Dr. Hui He Sono
Academic Unit Head & Professor, Finance; Professor, International Business; J. Gray Ferguson Eminent Professor
Year Started at JMU: 2008
sonohh@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- Ph.D.George Washington University
- M.A. International Trade and Investment Policy, GWU
- B.A. English and International Studies, China Foreign Affairs University
Professional Interests
- International Finance and Investments
Personal Interests
- Skiing
- Yoga
- Dance
- Cooking
Current Courses Taught
- COB300B
- FIN355
- FIN371
- FIN455
- FIN488
Positions Held
- 2015 - present, Department Head, Finance and Business Law, James Madison University
- 2019 - present, Professor, James Madison University
- 2014 - 2019, Associate Professor, James Madison University
- 2009 - 2014, Assistant Professor, James Madison University
- 2008 - 2009, Visiting Assistant Professor, James Madison University
Awards and Recognitions
- Best Practitioner Publication Award, College of Business, JMU, 2014
- Best Academic Publication Award, College of Business, JMU, 2013
Certifications and Affiliations
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), September 2016 - present
Key Publications
Schumann, Kathryn F., Semaan Elias and Hui Sono, (May 2019), "The local market perception of firm risks during cross-listing events," Financial Review, pp. 1-26.
Qingfeng Liu, Hui Sono and Athena Zhang, (2019), "Management Quality and Acquisition Performance: New Evidence Based on Firm Profitability", April 2019 , Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, 30: 44-63.
Qingfeng Liu and Hui Sono, (2016), "Empirical Properties, Information Flow, and Trading Strategies of China’s Soybean Crush Spread," March 2016, Journal of Futures Markets, 36 (11), 1057-1075.
Jason Fink, Kriststen Fink and Hui Sono, (2013), "Stress Testing Portfolio-Specific Risk," Journal of Investment Management, 11 (4), 40-57.
Jaiwen Yang and Hui Sono, (2012), "Day and Night Returns of Chinese ADRs," Journal of Banking and Finance 36, 2795-2803.
Jason Fink, Kriststen Fink and Hui Sono, (2012), "Idiosyncratic Volatility Measures and Expected Returns," Financial Management 41 (Lead article), 519-553.
Qingfeng Liu, Hui Sono and Yan Zhang, (2012), "The Evolving Pattern of Price Discovery: Evidence from Chinas Gold and Copper Markets," Review of Futures Markets, 20, 2012. 395-417.
Jiawen Yang and Hui Sono, (2011), "Regime Switching Analysis of ADR Home Market Pass-Through," Journal of Banking and Finance 35, 204-214.
Hours of operation:
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
