Rate My Professor Joyce Khuu

Dr Joyce Khuu is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance at Curtin University, part of the Faculty of Business and Law. She serves as the Academic Discipline Lead for the Finance Discipline. Khuu completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Behavioral Finance at Curtin University from 2013 to 2018, with her doctoral research centered on investor sentiment and its influence on stock returns, particularly exploring sentiment proxies derived from news in the Japanese market. Her career at Curtin University includes teaching key undergraduate courses such as Introduction to Financial Instruments (FNCE3001) and Personal Finance: Financial Planning Principles (FNCE2001). She contributes to the academic community as a member of the Financial Planning Education Council.

Khuu's research interests lie in asset pricing, behavioural finance, and investor sentiment. She has authored and co-authored several impactful publications in these fields. Her PhD thesis, "Investor Sentiment and Japanese Stock Returns" (2018), investigates how sentiment affects the cross-section of stock returns. In 2022, she co-authored "When Sentiment Metrics for One Market are Derived from Two Proxies: Evidence from Japan" with Robert Durand and Lee A. Smales, comparing text-based sentiment measures for Japanese investors. Another significant work is "Investor Decision Making Within Retirement Savings Schemes: Evidence from Australia" (2023), which examines behavioral biases in superannuation allocation decisions. Additionally, Khuu collaborated on "Financial Data Visualization in 3D on Immersive Virtual Reality Displays: A Case-Study for Data Storytelling and Information Visualization of Financial Data of Australia's Energy Sector" (2019) with Artur Lugmayr, Yi Juin Lim, and Felix Chan. Her research has been presented at conferences such as the PhD Conference in Economics and Business and the New Zealand Finance Meeting, contributing to advancements in understanding investor behavior and financial decision-making processes.