Highest degree earned

B.A., Economics, Syracuse University

Prof. Walsleben’s Research Topics include:

Economics
Entrepreneurship
Turnarounds
Entrepreneurial finance
Bankruptcy
DIP funding

Media typically interviews Prof. Walsleben about a wide range of topics including fluctuations in fuel prices. He’s also provided interviews for the following stories:

Syracuse catholic diocese declares bankruptcy, Channel 3 CNY Central 6.19.20

Which workers are hurt most by coronavirus shutdown , syracuse.com 3.22.20

What would happen if the Syracuse Diocese filed for bankruptcy? , CNYCentral 2.28.20

How to write a business plan , manta.com 1.25.18

In addition to her role as an active researcher, Dr. Petrova is a distinguished expert in real estate and corporate governance, accumulating over 20 years of experience in the field. She has provided consultancy services to investment professionals globally, spanning the USA, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Dr. Petrova’s advisory expertise includes the development, acquisition, and disposition of various commercial real estate assets, M&As involving valuation and post-merger integration, corporate restructuring, and business plan evaluation. She has also been instrumental as an advisor in establishing REITs and implementing tax-deferred exchanges.

Prior to her academic career, Dr. Petrova gained experience in management consulting at Booz Allen Hamilton and project finance at Finnvera. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Florida, USA; master’s degrees from Hofstra University, USA, and Aalto University, Finland; and post-graduate certificates in industrial management from Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, Fintech from Oxford University, the UK, and Applied Machine Learning from Columbia University, USA.

Koppl’s research interests include the economic theory of experts, the theory of economic growth, complexity theory, and the production and distribution of knowledge in society.

Koppl has served on the faculty of the Copenhagen Business School, Auburn University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, and Auburn University at Montgomery. He has held visiting positions with New York University, George Mason University, University of Vassa, and the Max Planck Institute of Economics. Professor Koppl is also a past president of the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics and a former editor of Advances in Austrian Economics.

His work on forensic science reform has been featured in Forbes magazine, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Reason magazine, Slate, The Huffington Post, and other outlets.

Research Topics

• Corporate Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurial finance
• Sociology of financial markets
• Behavioral process of strategic decision making

She has published in top finance and related journals such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Accounting Information Systems, and Real Estate Economics. She is also an author of the book “Operational Risk: A Guide to Basel II Capital Requirements, Models, and Analysis” published by Wiley Finance in 2007.

In 2008, she won a selective FDIC research fellowship for her research on operational risk in financial institutions. In 2009, she collaborated with JP Morgan Chase and served as a Syracuse University – JP Morgan Chase Faculty Research Fellow. Also in 2009, her work in the area of operational risk received recognition from the industry and she was selected as one of the “Top 50 Faces of Operational Risk.”

In 2010, she received a university-wide Meredith Teaching Recognition Award from Syracuse University, and in 2012 she was awarded with Guttag Junior Faculty Award from the Whitman School of Management.