Dami Kabiawu

About:

Dr. Kabiawu's areas of expertise include Investments, Corporate Finance, Behavioral Finance, and Quantitative Analysis. Her career spans academia and industry, where she has developed and validated complex financial models using programming languages such as Python, VBA, PHP, and Perl, alongside data analysis tools like Stata, SQL, and Excel. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) Charterholder, she integrates rigorous financial analysis and real-world applications into her teaching, having delivered over 2,800 lectures in finance, accounting, and statistics at both undergraduate and graduate levels, on topics including Statistics, Investments, Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling, Advanced Excel, and Accounting.

In addition to her teaching, Dr. Kabiawu has published research on Corporate Social Responsibility in the oil and gas industry and factors affecting graduate school completion rates. Her industry experience includes roles at IBM and Ford Motor Company, where she developed programming and financial systems applications to improve efficiency and accuracy in reporting. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for Empowerment Academy Charter School in New Jersey, contributing to both academic and professional communities while fostering a dynamic, inclusive learning environment for her students.

  Publications

Reeve, K., Bingham, E., Kabiawu, D., Knight, A., & Naudin, S. (2018). Diversity and persistence: Exploring factors related to graduate business student retention and success. Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society, 29, 71-83. Reeve, K., & Kabiawu, D. (2020). Corporate Social Responsibility as Legitimacy in the Oil and Gas Industry in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis of CSR Initiatives and Stock Prices. Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society, 31, 100-111.

Conference Presentations

• Corporate Social Responsibility as Legitimacy in the Oil and Gas Industry in sub-Saharan Africa. International Association for Business and Society (IABS) Conference, held virtually, August 2020. Coauthor and presenter.
• Supporting a Diverse Student Body: An Empirical Study of Academic and Demographic Variables as Predictors of Success in a Global IMBA and IEMBA Program. European Academy of Management (EURAM), Lisbon, Portugal, June 2019. Coauthor.
• Seeking Legitimacy in the Oil and Gas Industry in sub-Saharan Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis of CSR Initiatives and Stock Prices. International Conference on Social Responsibility, Ethics and Sustainable Business (ICSR), Oslo, Norway, October 2018. Coauthor.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Exploring Factors Related to Graduate Business Student Retention and Success. International Association for Business and Society (IABS) Conference, Hong Kong, China, June 2018. Coauthor.
• Managerial Overconfidence and Systemic Risk Contribution. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, October 2013. Coauthor and Presenter.
• Managerial Overconfidence and Systemic Risk Contribution. Center for Financial Studies, Lally School of Management & Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, New York, April 2013. Co-author and Presenter.
• Managerial Optimism and its impact on Stock Price Crash Risk. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, October 2012. Co-author and Presenter.