Education

Degree	Field of Study	Institution	Graduation Year
PhD	Economics	Ohio State University	1983
MA	Economics	Ohio State University	1980
BA	Economics Summa cum Laude	Washington State University	1978

Research Interests

International Finance
Corporate Contracting
Corporate Control

Awards

Award Name	Awarded By	Year Awarded
Finalist, Outstanding MBA Teacher	University of Georgia	1999
Outstanding MBA "Core" Teacher	University of Georgia MBA 1st-year class	1997
Distinguished Teacher Award	University of Georgia Terry College of Business	1997
Distinguished Research Award	University of Georgia Terry College of Business	1994

Editorial Appointments

Position	Name of Journal	Year(s)
Managing Co-Editor	Journal of Corporate Finance	2001 - present
Associate Editor	Financial Management	1999 - present
Associate Editor	Journal of Financial Research	1993 - present
Associate Editor	Journal of Business Research	1988 - present

Service

Organization	Title	Year(s)	Service Type
Financial Management Association International	President	2001 - 2002	Professional

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Buchanan, B., Netter, J., Poulsen, A., & Yang, T. 2012. Shareholder Proposal Rules and Practice: Evidence from a Comparison of the US and UK. American Business Law Journal.
Morgan, A., Poulsen, A., Wolf, T., & Yang, T. 2011. Mutual Funds as Monitors: Evidence From Mutual Fund Voting. Journal Of Corporate Finance, 17:914-928.
Officer, M., A. Poulsen, M. Stegemoller. 2009. Target Firm Information Asymmetry and Acquirer Returns. Review Of Finance, (13):467-493.
Netter, J., A. Poulsen, M. Stegemoller. 2009. The Rise of Corporate Governance in Corporate Control Research. Journal Of Corporate Finance, (15):1-9.
Poulsen, A., M. Stegemoller. 2008. Moving from Private to Public Ownership: Selling Out to Public Firms vs. Initial Public Offerings. Financial Management, (37):81-101.
Poulsen, A. 2008. The Dynamics of Corporate Governance: Changes in Contractual Relations. Journal Of Corporate Finance, (14):163-165.
With Angela Morgan and Jack Wolf. 2006. The Evolution of Shareholder Voting for Executive Compensation Schemes. Journal Of Corporate Finance, (12):715-737.
With William Megginson, Robert Nash and Jeffry Netter. 2004. The Choice of Private versus Public Capital Markets: Evidence from Privatizations. Journal Of Finance, (49):2835-2870.
With Jeffry Netter. 2003. Operational Risk in Finance Service Providers and the Proposed Basel Capital Accord: An Overview. Advances In Financial Economics, (8):147-172.
With Angela Morgan. 2001. Linking Pay to Performance - Compensation Proposals in the S&P 500. Journal Of Financial Economics, (62): 489-523.
With Rob Nash and Jeffry Netter. 2003. Determinants of Contractual Relations Between Shareholders and Bondholders: Investment Opportunities and Restrictive Debt Covenants. Journal Of Corporate Finance, (9):201-232.
With J. Harold Mulherin. 1998. Proxy Contests and Corporate Change: Implications for Shareholder Wealth. Journal Of Financial Economics, (47):279-314.
With Naveen Khanna. 1995. Managers in Financially Distressed Firms: Villains or Scapegoats?. Journal Of Finance, (50):919-940.
With Larry Lang and Rene Stulz. 1995. Asset Sales, Firm Performance, and the Agency Costs of Managerial Discretion. Journal Of Financial Economics, (37):3-38.