Biography
Dr. Kendall received a BS in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, an MBA with a specialization in Finance, and her Ph.D. in Finance from the University of North Texas. She joined LSU-Shreveport in spring 2019. Dr. Kendall has taught and/or developed the following courses in the past few years: Financial Management (both undergraduate, advanced undergraduate, and MBA), Financial Valuation, Intermediate Financial Management, International Financial Management, and Financial Derivatives. While a Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas, she was the Director of the Finance Tutor Lab. The finance tutoring lab provides assistance and coaching for all undergrad finance classes as well as introductory MBA finance classes. Dr. Kendall began her career as an analyst and consultant with an energy database and consulting firm, rising to vice president and manager of the firm’s international consulting and forecasting practice. As VP of consulting, Dr. Kendall was editor and co-author of a series of coal and energy market studies and economic forecasts. In addition to her quantitative expertise, Dr. Kendall is an experienced qualitative market research professional. Her particular area of interest is in conducting and managing qualitative research and actionable analysis of focus groups and in-depth personal interviews, primarily in the medical industry. Online courses taught at LSUS MBA: FIN701; Undergraduate: FIN301; FIN410
Degrees
PhD
University of North Texas
MBA, Finance
University of North Texas
BS, Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Research Interests
Corporate Finance, Bond Markets, Transportation and Energy Economics, Financial Distress and Bankruptcy, International Finance, Banking, and Financial Markets
Selected Publications
Kendall, W., Kendall, L., & Hsu, T. (2020). Developing Scavenger Hunts to Maximize the Impact of Study Abroad in Business. Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, 10 (1), 1-11. (ISSN: 2152-1034) Kendall, L., & Arellano, F. (2019). Incorporating price elasticity in financial forecasting models: From theory to practice and implementation. Journal of Education for Business, 94 (4), 217-227. (Print ISSN: 0883-2323; Online ISSN: 1940-3356) Kendall, L., & Rogers, N. (2017). Uncorporates: Changes in Master Limited Partnerships. Managerial Finance, 43 (6), 720-735. (ISSN: 0307-4358) Gu, J., Kendall, L., Groves, S., & Arellano, F. (2016). Embedding Ethics in Teaching Investment Management: Understanding Socially Responsible Investing. Teaching Ethics Across the Management Curriculum: Contributing to a Global Paradigm Shift, Volume III (pp. 157-180). Business Expert Press. (ISBN-10: 1631575589; ISBN-13: 978-1631575587) Kendall, L., & Kendall, W. (in press, 2010). "The Consequences to Shipping of a Resurgence of Violence at Sea: Piracy, Terrorism, War or Self Defense?". European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, 24, 138-146. (ISSN: 1450-2275
Teaching Assignments
Assistant Professor of Finance in Residence, LSU – Shreve 2019 - present Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Dallas 2014-2019 Visiting Professor of Finance, LSU – Shreveport Spring 2019 Section Instructor, Washington State University Spring 2019 Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas 2012-2014
Office Hours
Online