Muhammad (Arif) Qayyum, Ph.D.

Dr. Qayyum is the inaugural appointed faculty member for the Mario J. Gabelli Endowed Professorship in Finance at Iona University. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses, including Principles of Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fixed Income Securities, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation, Real Estate Entrepreneurial Strategies, Corporate Financial Strategy and Portfolio Management. Dr. Qayyum's research interests include portfolio management, financial education, real estate, global risk and corporate social responsibility. Dr. Qayyum is faculty mentor for CFA research challenge and founding faculty advisor for Real Estate Club. Additionally, he is interested in mentoring student research in Finance and Real Estate innovative teaching methodologies and has provided unique class trip and portfolio experiences for students. His recent work has been published in Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, Social Responsibility Journal, Journal of Education for Business, Midwestern Business and Economics Review, Financial Decisions and Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research.