Susan Christoffersen
Bio
Susan Christoffersen is Vice-Dean, Undergraduate & Specialized Programs and a Professor of Finance, and Co-Academic Director, TD Management Data & Analytics Lab. Her research focuses on mutual funds and the role of financial institutions in capital markets. She has published in top finance journals and cited inThe New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Bloomberg News Service, and The Wall Street Journal. Susan has received grants from SSHRC, IFM2, and FQRSC and research awards from Q-Group, Bank of Canada, BSI Gamma Foundation, INQUIRE, and the Swiss Finance Institute. Susan was awarded the Limited Term Professorship by the Canadian Securities Institute Research Foundation in 2005.
Academic Positions
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2016-current
Professor, University of Toronto
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2010-2016
Associate Professor, University of Toronto
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2009-current
Visiting Scholar, Copenhagen Business School
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2007-2010
Associate Professor, McGill University
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1998-2007
Assistant Professor, McGill University
Selected Publications - Papers
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Susan Christoffersen and Haoyu Xu
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
2016
Pages: Forthcoming
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Susan Christoffersen, David K. Musto, and Russ Wermers
Annual Review of Finance and Economics
Issue:6
2014
Pages: 289-310
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Susan Christoffersen, Richard Evans, and David Musto
Journal of Finance
Issue:68
2013
Pages: 201-235
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Susan Christoffersen and Sergei Sarkissian
Journal of Financial Economics
Issue:92
2009
Pages: 252-275
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Susan Christoffersen, Christopher Geczy, David Musto, and Adam Reed
Journal of Finance
Issue:62
2007
Pages: 2897-2929
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Susan Christoffersen, Christopher Geczy, David Musto, and Adam Reed
Journal of Financial Economics
Issue:78
2005
Pages: 121-144
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Susan Christoffersen and David Musto
Review of Financial Studies
Issue:15
2002
Pages: 1499-1524
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Susan Christoffersen
Journal of Finance
Issue:56
2001
Pages: 1117-1140
Research and Teaching Interests
Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, Capital Markets, Financial Institutions
Honors and Awards
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2007
Outstanding Paper Award, Swiss Finance Institute
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2006
Graduate Teaching Award, Desautels Faculty of Management
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2005-2008
Limited Term Professorship, Canadian Securities Institute
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2004
Selected Paper, INQUIRE
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2003
Best Paper Award at NFAs, Bank of Canada
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2002
Research Award, Q-Group
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2001
Paper Award, BSI Gamma Foundation
Academic / Professional Service
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2010-current
Board Member, WU Gutmann Center, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
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2007-current
Associate Editor, Journal of Financial Services Research
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2006-current
Program Committee, WFA, AFA, NFA, FMA, EFA Meetings
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2002-current
Board Member, Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program