Ryan Halley
Associate Professor of Finance
Phone: 503-554-2807
Email: halleyr@georgefox.edu
Ryan Halley has taught from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Mount Vernon, Ohio, where he was an assistant professor of finance for the past four years. He also has worked as a financial consultant, as an adjunct professor at Lubbock Christian University (2003-04), and as a graduate research assistant at Texas Tech University (2002-04). Ryan earned a doctorate in consumer economics and personal financial planning from Texas Tech in 2005, an MBA from The Ohio State University in 2002, and a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in 1999. He holds the Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC) designation from the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education. He is married to Jess and has two children, Megan and Brennan.
Professor Halley teaches:
- Corporate Finance
- Investments
- Personal Finance
Education
- PhD in Consumer Economics and Personal Financial Planning from Texas Tech University
- MBA in Corporate Finance from Ohio State University
- BA in Accounting and Business Management from Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Community Service
- Lead community-based personal finance seminars
- Provide personal budgeting workshops for University-affiliated groups and local school districts
- Provide pro-bono financial counseling and pre-marital counseling for students
Research Interests
- College student debt
- Financial education
- Pre-marital financial counseling
- Clergy financial preparation programs
Selected Publicatons/Presentations
- Goetz, J., Bagwell, D., & Halley, R. (2004). "Tough Questions for Student Financial Educators." 2004 Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education. Denver, CO.
- Bagwell, D., Halley, R., % Goetz, J. (2004). "Peer to Peer Financial Counseling and Education in a University Setting." 2004 Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education. Denver, CO.
- 2005: Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Upper Management Meeting., Lafayette, LA. "Financial Literacy on College Campuses."
- 2005: Bank One Advisory Council Meeting, Chicago, IL. "Financial LIteracy on College Campuses."
- 2005: Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Conference, Lafayette, LA. "Red to Black Financial Counseling: A Model University Financial Literacy Program."
