About
Thokozile Tembo is a postgraduate researcher pursuing a PhD in Business Studies and Management at the University of Southampton. Her research is funded by the ESRC South Coast DTP under the Global Economies & Business Innovation (GEBI) Pathway. Her thesis, “News Sentiment and Cryptocurrencies: Empirical Asset Pricing, Intradaily News Asymmetry and Stability during Crisis Periods”, explores the asymmetric impact of news sentiment on cryptocurrency markets, focusing on volatility and systemic risk using asset pricing frameworks and financial based LLMs.