Welcome to my home on the web. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Accounting and MIS at the Ohio State University.
Education
Ph.D., Business Administration, Accounting Concentration (2012)
The Pennsylvania State University – University Park, PA
M.S., Business Administration, Accounting Concentration (2004)
The Pennsylvania State University – University Park, PA
B.S., Economics with Honors and Highest Distinction (2004)
The Pennsylvania State University – University Park, PA
Research Interests
Disclosure
Complex financial transactions
Off-balance sheet financing
Securities litigation
Credit rating agencies
Linguistic analysis of corporate financial reports
Refereed Publications
"What do Management Forecasts Convey about the Macroeconomy?" (with Zahn Bozanic and Paul Fischer), Journal of Accounting Research, forthcoming
"Firms’ Use of Accounting Discretion to Influence Their Credit Ratings" (with Walid Alissa, Kevin Koharki, and Michael Penn), Journal of Accounting & Economics, forthcoming
Working Papers
"The Benefits of Financial Information Intermediation: The Case of the Bond Rating Agencies"
"Ceteris Paribus? Variable Interest Entity (VIE) Consolidation Under FIN 46R" (with Zahn Bozanic)
"The Information Content of Disclosure Tone" (with Zahn Bozanic and Paul Fischer)
"Is Past Really Prologue? A Linguistic Content Analysis of Forward-Looking Statements in Earnings Press Releases" (with Zahn Bozanic)
Teaching
Accounting & MIS 4200, Advanced Financial Accounting (The Ohio State University)
Accounting 211, Introduction to Financial and Managerial Accounting (The Pennsylvania State University)
Accounting 471, Intermediate Financial Accounting I (The Pennsylvania State University)
MBA Pre-Term Financial Accounting (The Pennsylvania State University)
Executive MBA Pre-Term Financial Accounting (The Pennsylvania State University)
Professional Experience
Bates White, LLC
Senior Consultant
Washington, DC
Awards
J. Kenneth and Nancy N. Jones Graduate Scholarship
Smeal Competitive Summer Dissertation Grant
William A. and Joan L. Schreyer Graduate Scholarship
Smeal Competitive Doctoral Research Grant
W. Edward and Kay M. Hastings Graduate Scholarship
Jeanne and Charles Rider Graduate Fellowship
Donald M. and Regina Harrison Graduate Scholarship
Edward Budd Award for Most Outstanding Honors Thesis in Economics
Evan Pugh Scholar Award
Schreyer Honors College Academic Excellence Scholarship
Monroe Newman Award in Economics
Rosenberg Scholarship in Economics
Minerva Brown Scholarship in Liberal Arts
Professional Qualifications
Certified Public Accountant, Commonwealth of Virginia
Chartered Financial Analyst Program, Passed Level I, Level II, and Level III Examinations
Professional Affiliations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Regular Member
American Accounting Association, Member
American Finance Association, Member
Society for Empirical Legal Studies, Member