LeRoy Brooks, Ph.D.

Professor of Finance
Edward J. and Louise E. Mellen Chair in Finance
Department of Economics and Finance


Ph.D. Michigan State University
M.B.A. Michigan State University
B.S. University of Hartford






Prior to coming to John Carroll, Roy Brooks held faculty positions at the University of Delaware, 1975-1976, and University of South Carolina, 1976-2001.

Dr. Brooks teaching interests include domestic and global corporate finance and investments topics. Dr. Brooks emphasizes the extensive use of computers in financial education. His financial management simulation game is in its 5th edition with McGraw-Hill. The web-based multi-period case allows students to simulate the management of a hypothetical company through time while making finance and other key operating decisions.

Dr. Brooks' current research is primarily in financial economics. Topics include valuation of corporate security issues, corporate control issues, the impacts from international acquisitions, determinants of corporate debt levels and differences in valuation factors between public offerings and private placements. Over fifty papers from his research have been published in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Business, Review of Economics and Statistics, Management Science, Financial Management, Financial Review, Journal of Financial Research and numerous other journals in finance, economics, accounting and management science. More than seventy academic meeting presentations have been given. Dr. Brooks is also an associate editor for The Journal of Business Education and the book review editor for the Journal of Financial Education.

Email: lbrooks@jcu.edu