About the teacher
Parvez Ahmed is Associate Professor of Finance at the Coggin College of Business, University of North Florida (UNF). In 2009 he was named a U.S. Fulbright Scholar. Prior to joining UNF he taught at Penn State University – Harrisburg and University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he also served as the founding Faculty Advisor for the Student Managed Investment Fund. At PSU he was also the Associate Director of the Giant Food Center for Economic Development. He has led student study abroad programs to London, Paris, Turkey and Egypt.
His research work has appeared in several major finance journals such as the Journal of Portfolio Management, Financial Management, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Financial Review. In addition his papers have been published inApplied Economic Letters, Global Business and Finance Review, International Review of Economics, Managerial Finance and Journal of Alternative Investments. He recently published a book titled, “Mutual Funds – Fifty Years of Research Findings.” The book is published by Springer.
In addition Dr. Ahmed writes editorials about Islam and the American Muslim experience. His articles have been published in several leading newspapers including the Orlando Sentinel, Miami Herald, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Sun Tribune, Houston Chronicle, New York Newsday, Seattle Times, San Jose Mercury News,St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Florida Times Union, Charlotte Observer, Tampa Tribune and many others. He is a regular and frequent contributor to popular internet magazines and blogs such as the Huffington Post; AltMuslim.com. In addition he is a syndicated columnist for Common Ground News Services.
To read his articles visit: http://drparvezahmed.blogspot.com/
Dr. Ahmed also teaches a special 10-week course titled, “Islam-the faith, the people and their politics,” at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in UNF. Dr. Ahmed served as an at-large board member for the American Civil Liberties Union in Florida. He was also Chairman of the Council on American Islamic Relations. Currently he serves as a board member for OneJax, formerly the National Conference on Community and Justice. He is also a member of Jacksonville’s Human Rights Commission.
In 2010 Folio Weekly named him “Person of the Year.”
CONTACT INFO:
Parvez Ahmed, Ph.D.
Fulbright Scholar and Associate Professor of Finance
Department of Accounting and Finance
Coggin College of Business
University of North Florida
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Phone: 904-620-1678
Fax: 904-620-3861