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Dr Lisa Schopohl

Associate Professor of Finance

Director Postgraduate Research, Finance & Accounting

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Specialisms

  • Applied Empirical Finance, 
  • Responsible Investment, 
  • Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG), 
  • Institutional Investment, 
  • Pension Funds

Location

ICMA Centre, Whiteknights Campus

Lisa’s research interests are in applied empirical finance and specifically in the areas of institutional investment, corporate finance, ESG investment and CSR, green finance, and gender in finance. Lisa has presented her research at numerous international conferences.

She has received several awards for her research, including the 2021 Prize for Best Research Output by Early Career Researchers in the Prosperity & Resilience Research Division, the 2017 FIR-PRI Finance and Sustainability Award for her PhD thesis and the 2015 PRI-Sycomore AM Award for most outstanding research in responsible investment. Lisa holds a PhD in Finance from the ICMA Centre at the University of Reading and a MLitt in Finance and Management from the University of St Andrews.

Reference: Brooks, C. , Schopohl, L. , Tao, R., Walker, J. and Zhu, M. (2025) The female finance penalty: why are women less successful in academic finance than related fields? Research Policy, 54 (4). 105207. ISSN 0048-7333 doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2025.105207
Henley faculty authors:
Chris Brooks - Dr Lisa Schopohl
Reference: Schopohl, L. , Urquhart, A. and Zhang, H. (2024) Labor investment inefficiency and LGBTQ+-friendliness. International Review of Financial Analysis, 95 (B). 103469. ISSN 1873-8079 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103469
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Lisa Schopohl
Reference: Schopohl, L. , Morais, F. and Akrivou, K. , (2023) Henley Business School report to the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Management Education 2021/22 and 2022/23. Report. Henley Business School
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Lisa Schopohl
Reference: Sangiorgi, I. and Schopohl, L. (2023) Explaining green bond issuance using survey evidence: beyond the greenium. The British Accounting Review, 55 (1). 101071. ISSN 0890-8389 doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2021.101071
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Ivan Sangiorgi - Dr Lisa Schopohl
Reference: Brooks, C. , Schopohl, L. and Walker, J. T. (2023) Comparing perceptions of the impact of journal rankings between fields. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 90. 102381. ISSN 1045-2354 doi: 10.1016/j.cpa.2021.102381
Henley faculty authors:
Chris Brooks - Dr Lisa Schopohl
Reference: Akrivou, K. , Woodrow, C. and Schopohl, L. , (2021) Henley Business School report to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education 2019/20 and 2020/21. Report. Henley Business School (PRME)
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Lisa Schopohl
Reference: Schopohl, L. and Sangiorgi, I. (2021) Why do institutional investors buy green bonds: evidence from a survey of European asset managers. International Review of Financial Analysis, 75. 101738. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101738
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Lisa Schopohl - Dr Ivan Sangiorgi
Reference: Brooks, C. and Schopohl, L. (2021) Green accounting and finance: advancing research on environmental disclosure, value impacts and management control systems. The British Accounting Review, 53 (1). 100973. ISSN 0890-8389 doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2020.100973
Henley faculty authors:
Chris Brooks - Dr Lisa Schopohl
Reference: Schopohl, L. , Urquhart, A. and Zhang, H. (2021) Female CFOs, leverage and the moderating role of board diversity and CEO power. Journal of Corporate Finance, 71. 101858. ISSN 0929-1199 doi: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101858
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Lisa Schopohl
Reference: Akrivou, K. , Schopohl, L. and Woodrow, C. , (2019) Henley Business School report to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education 2017/18 and 2018/19. Report. Henley Business School (PRME)
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Lisa Schopohl
Reference: Hoepner, A. G. F. and Schopohl, L. (2020) State pension funds and corporate social responsibility: do beneficiaries’ political values influence funds’ investment decisions? Journal of Business Ethics, 165. pp. 489-516. ISSN 1573-0697 doi: 10.1007/s10551-018-4091-z
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Lisa Schopohl Andreas G. F. Hoepner
Reference: Brooks, C. , Fenton, E. , Schopohl, L. and Walker, J. (2019) Why does research in finance have so little impact? Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 58. pp. 24-52. ISSN 1045-2354 doi: 10.1016/j.cpa.2018.04.005
Henley faculty authors:
Chris Brooks - Dr Lisa Schopohl Evelyn Fenton- James Walker
Reference: Brooks, C. and Schopohl, L. (2018) Topics and trends in finance research: what is published, who publishes it and what gets cited? The British Accounting Review, 50 (6). pp. 615-637. ISSN 0890-8389 doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2018.02.001
Henley faculty authors:
Chris Brooks - Dr Lisa Schopohl
Reference: Schopohl, L. (2017) Essays on institutional investment and socially responsible investing. PhD thesis, University of Reading.
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Lisa Schopohl
Reference: Hoepner, A. G. F. and Schopohl, L. (2018) On the price of morals in markets: an empirical study of the Swedish AP-Funds and the Norwegian Government Pension Fund. Journal of Business Ethics, 151 (3). pp. 665-692. ISSN 1573-0697 doi: 10.1007/s10551-016-3261-0
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Lisa Schopohl

Sustainable Investments

This module explores how financial investors incorporate sustainability considerations and environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into their investment decisions. The module offers an introduction to the main sustainable investment...

Module code: ICM516

Econometric Analysis for Finance

This module equips you with the quantitative tools used by market participants. The module uses a mixture of (1) lectures where the theory and concepts are introduced and (2) seminars...

Module code: ICM337

Past Events

25 November 2017 ❘ Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt

British Academy of Management Conference

5 September 2017 ❘ Warwick, UK
11 October 2017 ❘ Boston, United States
26 September 2017 ❘ Berlin

Research Seminar: Lisa Schopohl, ICMA Centre

7 June 2017 ❘ G09, ICMA Centre

Doctoral Research Conference 2016

23 June 2016 ❘ University of Reading, RG6 6UA

8th INQUIRE UK Business School Seminar

16 June 2016 ❘ ICMA Centre, University of Reading, RG6 6BA

3rd Geneva Summit on Sustainable Finance

22 March 2016 ❘ International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG), 17 Rue de Varembé, CH-1202 Genève, Switzerland

Henley Doctoral Researcher Conference

27 November 2015 ❘ Henley Business School, University of Reading, RG6 6UD

PRI Academic Workshop

11 September 2015 ❘ London School of Economics, Houghton St, London WC2A 2AE

PRI in Person Conference

9 September 2015 ❘ ExCeL Centre, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL

Young Finance Scholar Conference

25 June 2015 ❘ University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RH

European Responsible Investment and Institutions Conference (ERIIC)

11 May 2015 ❘ University of Edinburgh, 29 Buccleuch Pl, Edinburgh EH8 9JS
1 October 2016 ❘ ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6BA