Pamela P. Peterson, CFA, is a professor of finance at Florida State University, where she teaches undergraduate courses in corporate finance and doctoral courses in empirical research methods. She is also an associate editor for various financial publications. She has been a CFA Review Program instructor in Raleigh, North Carolina; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Zurich, Switzerland. Professor Peterson has published more that 25 articles in various academic journals and is the author of Financial Management and Analysis, published by McGraw-Hill. Prior to working at Florida State University, Professor Peterson was at Arthur Andersen & Company. Her research interests are capital structure issues, analysts' forecasts, and empirical methods. Professor Peterson received a B.S. degree from Miami University (Ohio) in accountancy and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in finance.
David R. Peterson is a professor of finance at Florida State University, where he teaches undergraduate and doctoral courses in investments and valuation theory. Professor Peterson has published more than 45 articles in various academic journals. He served as an ad hoc reviewer for the National Science Foundation and for various financial publications. Before coming to Florida State University, Professor Peterson taught at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and worked at J.P. Baldwin Company and Continental Illinois Bank. His research interests are capital market securities, analysts' forecasts, and market efficiency. Professor Peterson holds a B.S. from Miami University (Ohio) in economics and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in finance.