Professor Thomas H. Eyssell
Thomas Eyssell, Ph.D., CSA, joined the UMSL Finance and Legal Studies Department in 1986, and has directed the College’s graduate programs since 1999. He chairs the department and oversees both the credit and noncredit CFP Board-registered UMSL Financial Planning programs, which prepare students to sit for the CFP exam. Dr. Eyssell is a long-time member of the University of Missouri System Retirement and Staff Benefits Committee, of member of the board of the Financial Planning Association of Missouri, and a past president of the Academy of Financial Services, a national academic organization devoted to the study of issues and practices in personal financial planning and advising. His research has been published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs, the Journal of Financial Planning, the Financial Services Review, the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Financial Review, and Financial Management, among others. Currently, Dr. Eyssell’s research is focused on the accuracy of credit reporting data and the impacts of errors on consumer credit scores.
Ph.D. Texas A & M University: December 1986
Major Field: Finance Secondary Field: Statistics
MBA Pittsburg State University: May 1979
BSBA Pittsburg State University: May 1978
FINANCE 3500 - Financial Management
FINANCE 3560 - Practice of Personal Financial Planning
FINANCE 3565 - Financial Planning Capstone
FINANCE 3590 - Practicum in Financial Planning
BUS ADM 5198 - Development of Financial Theory
FINANCE 6500 - Financial Management
FINANCE 6501 - Advanced Corporate Finance
FINANCE 6590 - Seminar in Finance
