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Abehitha Fernando

Abehitha Fernando.

Abehitha Fernando

Ph.D. Student, Finance

abehitha@ou.edu
405-325-2151

About Fernando

Abehitha Fernando is a second-year Ph.D. student in Finance at the University of Oklahoma. She graduated with First-Class Honours from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ), Sri Lanka, earning three gold medals for her B.Sc. in Finance (Special) degree in 2017. Since then, she has been serving as a Lecturer in the Department of Finance at USJ. Abehitha completed her M.Sc. in Management at USJ in 2023 with a Merit Pass. She is also a CIMA passed finalist and has completed CFA Level I.

  • Finance
  • Sustainable finance
  • Corporate finance

Publications

  • “Relationship Between Firm-Level Investment, Idiosyncratic Risk and Ownership: An Emerging Market Perspective,” with Pulukkuttige Don Nimal and Amal Abeysekera. Managerial Finance (2025).

About OU's Price College of Business

The University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business has experienced significant growth over the past five years, becoming OU’s second-largest college with over 7,000 students. The college offers highly ranked undergraduate, master’s, executive and doctoral programs across six academic divisions. More information is available at price.ou.edu