Vaneesha Boney Dutra

Assistant Professor of Finance, Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver

Expertise

Financial  markets and institutions; mutual funds; market timing; REIT volatility; investment grade securities markets and bond funds; behavioral finance; real estate finance; investments

Biography At-a-Glance

Vaneesha Boney is an assistant professor of finance at the Daniels College of Business. She actively researches financial concepts in the following areas:  market timing, equity and bond mutual funds, market volatility and real estate finance. Her background includes both academic and corporate experience. Before obtaining a PhD in Finance at Florida State University she has worked as a mutual fund accountant for T. Rowe Price in Baltimore, Maryland and has managed the cash reserves at a large regional bank in Maryland.  Academic honors include RERI and NAREIT research grants and she was the recipient of the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship

Academic Professional Activities

• "Timing the Investment Grade Securities Market: Evidence from High Quality Bond Funds" with George Comer and Lynne Kelly, Journal of Empirical Finance, Vol 16, Issue 1, Jan 2009, 55-69.
• "International Real Estate Volatility: A Tactical Investment Strategy" with Andrew Mueller and Glenn Mueller, Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, Vol 14, Number 4,   December 2008, 415-423.
• "Behavioral Finance: Are the Disciples Profiting from the Doctrine", with Prithviraj Banerjee and Colbrin Wright, Journal of Investing, Vol 17, Number 4, Winter 2008, 82-90.

Education

• Ph.D., Finance, Florida State University
• MBA, Finance, Loyola College
• BS, Finance, University of Maryland at College Park