Nafeesa Yunus


Nafeesa Yunus Bio

Dr. Nafeesa Yunus earned her  B.S. and MBA in Finance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a  Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Texas at Arlington. She joined the University of Baltimore in 2008 and is now an Associate Professor (tenured) of Finance and Real Estate at UB.  

Research 

Dr. Yunus’s research interests revolve around Financial Econometrics, Asset pricing, Time-series econometric models,  International finance, Financial contagion, Portfolio strategy, Globalization of capital markets, Real estate investments, and the Housing market. 

She has published articles in reputable academic journals in Finance, Economics and Real Estate including: 

International Review of Finance, Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance,  Real Estate Economics, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics,  Journal of Real Estate Research, Journal of Property Research, Journal of Property Investment and Finance  and Applied Economics.  

Dr. Yunus currently has several papers in various stages of publication.

Teaching

Student Comments & Youtube Channel

Dr. Yunus  has taught numerous preparations at UBalt online (asynchronously), face to face (f2f)  and via Zoom (synchronously) at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Finance and Real Estate courses include: 

Service

Dr. Yunus serves and has served on various committees at UB including the  Curriculum Committee,  the Faculty Development Committee,  the Civility Committee, Honors Council and Research Council. Since 2016, she has been serving as the Secretary of the Business School's (MSB's) Faculty Senate. 

Dr. Yunus is an active reviewer who serves on the Editorial board of the Journal of Real Estate Research,  Journal of Property Research and the Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management.  She also serves in the reviewer board for the Journal of Risk and Financial Management and Risks.