Lin Sun

Assistant Professor, Finance

Contact Information

Email: lsun6@gmu.edu
Phone: (703) 993-3415
Office Location: Enterprise Hall 326
Office Hours: By Appointment

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Lin Sun

Biography

Lin Sun is an assistant professor in the finance area at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University. She earned her PhD from the University of California, Irvine. Before joining George Mason, she taught at Florida State University. Her research focuses on empirical asset pricing, investment, institutional investors, and behavioral finance. Her work has been published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Corporate Finance, Review of Finance, and Review of Financial Studies.

Education

  • PhD in Finance, University of California, Irvine 
  • MS in Statistics, SUNY at Stony Brook 
  • BA, Shanghai University of Finance and Economic 

Research Interests

  • Empirical Asset Pricing 
  • Investment 
  • Institutional Investors 
  • Behavioral Finance

Teaching Interests

  • MSF 643 Financial Economics and Statement Analysis 
  • MBA 643 Managerial Finance 
  • GBUS 643 Managerial Finance 
  • FNAN 311 Principles of Investment 
  • MBA 603 Managerial Economics 

Honors and Awards

  • 2024: Nominated for the 2025 George Mason University Teaching Excellence Award 
  • 2024: MSF Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award, George Mason University 
  • 2022: MSF Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award, George Mason University 
  • 2020: Thank a Teacher Recognition, George Mason University 
  • 2020: Outstanding Research Publication Award, George Mason University 
  • 2018: Semi-finalist for the Best Paper Award in Investments at FMA Annual Meeting 
  • 2017: Winner of Hillcrest Behavioral Finance Award 

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