Expertise

Sources of risk/volatility in financial portfolios; portfolio management and risk assessment; socially responsible investing; impact of market volatility on investors and portfolio managers' perception of risk

Biography At-a-Glance

Thomajean Johnsen is an associate professor at the Reiman School of Finance. She has an extensive background in financial forecasting and is able to talk in detail with the media about portfolio volatility and the likely impact of the recession on public perceptions of risk.

Because of complex nature of portfolio management and risk assessment, Johnsen prefers to work with reporters developing in-depth pieces.

Education

• Ph.D., University of Colorado
• MBA, University of Denver
• MA, University of North Carolina
• BA, University of North Carolina

Academic Positions Held

• Associate Professor, Reiman School of Finance, Daniels College of Business
• Assistant Professor, Daniels College of Business
• Lecturer, University of Colorado
• Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado

Courses Taught

Business Finance, Honors Seminar - Finance, Case Decisions in Financial Management, Investments, Financial Forecasting, Financial Environment and Decisions, Advanced Case Problems in Finance, Empirical Issues in Finance, Equity Analysis, Foundations of Business Decisions, MBA Boot Camp, Security Analysis, Portfolio Theory and Management, Financial Markets