curriculum vitae john d benjamin office home department of finance and real estate 3014 7th st n kogod school business 43 myers hutchins hall arlington va 22201 american university 703 527 1881 4400 massachusetts ave nw married 3 children washington dc 20016 8044 202 885 1892 education louisiana state 1988 ph houston 1983 ms north carolina history 1978 ba at chapel hill dissertation a theory empirical test retail lease contracting committee members c f sirmans chairman r carter james shilling glenn w boyle g geoffrey booth experience professor 2002 present chair with tenure 1998 2001 associate 1994 assistant 1990 pennsylvania areas teaching corporate undergraduate investments graduate investment banking financial decision making economics principles valuation research interest leasing mortgage markets articles in refereed scholarly journals sorting franchising