Mahsa Khoshnoud

Assistant Professor of Finance

Mahsa Khoshnoud, PhD, joined the faculty of Stetson University in 2025 as an Assistant Professor of Finance. Prior to joining Stetson, she taught finance courses at Florida State University and Catawba College. She earned her PhD in Finance from the University of Central Florida, holds a Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Tehran.

  • PhD in Finance, University of Central Florida
  • MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
  • BS in Mathematics, University of Tehran

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Mahsa Khoshnoud

Biography

Professor Khoshnoud teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in finance. Her research interests include empirical asset pricing, behavioral and market-based anomalies, and real estate finance, with a growing focus on the application of artificial intelligence to financial forecasting and asset pricing. She has received multiple research and teaching awards for her contributions to finance education and scholarship and has presented her work at leading finance and real estate conferences. She is particularly interested in integrating data-driven analysis and real-world applications into finance education.

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Areas of Expertise

  • Finance

Course Sampling

  • Investments
  • Advanced Financial Management (MBA)
  • Foundations of Accounting and Finance (MBA)

Empirical Asset Pricing, Behavioral and Market-Based Anomalies, Real Estate Finance, Artificial Intelligence in Finance

  • Khoshnoud, M., & Hyder, F. (2023). Corporate diversification and powerful CEOs. American Journal of Finance and Accounting, 7, 214–234.
  • Khoshnoud, M., & Hyder, F. (2023). The diversification discount: Are control mechanisms less effective in diversified firms? International Journal of Finance, 8(1), 48–80.
  • Sirmans, G. S., Khoshnoud, M., & Zietz, E. (2023). The evolution of hedonic pricing models. Journal of Real Estate Literature, 31(1), 1–47.
  • Khoshnoud, M., & Hyder, F. (2020). Informed short selling: Evidence from economically linked firms. Review of Behavioral Finance.
  • Chen, H., Harrison, D., & Khoshnoud, M. (2018). Investors’ limited attention: Evidence from REITs. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics.