Dr. Zhenzhen Fan

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Zhenzhen Fan is an Assistant Professor at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph, specializing in finance. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Before joining the University of Guelph, she worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Dr. Fan's research focuses on empirical theoretical asset pricing, financial derivatives, international finance, and textual analysis. Her work has been published in leading finance journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics and the Journal of Quantitative Financial Analysis. She has investigated topics including equity tail risk, currency risk premium, stock return predictability, and the impact of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis on currency carry trade performance.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Guelph • Guelph, ON, Canada

Teaching and researching finance.

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Manitoba • Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Worked as a faculty member in the School of Business.

Awards

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SSHRC Insight Development Grant

Courses

Corporate Finance Investments

Requirements for University of Guelph

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:89
Prerequisites
Honours baccalaureate degree in a relevant field or DVM degree Identify a potential faculty advisor
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Two academic reference assessments
  • Statement of interest
  • English language proficiency test results (if applicable)
Specialization Notes

Department of Clinical Studies. Offers MSc by thesis (2 years) and MSc by coursework (1 year).