Professor list

Michael Dempsey is a Professor of Finance with the Faculty of Finance and Banking at Ton Duc Thang (TDTU) University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, having joined in 2018. He was previously a Professor and Head of the Finance Discipline at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia (from early 2013 to end 2017). Prior to this, he was an Associate Professor at Monash University, Australia, before which he was an Associate Professor with Griffith University, Australia, having previously been at Leeds University, UK. He also has many years’ experience working for the petroleum exploration industry, in the Middle East, Egypt, Aberdeen and London.

He is an active researcher in seeking to understand the interplay between risk and returns as the essential dynamic of market behaviour; the theoretical implications of taxation for stock valuation; and corporate decision-making as socially constructed. His academic text Stock Markets, Investments and Corporate Behavior (published by Imperial College Press/World Scientific, 2016) summarizes his work in these areas; while his student text Stock Markets and Corporate Finance (published by World Scientific, 2017) was made the core text for Masters students at RMIT. He is also a co-author of the student text Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (published by Wiley (2013, 2nd ed.).

He has published articles that have appeared in leading international finance journals, including Financial Analysts Journal (2), Journal of Banking and Finance (2), Journal of Business Finance and Accounting (3), European Financial Management (2),  Critical Perspectives on Accounting (3), Abacus (3), Journal of Investment Management (2), Accounting and Business Research (3), Australian Journal of Management (2), Journal of Asset Management (1), and Accounting and Finance (2); as well as papers on astrophysics and fluid mechanics.

He can be contacted at e-mail: dempsey@tdtu.edu.vn

Professor Park Kee Hwan has worked as a Full Professor at the Faculty of Finance and Banking, Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam since 2017. He was previously a Full Professor at Kookmin University in Seoul, South Korea (from 2013 to 2017) and an Associate Professor at Cleveland State University in Ohio, the United States of America (from 1981 to 1992). He also has many years of experience in the financial services industry as the CEO of LG Futures Corporation (1992-2002), LG Investment and Trust Corporation (2002-2005), and the chairman of the Korean Futures Industry Association.
Professor Park Kee Hwan has been highly regarded for his teaching excellence, specializing in courses such as Financial Risk Management, Research Methods in Finance, and Methods of Economic Analysis. His dedication to education and deep understanding of complex financial concepts have earned him a reputation as an outstanding educator among both his colleagues and students. He is an active researcher focused on understanding the dynamics of future prices and developing strategies for optimal hedged portfolios. His work aims to uncover the fundamental principles governing market behavior, with a particular emphasis on how future price movements can be predicted and managed through effective hedging techniques.
He has published many articles in leading international finance journals, including The European Journal of Finance, International Review of Economics & Finance, Journal of Futures Markets, Applied Economics, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Asian Economics, Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies, Emerging Markets Finance & Trade, Economics Letters, Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Regional Science, Global Business & Finance Review, Central and Eastern Europe in the Changing Business Environment.

He can be reached via e-mail at: keepark@tdtu.edu.vn
 

Chune Young Chung, Ph.D., is a distinguished Professor of Finance at the School of Business Administration, Chung-Ang University in Seoul, South Korea. His research focuses on Institutional Investors, Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Capital Structure, and Asian Financial Markets. Dr. Chung has an impressive portfolio of publications in top-tier finance journals. His notable works include "The Effects of Antitrust Laws on Horizontal Mergers: International Evidence" (Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis) and "Bond-Blockholders and Corporate Acquisitions" (Corporate Governance: An International Review). His research also addresses critical issues such as financial market stability and firm information asymmetry, earning him wide recognition in the field.

At Chung-Ang University, Dr. Chung teaches a variety of finance courses including Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Security Markets, Venture Capital Investment, Investments, Private Equity Fund and Venture Capital (MBA), Asset Management (MBA), and Finance Ph.D. Seminar (Ph.D.). His teaching experience extends to Kookmin University and Washington State University, where he taught Financial Management, Analysis of Management, Financial Markets (MBA), and International Finance (MBA).

Dr. Chung is actively involved in student supervision, mentoring Ph.D. and M.S. students at Chung-Ang University. His supervision extends internationally, guiding finance Ph.D. students at renowned institutions such as the University of Arizona and the University of Oklahoma.

Contact Information:
Email: bizfinance@cau.ac.kr