About
I study why markets behave irrationally and how human psychology shapes financial decisions. As an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Knauss School of Business, University of San Diego, my research explores asset pricing anomalies, individual investor behavior, and the economics of personality.
Contact
Email: jdellavedova@sandiego.edu
Mail: Knauss School of Business, The University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Profiles
Education
- Ph.D. in Finance, University of Sydney, 2019. Dissertation: Investor Behavior and Asset Pricing Anomalies. Advisors: Joakim Westerholm and Andrew Grant.
Teaching at USD
USD career teaching evaluation average: 4.75 / 5.0. Fall 2025 evaluation: 4.9 / 5.0.
- FINA 402: Investments (undergraduate). Fall 2022 to present. Sections of 35-42 students.
- GSBA 521: Investments (MBA). Fall 2022 to present. Sections of 34-41 students.
- FINA 300: Financial Management (undergraduate). Fall 2019 to Spring 2022.
Awards and honors
- 2024: Distinguished Article Prize, Foundation for the Advancement of Finnish Securities Markets
- 2024: Teaching Excellence Award, Knauss School of Business
- 2024: Best Paper Award, Vietnam Symposium in Banking and Finance
- 2023: Best Corporate Finance Paper Award, Boca-ECGI Corporate Finance and Governance Conference
- 2023: Ahlers International Business Top Rank Research Award, Knauss School of Business
- 2023: Bowen-Jollineau Intellectual Contributions Award, Knauss School of Business
Journal reviewing
- Journal of Banking and Finance (March 2020 to present)
- Journal of Financial Markets (June 2024 to present)
- Journal of Financial Stability (June 2025 to present)
- Latin American Business Review
- Applied Economics Letters
Service
- Co-Chair, KSB Impact Fellows (Fall 2023 to present)
- CEE Finance Faculty Representative (March 2020 to present)
- Assurance of Learning Committee Member (March 2020 to present)
- KSB Impact Fellow (Fall 2022 to Spring 2023)
- Finance Faculty Recruitment Co-Chair (Fall 2021); Committee Member (Fall 2019, 2023, 2025)
- Changemaker Faculty Fellow, USD (Fall 2021 to Spring 2022)
- Session Organizer, Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting (2023)
Recent presentations
- 2024: FMA Annual Meeting, European FMA Annual Meeting, FMA Europe, Multinational Finance Association Annual Meeting
- 2023: FMA Annual Meeting (Chicago), Boca-ECGI Corporate Finance and Governance Conference, Northern Finance Association (Toronto), China International Finance Conference (Shanghai), Portuguese Financial Network Conference (Madeira), Midwest Finance Association (Chicago), California Corporate Finance Conference (Los Angeles), KSB Research Symposium
- 2022: American Finance Association Annual Meeting