The Accounting PhD program provides students the opportunity to work in collaborative relationships with faculty and gain the skills necessary to conduct research that contributes to knowledge in corporate disclosure, international accounting standards, corporate governance, information intermediaries (e.g., financial analysts), market microstructure and executive compensation. The accounting group specializes in empirical financial research, which relies heavily on econometric methods.
Additional information about our Accounting faculty can be found here.
General details about the curriculum, requirements, and structure of the program can be found here. Please be aware this document is not an exhaustive list of the requirements for the Program.
PhD Graduates' Publications
- Journal of Accounting Research
Bridging the gap: Evidence from externally hired CEOs (2018)
Yonca Ertimur - University of Colorado at Boulder
Caleb Rawson - University of Colorado at Boulder (PhD 2018)
Jonathan L Rogers - University of Colorado at Boulder
Sarah L.C. Zechman - University of Colorado at Boulder - Accounting & Finance
The role of financial analysts in stock market efficiency with respect to annual earnings and its cash and accrual components (2017)
Dana Hollie – Louisiana State University
Philip Shane – College of William and Mary
Qiuhong Zhao – University of Missouri (PhD 2010) - Journal of Business Finance & Accounting
Are entrenched managers’ accounting choices more predictive of future cash flows? (2017)
Bradley Lail – Baylor University
Gregory W. Martin - The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (PhD 2009) - Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory
Financial Reporting Quality and Auditor Locality Contagion (2017)
Jamie Diaz - The College of William & Mary
Gregory W. Martin - The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (PhD 2009)
Wayne B. Thomas - The University of Oklahoma - Review of Accounting Studies
Risk-based forecasting and planning and management earnings forecasts (2017)
Christopher Ittner – University of Pennsylvania
Jeremy Michels – University of Pennsylvania (PhD 2014) - Accounting Horizons
Market Reaction to Auditor Ratification Vote Tally (2017)
Paul Tanyi – University of North Carolina
Kristin Roland (Luttecke) – University of North Carolina (PhD 2012) - Journal of Business Finance & Accounting
S&P 500 membership and managers’ supply of conservative financial reports (2016)
Gregory W. Martin - The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (PhD 2009)
Wayne Thomas – University of Oklahoma
Matthew Wieland – Miami University, Ohio - Journal for Accounting Education
A model for teaching technology: Using Excel in an accounting information systems course (2016)
Veronda Willis – University of Texas Tyler (PhD 2005) - Journal of Accounting Research
Disclosure versus recognition: Inferences from subsequent events (2016)
Jeremy Michels - University of Pennsylvania (PhD 2014) - The Accounting Review
Shell games: the long-term performance of Chinese reverse-merger firms (2015)
Kevin K Li - University of Toronto
Charles M.C. Lee - Stanford University
Ran Zhang - Peking University, Guanghua (PhD 2006) - The Accounting Review
Does SOX 404 Have Teeth? Consequences of the Failure to Report Existing Internal Control Weaknesses
Sarah C. Rice - Texas A&M University at College Station
David P. Weber - University of Connecticut (PhD 2005)
Biyu Wu - University of Connecticut - Journal of Accounting Research
Issuer operating performance and IPO price formation (2015)
Michael Willenborg – University of Connecticut
Biyu Wu - University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Yanhua Sunny Yang - University of Connecticut (PhD 2006) - Accounting Horizons
The Relation between Accounting Information in Debt Covenants and Operating Leases (2015)
Daniel Gyung H. Paik – University of Richmond
Joyce A. van der Laan Smith – University of Richmond
Brandon Byunghwan Lee – Indiana University
Sung Wook Yoon – California State University (PhD 2004) - Journal of Accounting Education
The Personal Budget Project: A practical introduction to financial literacy (2015)
Cynthia Guthrie – Bucknell University
Curtis Nicholls – Bucknell University (PhD 2010) - Issues in Accounting Education
What influences accounting research? Acitations-based analysis (2014)
Amy E. Dunbar – University of Connecticut
David P. Weber – University of Connecticut (PhD 2005) - Journal of Accounting & Finance
The effect of capitalizing operating leases on the immediacy to debt covenant Violations (2014)
Byunghwan Lee - Indiana University Northwest
Daniel Gyung Paik - University of Richmond
Sung Wook Yoon - California State University, Northridge (PhD 2004) - Accounting Horizons
Meeting-or-beating, earnings management, and investor sensitivity after the scandal (2014)
Sanghyuk Byun – Sogang University (PhD 2012)
Kristin Roland-Luttecke – University of North Carolina (PhD 2012) - Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
Regulating the timing of disclosure: Insights from the acceleration of 10-K filing deadlines (2013)
Lisa Bryant-Kutcher – Colorado State University
Emma Yan Peng – Fordham University
David P. Weber – University of Connecticut (PhD 2005) - Journal of International Business Studies
National culture and corporate investment (2013)
Liang Shao - Hong Kong Baptist University
Chuck C Kwok - University of South Carolina at Columbia
Ran Zhang - Peking University, Guanghua (PhD 2006) - Contemporary Accounting Research
Financial Reporting Quality and Labor Investment Efficiency (2013)
Boochun Jung – University of Hawaii (PhD 2007)
Woo‐Jong Lee – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
David P. Weber – University of Connecticut - The Accounting Review
Audit quality and the trade-off between accretive stock repurchases and accrual-based earnings management (2012)
Brian M Burnett - Indiana University at Bloomington (PhD 2011)
Bradrick M. Cripe - Northern Illinois University
Gregory W. Martin - Indiana University at Bloomington (PhD 2009)
Brian P. McAllister - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - Contemporary Accounting Research
Earnings smoothing activities of firms to manage credit ratings (2012)
Boochun Jung – University of Hawaii (PhD 2007)
Naomi Soderstrom – University of Colorado Boulder
Yanhua Sunny Yang – University of Connecticut (PhD 2006) - The Accounting Review
Do unverifiable disclosures matter? Evidence from peer-to-peer lending (2012)
Jeremy Michels – University of Colorado at Boulder (PhD 2014) - Journal of Accounting and Economics
Do financial analysts' long-term growth forecasts matter? Evidence from stock recommendations and career outcomes (2012)
Boochun Jung – University of Hawaii at Manoa (PhD 2007)
Philip B. Shane – University of Virginia, McIntire
Yanhua Sunny Yang - University of Texas at Austin (PhD 2006) - Journal of Accounting Research
How effective is internal control reporting under SOX 404? Determinants of the (non-)disclosure of existing material weaknesses (2011)
Sarah C. Rice - University of Connecticut
David P. Weber - University of Connecticut (PhD 2005) - The Accounting Review
Earnings management using real activities: evidence from nonprofit hospitals (2011)
Leslie G. Eldenburg - The University of Arizona
Katherine A. Gunny - University of Colorado at Boulder
Kevin W. Hee - San Diego State University (PhD 2008)
Naomi Soderstrom - University of Colorado at Boulder - Accounting, Organizations and Society
Behavioral changes following the collaborative development of an accounting information system (2010)
Leslie Eldenburg – University of Arizona
Naomi Soderstrom – University of Colorado Boulder
Veronda Willis – University of Texas Tyler (PhD 2005)
Anne Wu - National Chengchi University