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Bachelor's Degree:
Gazi University - Received in: 1981 - Major: Mech Engineering

Master's Degree:
MBA - Received in: 1988 - Major: Business Admin.

Doctorate Degree:
University of New Orleans - Received in: 1995 - Major: Financial Economics

Corporate Finance, Investments, Banking, Financial Markets and Institutions, International Finance, Financial Planning, Risk and Insurance, Personal Finance.

Dividend Policy, Foreign Direct Investment, Finance Cases, Portfolio Theory, Security Valuation, Emerging Markets, Financial Distress, Artificial Neural Networks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Columbus State University, Associate Professor of Finance, August 2003 – Present.
Courses taught: Managerial Finance, International Finance, Financial Institutions, Money and Banking, Financial Analysis, Financial Planning and Control (Finance Capstone course) Risk and Insurance, Investments, and Economics.
Alcorn State University, Assistant Professor of Finance, August 1997 – July 2003
Courses taught: MBA level Financial Management, Investments, and International Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions, Bank Management, Managerial Economics, undergraduate Financial Markets and Institutions, Financial Management, and Principles of Finance.
University of Northern British Columbia, Assistant Professor of Finance, September 1995 - August 1997.
Courses taught: Financial Management II, Investments & Security Analysis, International Finance, Management of Financial Institutions, and Portfolio Management
Southeastern Louisiana University, Instructor, 1994-1995.
Courses taught: Macroeconomics and Microeconomics.

University of New Orleans, Research Assistant, 1993-1994.
Updated Marketing Scales Handbook
University of New Orleans, Instructor, 1992-1993.
Courses taught: Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, and Engineering Economics.
University of New Orleans, Computer Assistant, 1990-1992.
Maintained the department's microcomputer hardware and software and assisted faculty with computer problems
Cameron College, Instructor, 1989-1990.
Courses taught: Word and Data Processing in Wang System, DOS, Word Perfect, Lotus-123, and dBase III Plus in Microcomputers.
Southeastern Louisiana University, Instructor, 1988-1989.
Courses taught: Money, Banking, Financial Markets, Macroeconomics, Algebra, and Developmental Mathematics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Volvo-BMC Automotive Company, Quality Control Engineer, 1982-1986.
Ministry of Agriculture, Chief Maintenance Engineer, 1981-1982.
Ministry of Agriculture, Translator and Coordinator of international fisheries projects in Turkey. 1978 – 1981.

PUBLICATIONS
Theis, John, Ata Yesilyaprak, and Amitabh Dutta, “Oil and Gas Exploration in 3-D: An Investment Vehicle for Bond Investors?” Oil, Gas, and Energy Quarterly, Vol. 55, No: 3, March 2007, p.623-632.
Yesilyaprak, Ata, “Bond Ratings with Artificial Neural Networks and Econometric Models,” American Business Review, Vol. XXII, No: 1 January 2004, p. 113-123.
Yesilyaprak, Ata, and John Theis, “Comparison Between Methods of Predicting Bankruptcy: The Dot-Com Example” Decision Science Institute Southwest Annual Conference Proceedings, March 2-6 2004.
Yesilyaprak, Ata, John Theis, and Amitabh Dutta, “Return on Oil and Gas Exploration and Yield to Maturity on Bonds” Proceedings of the Southwestern Finance Association, March 2-6 2004.
Yesilyaprak, Ata, “The Market Structure of E-commerce and the New Economy,” Proceedings of the 2002 Academy of Business Disciplines (ABD) Annual Meeting.
Yesilyaprak, Ata, S. Wells, and P. Wood, “Evaluation of the Economic Effects of Boll Weevil Eradication Program,” Journal of Interdisciplinary Business Research, Vol. 2 November 2002, p. 195-202.
Yesilyaprak, Ata and B. Pinney, “Credit Unions: Are They Primary Threats to Banks?” Journal of Business Disciplines, Vol. 8 (2), Fall 2000.
Yesilyaprak, Ata, “Financial Ratios and Common Stock Returns: A Case of Mexican Firms.” Proceedings of the 1999 Academy of Business Disciplines (ABD) Annual Meeting
Yesilyaprak, Ata and M. Kabir Hassan, “A Comparative Analysis of Industrial Bond Ratings Using Artificial Neural Networks, Discriminant, and Multinomial Logit,” Proceedings of the 1997 Academy of International Business-Southwest