Kristine Hankins

Kristine Hankins is the William E. Seale Endowed Professor of Finance at the University of Kentucky. Her research interests include corporate finance, corporate risk management, and methodology issues and she is a prior winner of the Jensen Prize.

Prior to her academic career, Kristine held positions with Merrill Lynch's Private Equity Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers' Financial Securities Litigation practice, both in New York City. She earned her B.A. from the University of Chicago, a M.S. in Statistics from Rutgers University, and her Ph.D. in Finance at the University of Florida.

Education

• Master of Science (MS) Rutgers University (2000 — 2001)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) University of Chicago
• Princeton High School

Companies

• Managing Editor Journal of Corporate Finance (2021)
• William E. Seale Endowed Professor University of Kentucky (2020)
• William E. Seale Endowed Associate Professor University of Kentucky (2016 — 2020)
• Visiting Scholar Stockholm School of Economics (2018 — 2018)
• Garvice Kincaid Endowed Associate Professor University of Kentucky (2014 — 2016)
• Assistant Professor and E. Vernon and William Smith Faculty Fellow University of Kentucky (2013 — 2014)
• Assistant Professor of Finance University of Kentucky (2006 — 2013)
• Associate Merrill Lynch (2001 — 2001)
• Associate PwC (1998 — 2000)