He Ren, Ph.D., CFA, FRM

Contact

hren@twu.edu
940-898-2199
CFO 407B

Education

Ph.D., Finance, University of North Texas
M.B.A., General, University of Texas at Dallas
M.S., Finance, The State University of New York at Buffalo
B.S., Economics, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

Expertise

Investment; Market Efficiency; Corporate Finance

Latest Articles

Face-to-face, online, or HyFlex instruction? The effects of self- directed learning on stress reduction and student satisfaction among emerging adults
Journal of International Education in Business (2024)
Soochan Choi, Zhen Li, Kittipong Boonme, He Ren

COVID-19 vaccination and housing payments
Journal of Housing Economics (2024)
Yi Zheng, He Ren

COVID-19 Vaccination and Household Savings: An Economic Recovery Channel
finance research letters (2023)
He Ren, Yi Zheng

An analysis of the potential impact of heightened capital requirements on banks' cost of capital
Journal of Financial Services Research (2023)
Tomas Mantecon, Adel Almomen, He Ren, Yi Zheng

Recent Presentations

Fintech Adoption and Employee-Based Performance Efficiency: A Machine Learning Approach
Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting (2025)
Paper | Yi Zheng, He Ren

Fintech Adoption and Employee-Based Performance Efficiency: A Machine Learning Approach
TWU MAK College of Business and Entrepreneurship Brown Bag Research Seminar Fall 2024 (2024)
Paper | Yi Zheng, He Ren

The effects of Self-directed Learning on Stress Release and Class Satisfaction among Face-to-face, Online and Hyflex Class Formats
2023 Southwest Decision Sciences Institute's Annual Meeting (2023)
Paper | Soochan Choi, Zhen Li, Kittipong Boonme, He Ren

COVID-19 Vaccination and Household Savings: An Economic Recovery Channel
2023 Southwestern Finance Association Conference (2023)
Paper | He Ren, Yi Zheng

COVID-19 Vaccinations and Household Spending Behaviors
Southwest Data Science Conference 2022 (2022)
Paper | Yi Zheng, He Ren

Using the implied cost of capital to assess the impact of heightened capital requirements
2017 Financial Management Association European Conference (2017)
Paper | Tomas Mantecon, Adel Almomen, He Ren, Yi Zheng

Professional Affiliations

• American Finance Association (AFA)
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) DFW Chapter
• Financial Management Association (FMA)
• Southern Finance Association (SFA)
• Southwestern Finance Association (SWFA)

Honors & Awards

• Research Development Support Award ($2,500), College of Business, Texas Woman's University (2023)