Faculty Profiles

Dr. Vance Lesseig

PhD in Business Administration

Univ of Oklahoma Norman Campus, 1999

MBA in Finance and Marketing

Indiana University Bloomington, 1989

BS in Finance

Truman State University, 1986

Lesseig, Vance. Faculty Development Grant, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $11000. (Submitted: November 2007, Funded: February 2008). Grant.

Tarkom, A., Moon, K., & Lesseig, V. (2026). Scrolling toward short-termism: social media reliance, overconfidence, and investment horizons. Finance Research Letters, 107.
Payne, J., Alanis, E., Lesseig, V., & Quijano, M. (2025). Can Machine Learning Methods Predict Beta? Applied Economics, 57, 2742–2756.
Chittenden, W. T., Lesseig, V., & Moon, K. (2018). Do Interest-Only Mortgages Really Make Sense for Investors? Journal of Personal Finance, 17(1), 21–31.
Lesseig, V., & Payne, J. (2017). The Precision of Asset Beta Estimates. International Journal of Managerial Finance, 13(2), 213–224.
Hood, M., & Lesseig, V. (2017). Investor inattention around stock market holidays. Finance Research Letters, 23, 217–222.

Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching. August 2015
Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Nominee for Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. 2012
Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Nominee for Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. 2010
Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching: College Nominee. 2009
Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Excellence Award, 2008-2009, McCoy College Advisory Board. August 2009