Thomas Root, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Finance and Department Chair of Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Law

Thomas Root holds four degrees including a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Kansas. He has been teaching finance in the Zimpleman College of Business at Drake University since 1999. He has received the Graduate Teaching Award and the College of Business Research Award. He published in many academic journals such as Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting; Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences; International Business: Research, Teaching and Practice; International Research Journal of Applied Finance; Managerial Finance; Energy Economics; Journal of Financial Education; and International Review of Financial Analysis.   

• CV - Root, Thomas

Contact Information

Email: tom.root@drake.edu
Phone: 515-271-4163
Address: 2847 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50311
Office: Aliber Hall 317

Education

• Ph.D., University of Kansas
• M.A., University of Kansas
• B.S., University of Kansas

Areas of Expertise

• Financial markets and institutions
• Derivatives
• Macroeconomics