Georgian Court University’s Lakewood campus will continue to operate virtually on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. All university offices, including the library, will operate virtually. Classes will continue online to the extent possible. Students should consult Blackboard Learn for specific course information.

All student vehicles must remain in the designated parking area in Lot A. Please refer to the signs posted in the residence halls for additional details.

For in-person classes not held on the Lakewood campus, GCU classes will follow the closure or cancellation decisions of the host location.

Nursing faculty should contact Dean Wurmser regarding clinical attendance.

Raymond Hall Dining Room will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.The Café will be closed.

The Fitness Center will operate under normal hours.

Meera Behera

Dr. Meera R. Behera.

Assistant Professor of Finance
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School:

School of Business and Digital Media

Department:

Business

Office Location:

Farley Center, Room # 312

Office Hours:

  • Tuesday: 9:45 PM-11:45 PM 
  • Thursday: 9:45 PM-11:45 PM 

Educational Background

  • Ph.D. in Finance, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
  • M.S. in Global Finance, The New School, New York, USA
  • Ph.D. in Physics, Berhampur University, India
  • M. Phil. in Physics, Berhampur University, India
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, India
  • M.Sc. in Physics, Utkal University, India

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor of Finance, Georgian Court University, New Jersey, July 2019 – Present
  • PTL – Finance, Rutgers Business School, New Jersey, 2012 – 2019
  • Adjunct Professor of Finance, Bloomfield College, New Jersey, 2018
  • Adjunct Professor of Finance, Seton Hall University, New Jersey, 2017 – 2018
  • Teaching Assistant, Rutgers Business School, New Jersey, 2009 – 2010
  • Research Associate Professor, Norfolk State University, Virginia, 2007 – 2008
           

Research / Creativity Interest Area

  • Meera Behera, Vikram Nanda and Oded Palmon,” Disciplinaryshocks: say-on-pay and the role of large shareholders”, Review of Quantitative finance and Accounting, 59(4): 1-47, (2022)
  • Khendum Choden and Meera R Behera,”An empirical study on the perception of students enrolled in business Programs towards online courses and engagement strategies during COVID-19″, Journal of Business, Vol 06, Issue 03, 1-26, (2021)
  • Meera Behera, Vikram Nanda and Oded Palmon, “Determinants and Impact of Say-on-Pay Vote”, Preceding 26th Annual Pacific Basin Finance, Economics, Accounting and Management Conference, Page 49, (2018)
  •  S. N. Jena, M.R. Behera, and S. Panda. “Contributions of the pion-cloud to the magnetic moments of nucleon octet in a relativistic quark model,”  International Journal of Modern Physics E, Vol. 7, 425-440, (1998)
  • S. N. Jena, M.R. Behera, and S. Panda. “Mass Spectrum of the ground-state baryons in a chiral quark model,” Journal of Physics G, Number 6, Vol. 24, 1089-1103 (1998)
  • S. N. Jena and M.R. Behera. “Electromagnetic form factors and static properties of the nucleons in a chiral symmetric quark model,” International Journal of Modern Physics E, Vol. 7, 69-88 (1998)
  • S. N. Jena and M.R. Behera. “Weak form factors for semi-leptonic transitions of baryons in a relativistic potential model of independent quarks,” International Journal of Physics A, Vol. 12, 3249-3258 (1997)
  •  S. N. Jena, M.R. Behera, and S. Panda. “Mass and decay constant of the ( q q bar ) pion in a relativistic potential model of independent quarks,” Pramana –Journal of Physics, 51, 711-725 (1998)
  • S.N. Jena, M.R. Behera, and S. Panda. “Ground-state baryon masses in an equally mixed scalar-vector linear potential model,” Physical Review D, Vol. 55, 291-298 (1997)
  • S. N. Jena and M.R. Behera. “Electromagnetic form factors of nucleons in a relativistic square-root potential model of independent quarks” Pramana –Journal of Physics, Vol. 47, 233-248 (1996)
  •  S. N. Jena and M.R. Behera. “S-wave baryons in an equally mixed scalar-vector square root potential model of independent quarks.” Pramana –Journal of Physics, Vol. 44, 357-374 (1995)

Additional Information

Industry Experience:
  • ReMax Real Estate Associate, New Jersey, 2008 – 2015
Volunteer:
  • Jersey Cares, Livingston, New Jersey
  • https://www.jerseycares.org/
  • Siridi Sai Cultural & Community Center, Iselin, New Jersey
  • Kalamandir Music School, Plainsboro, New Jersey

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