I am an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Freeman College of Management at Bucknell University. I was previously a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Darden Business School, University of Virginia and a PhD in Finance Candidate at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. 

My research focuses on institutional investors, responsible investing, historical finance, and technological innovations.

I was recently awarded a $25,000 research grant from the Externality Investment Research Network for a joint research project with Dr. Ellen Quigley at the University of Cambridge.  In 2024, I won the French Finance Association (AFFI) Research Prize in Historical Finance, Honoring the Memory of Professor Georges Gallais-Hamonno. I am an Honorary Associate (non-visiting) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS). 

You can contact me at: vaska.atta-darkua(at)bucknell.edu