Biography and education
Janet Payne, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Finance and Economics. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Sam Houston State University and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Finance from Georgia State University. Dr. Payne served as Faculty Mentor for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Research Challenge from 2012 to 2024.
Janet has published research on various corporate finance issues in Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Financial Review, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Financial Education, and various other outlets. She holds the Financial Planning and Analysis Professional designations. Outside of work, she loves the Austin music scene and travel (almost) anywhere. Dr. Payne was the inaugural Graduate Program Coordinator for the Master of Science in Quantitative Finance and Economics from 2020 to 2024.
Janet has published research on various corporate finance issues in Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Financial Review, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Financial Education, and various other outlets. She holds the Financial Planning and Analysis Professional designations. Outside of work, she loves the Austin music scene and travel (almost) anywhere. Dr. Payne was the inaugural Graduate Program Coordinator for the Master of Science in Quantitative Finance and Economics from 2020 to 2024.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Alanis, E., Payne, J., & Picard, J. (2020). Managing for Ratings: Real Effects of a Corporate Ratings Criteria Change. Journal of Financial Research, 43(4), 821–845.
- You, L., & Payne, J. (n.d.). The Origins of ESG Demand: Evidence from Retail and Institutional Investor Responses to Environmental Rankings. Review of Financial Economics.
- Payne, J., Alanis, E., Lesseig, V., & Quijano, M. (2025). Can Machine Learning Methods Predict Beta? Applied Economics, 57, 2742–2756.
- Tanner, G., Chittenden, W. T., & Payne, J. (2020). Style Drift Among Value and Growth Funds. Journal of Investing, 29, 51–60. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3905/joi.2020.1.142
- You, L., & Payne, J. (2018). Do Multiple Foreign Listings Create Value for Firms? Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 69, 134-143.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, McCoy College. 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Service, McCoy College. 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Service. 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: Best Educational Research Paper, Financial Education Association. September 2014
- Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Service, McCoy College. 2013
Featured service activities
- Graduate Advisor
Doctor of Business Administration
- Member
Graduate Council
- Member
American Finance Association Academic Female Finance Committee (AFFECT)
- Member
MSQFE Admissions Committee
- Member
Research Committee
- Member
Dean's Summative Review