Last Update: February 2026

Works in Progress

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Greathouse, R. (2025). Disclosure Quality and Firm-Event Price Responses.

Investigates whether firms with higher disclosure quality experience faster and more accurate price adjustment following earnings announcements, relative to firms with weaker information environments.

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Greathouse, R., Mathewson, T., & Bowen, C. (2025). Beyond Face Value: Behavioral Biases and Perceived Fairness in Secondary Markets.

Examines how cognitive bias and perceived fairness influence pricing inefficiencies and willingness to pay in secondary markets, connecting behavioral distortions to asset-pricing and market-efficiency frameworks.

Research Experience

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Graduate Research Assistant- Finance Department

Analyzes financial management structures, budgeting constraints, and long-term capital planning in a rural emergency medical services context, translating applied institutional analysis into generalizable insights on public-sector financial sustainability.

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Research Assistant- Hospitality Finance & Economics and Leadership

Examines how financial innovation, leadership strategy, and economic decision-making influence growth, investment behavior, and long-term value creation within the evolving hospitality industry.

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Research Assistant- Finance

Analyzes how interest rates, housing market conditions, government policy, and technological change shape mortgage refinancing volume across economic cycles, with a focus on the post-pandemic period.