Gene Birz

Dr. Birz is a Professor of Finance and Real Estate at Southern Connecticut State University. His research interests are in textual analysis and behavioral finance, real estate, risk management and bank regulation. Dr. Birz’s work appeared in prestigious journals such as Journal of Banking & Finance, Financial Management, Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, and Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. He is also a recipient of the Connecticut State University Research Grant (2013) and SCSU Faculty Creative Activity Research Grant (2015). Dr. Birz regularly teaches undergraduate and MBA courses in behavioral finance, corporate finance, managerial finance, investments, and business economics. Prior to joining SCSU, Dr. Birz worked as a Market Risk Management Auditor at Morgan Stanley and taught at Binghamton University (SUNY), where he was a recipient of the Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching. He earned his Ph.D. from Binghamton University (SUNY).