601 S. Morgan St. (M/C 006)
                      Chicago, IL 60607
                      Phone: 312-355-1331
                      Fax : 312-996-4520
                      shail@uic.edu

                      Home Page: http://www.uic.edu/~shail/

Degrees

Ph.D., University of Rochester , 2005

M.S. (Applied Economics), University of Rochester , 2001

MBA, University of Indore , India , 1992

B.Engg., Jiwaji University, India, 1989

Teaching and Research Interests

Teaching: Introductory & Intermediate Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis

Research: Financial Reporting, Security Analysts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance

Honors / Awards

Dean’s Commendation Letter for Teaching Excellence, The Ohio State University, 2007-2008.

J.F. Jr. and Jessie Lee Seinsheimer Faculty Fellow, Tulane University, 2004-2005.

Dean’s Teaching Honor Roll, University of Rochester, Summer 2003.

John Olin Foundation Fellowship, University of Rochester, 2001-2002.

Graduate Fellowship, University of Rochester, 1998-2001.

Rotary International Group Study Exchange Fellowship, Tennessee, 1996.

Young Manager Award, Indore Management Association, India, 1995.

Merit Scholarship, University of Indore, India, 1990-1991.

Positions Held

Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting and MIS, The Ohio State University, 2006-2008

Assistant Professor of Accounting, Tulane University, 2004-2006

Instructor, University of Rochester, 2003

Representative publications

Operating leases and credit assessments(working paper)

Security analysts, cash flow forecasts, and turnover (working paper)

Information externalities in capital markets: The economic determinants of suppliers' stock price reaction to their major customers' information events (working paper)

Do bad boards allow bad acquisitions? (working paper)

Accounting choice, announcement returns and operating performance in stock-for-stock acquisitions (working paper