Welcome

I am a Professor of Finance at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Business School. My research focuses on how individuals perceive and manage financial risks by exploring both behavioral patterns and their underlying neurobiological mechanisms. I teach and conduct research in this emerging field (“Neurofinance“).

I began my PhD in Finance at the London School of Economics before transferring to the Swiss Finance Institute at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, where I completed my doctorate in neurofinance in 2009. Prior to my PhD, I studied economics at Princeton University and later served as a Visiting Associate at Caltech from 2010 to 2014. I also hold a diploma in engineering statistics from ENSAE, Paris, and am an alumna of the École Normale Supérieure de la rue d’Ulm, Paris.

My work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, Financial Analysts Journal, Nature — Scientific Reports, Neuron, Current Biology, and Science Advances.

In addition to my academic contributions, I have consulted for financial institutions and have acted as an expert witness in legal cases, providing expert reports and testimony, including cross-examinations in the Federal Court of Australia. I enjoy my work with the legal sector and highly welcome inquiries in that regard.

Please see my CV for more information.

Research Areas

Behavioral Finance, Neurofinance, Experimental Economics / Finance

Opportunities for students

If you are a student and are interested in writing your thesis in the area of experimental/behavioral finance, please feel free to get in touch with me by sending an email to elise@unsw.edu.au.

If you are a UNSW student and would like to participate in research studies and earn some extra spending money, follow the instructions on the UNSW Business School Experimental Research Laboratory website.