Dr Ayman Omar
Assistant Professor of Finance
School/Department: School of Business
Telephone: +44 (0)116 223 1960
Email: amo18@leicester.ac.uk
Address: Brookfield Campus, Heron building, office 2.12
Profile
Research
Publications
(0) Omar, A., Lambe, B., and Wisniewski, T. (2021) "Perceptions of the threat to national security and the stock market" Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 186, pp.: 504 - 522.
Omar, A., Wisniewski, T., and Yekini, S. (2019) 'Psychopathic Traits of Corporate Leadership as Predictors of Future Stock Returns' European Financial Management, 25(5), pp.: 1195 - 1228.
Omar, A., Wisniewski, T., and Nolte, S. (2017) 'Diversifying away the Risk of War and Cross-Border Political Crisis' Energy Economics, 64, pages: 494 - 510.
Omar, A. (2015) 'West Texas Intermediate-Brent Spread during Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries Supply Disruptions' International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Vol. (5), No. (3), pages: 1-11.
Supervision
Teaching
First year BSc Accounting and Finance: Math and Statistics for BSc Accounting and Finance (MN1410) Undergraduate Module leader.
First year BSc Accounting and Finance: Foundation of Finance (MN1019) Undergraduate Seminar tutor.
Second year BSc Accounting and Finance Macro Finance (MN2140) Undergraduate Module leader.
Dissertation supervision for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Press and media
Awards
2017-2020: Awarded University of Leicester Student Union’s Superstar award for teaching in 2017 and nominated for this award for two consecutive academic years.
2017: Awarded certificate of recognition from the Dean of the University of Leicester School of Business for efforts to create positive working environment.
2013: I received the “Best PhD Spring Conference Presentation Award” from the then University of Leicester School of Management following my presentation of my research findings at that internal conference.
2011: Awarded funding in the form of the Graduate Teaching Assistant Scholarship from the University of Leicester School of Management to study Finance at PhD level.
Qualifications
2018 - 2019: became Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy
2017-2018: Became an Associate Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy