Education
Ph.D., Accounting, University of Colorado at Boulder
BSBA, Accounting, Bucknell University
CPA, Connecticut (inactive)
Publications
"The Association between SFAS No. 157 Fair Value Hierarchy Information and Conditional Accounting Conservatism" with Jeff Chen and Marc Cussatt, The Accounting Review, 2018, Volume 93(5): 119-144.
"Legal Expertise and the Role of Litigation Risk in Firms' Conservatism Choices" with Chad Ham, Michael Kimbrough, and Ha Yoon Yee, The Accounting Review, forthcoming.
"Information Production and the Duration of Accounting Fraud" with Mattias Nilsson, Roberto Pinheiro, and Maximiliano Barbosa da Silva, Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting, forthcoming.
"Managerial Discretion and the Comparability of Fair Value Estimates" with Jeff Chen and Marc Cussatt, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, forthcoming.
Working Papers
"Does fair value accounting affect how banks convey information about future performance? Evidence from SFAS 115" with Thomas Godwin and David Harris
"Does organized labor influence how firms use tax savings? Evidence from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" with Thomas Godwin and Rick Laux
"Are Critical Audit Matters disclosures informative about future goodwill impairment?" with Benjamin Hubbard (Purdue PhD Student) and Rick Laux
Awards
2021 ATA Public Interest Paper of the Year Award
2019 AAA Midwest Regional Meeting Best Paper Award
Purdue Research Foundation International Travel Grant Award, 2019
Krannert Distinguished Teaching List, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019
Krannert Outstanding Teaching List, Spring 2016
AAA New Faculty Consortium Fellow, 2016
2015 AAA Western Regional Meeting Best Doctoral Student Paper
Accounting Doctoral Scholar (ADS) – American Institute of CPAs, 2010-2014
University of Colorado – Leeds School of Business Doctoral Fellowship; 2012, 2013
Leeds School of Business Doctoral Student Teaching Award, Fall 2013
Gerald Hart Doctoral Research Fellowship, 2014
