December 2020. I reviewed a paper for Journal of Business Cases and Applications in December 2020. 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance in September 2020. I reviewed a paper for Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance in September 2020. 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Corporate Finance in December 2020. I reviewed a paper for Journal of Corporate Finance in December 2020. 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for Research in International Business and Finance in August 2020 I reviewed for Research in International Business and Finance in August 2020.
Manuscript Number: RIBAF_2019_1114The Effect of the Royal Wedding on the UK Stock Market 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for Research in International Business and Finance in December 2020. I reviewed a paper for Research in International Business and Finance in December 2020. 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for Review of Accounting and Finance in August 2020. I reviewed a paper for Review of Accounting and Finance in August 2020. 2020
ad-hoc reviewer for Review of Accounting and Finance in November 2020. I reviewed a paper for Review of Accounting and Finance in November 2020. 2020
Grading for CFA Institute Research Challenge hosted by CFA Society North Carolina I graded for CFA Institute Research Challenge hosted by CFA Society North Carolina. 2019
ad-hoc reviewer for the European Journal of Finance. I reviewed a paper for the European Journal of Finance in April 2020. 2019
External reviewer for tenure and promotion committee at College of Charleston. I served as external reviewer for tenure and promotion committee at Department of Economics and Finance at College of Charleston. 2019
ad-hoc reviewer for Finance Research Letters. I reviewed a paper for Finance Research Letters in October 2019. 2019
ad-hoc reviewer for Global Finance Journal. I reviewed a paper for Global Finance Journal in September 2019. 2019
ad-hoc reviewer for Pacific Basin Finance Journal. I reviewed a paper for Pacific Basin Finance Journal in September 2019. 2019
ad-hoc reviewer for Asian Review of Accounting (paper #2) I reviewed a(nother) paper for Asian Review of Accounting. 2018
ad-hoc reviewer for International Review of Economics and Finance. Review a paper for International Review of Economics and Finance. 2018
ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of High Technology Management Research I review a paper for Journal of High TechnologyManagement Research. 2018
I graded for CFA NC Society Research Challenge Competition. I graded for CFA NC Society Research Challenge Competition. 2018
ad-hoc reviewer for International Journal of Finance and Economics I reviewed an article for International Journal of Finance and Economics. 2018
ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. I reviewed an article for Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. 2018
External dissertation committee member for Abdelhamid Riani I served as an external dissertation committee member for Abdelhamid Riani at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 2017 - 2018
I presented my paper and discussed other papers at Financial Management Association 2018 meeting. http://www.fmaconferences.org/SanDiego/SanDiegoProgram.htm 2018
I presented my papers and discussed other papers at Southern Finance Association 2018 meeting. http://www.etnpconferences.net/sfa/sfa2018/User/Program.php 2018
External dissertation committee member for Shahil Sharma I serve as an external dissertation committee member for Shahil Sharma, a PhD student in finance from University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley. ; 2017
Grader for NC CFA Research Challenge I graded research papers for the NC CFA Research Challenge Competition in February 2018. ; 2017
External dissertation committee member for Shawna Coram I serve as an external member for the dissertation committee of Shawna Coram, a PhD student in Finance in Jacksonville University. ; 2017
Serve as Discussant at Financial Management Association Annual meeting 2017 Session 083 - Contracting and Cost of Debt Thursday, 12 October, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Chairperson: Xiaqing Eleanor Xu, Seton Hall University

Judging Borrowers By their Shareholders: Institutional Investor Covenant Violations and Corporate Governance
Chishen Wei, Singapore Management University ;

Presenter: Chishen Wei Discussant Thanh Ngo, East Carolina University ;
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Session 184 - Earnings Management & Corporate Reporting Friday, 13 October, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ;

Earnings Management and Financial Distress
Zhongling Qin, University of Georgia Xiao Ren, University of Georgia ;

Presenter: Zhongling Qin Discussant Thanh Ngo, East Carolina University ; 2017
Served as discussant at Southern Finance Association Meeting 2017 I served as discussant for the following paper at SFA 2017. ;

D.7 Capital Structure I
Date and Time: Thursday, November 16, 2017 3:15pm - 5:00pm

Room: Marlin Session Chair: Xinxin Li, Department of Finance, Belk College of Business, University of North Carolina
at Charlotte ;

Paper 2: "Shareholder Investment Horizons and the Choice between Bank Debt and Public Debt"
Brandon Cline, Mississippi State University Xudong Fu, University of Louisville (Contact Author) Tian Tang, University of Louisville Discussant: Thanh Ngo, East Carolina University ; 2017
Discussant for Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting 2015
Discussant for Financial Management Association Annual Meeting 2015
Discussant in Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting I discussed a paper in ;Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting. 2015

education and training

M.S. in Accounting, East Carolina University
Ph.D. in Finance, Florida Atlantic University

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2022/2023 Scholar-Teacher for the College of Business, conferred by East Carolina University, 2022
Stansell Fellowship, conferred by ECU - COB, 2022

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