Finance Department

Frederick M. Hood

 

 

Visiting Assistant Professor

Department of Finance
Pamplin College of Business
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Office: Pamplin 3064
Phone: 540-231-7216

E-mail: fhood@vt.edu
Vitae

 

 

Fall 2009 Teaching Schedule:

  • FIN 4224, Fixed Income Securities (TR 3:30-4:45 PM, AA 7)
  • FIN 4224, Fixed Income Securities (TR 5:00 -6:15 PM, AA 7)

Fall 2009 Office Hours:

  • W 10:00AM - 12:00 PM
Education and Certification:

Ph. D., University of Rochester, 2009
M.S., University of Rochester, 2001
B.A., Michigan State University, 1998

 

Teaching:

Dr. Hood’s teaching interests are primarily in corporate finance and fixed income. He is currently teaching Corporate Finance. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, Dr. Hood worked for Moody’s KMV in the research group.

Research:

Dr. Hood’s research interests include credit risk modeling and the relationship between debt and equity returns at the firm level. He has several Moody’s KMV white papers on credit risk modeling of private firms. His current research focuses on the reaction of debt markets to new information through earnings announcements and accounting restatements.