Associate Professor and Director of Accounting program Ph.D. Accounting, University of Maryland, 1998 Fields:  Financial Accounting Office:  HW 1521 Voice:  212-772-5393 Fax:     212-772-5398 Email: fcebenoy@hunter.cuny.edu

Professor Cebenoyan joined the department in the fall of 1999. She has held a C.P.A license (Maryland) since 1989. Her research focuses on the relevance of earnings, and other information derived from accounting numbers to firm's valuation. Her current projects look at the firm valuation and accounting information (efficiency) in general, and within the context of forecasting and mergers. She also investigates the determinants of mergers and acquisitions in banking industry as well as the effects of regulatory changes on the acquisition incentives.