Brayden Bulloch
Brayden is a third-year PhD student in accounting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on tax-related topics, with interest in auditor-provided tax services as well as real effects of taxation on operational decisions. He is particularly interested in exploring new and unique data to answer tax questions. In his free time, Brayden enjoys golfing, hiking, camping, watching sports, and spending time with his wife and son.
Blake Canziani
Blake is a fourth-year Ph.D. student at the University of Florida. His primary research area is audit archival, specifically relating to audit quality and audit firm resources. He is also interested in the incentives, methods, and consequences of strategic behavior within and beyond the audit profession. Prior to entering his Ph.D. program, he gained professional experience as a Senior Associate within the audit practice of KPMG in Los Angeles, California. In his spare time, he enjoys playing music or relaxing at home with his wife and two cats.
Tian Chen
Tian is a third-year PhD student at Northwestern University. Her research interests include disclosure regulations, the social impact of information, auditing, and banking. Outside of school, she enjoys traveling, running, and exploring new restaurants.
Jin Deng
Jin is a 4th year PhD Candidate at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her research interests mainly include corporate disclosure, with a focus on topics related to climate change. In her spare time, Jin enjoys hiking, badminton and trying new food.
Qishen Fu
Qishen is a third-year Ph.D. student at the Stern School of Business, New York University. Her research focuses on banking, FinTech, and financial institutions, and she is also interested in disclosure-related topics, particularly disclosure regulations. Outside of research, she enjoys hiking, swimming, dancing, and photography.
Matthias Huber
Matthias is a first-year Ph.D. student at HEC Paris. His research interests lie in financial accounting, including sustainability reporting, transparency, governance, and regulation. Prior to his PhD he was engaged in research assistance positions at LMU Munich and ESSEC Business School. In his spare time, he enjoys playing football, chess, and long-distance running.
Johanna Jost
Johanna is a third-year PhD student at the Department of Accounting at Copenhagen Business School. Her research focuses on how socialization and early-life experiences shape financial decisions. She works on topics such as the gender gap, financial education, and financial literacy, and how these influence accounting practices. She uses both empirical archival and experimental methods. Outside of research, Johanna loves spending time outdoors with her little son and partner, embracing adventures in nature.
Huidong Kim
Huidong Kim is a fourth-year Accounting Ph.D. candidate at Seoul National University. His research interests include disclosure, international, and macroaccounting studies. In his free time, he enjoys jogging, traveling, and playing soccer.
Jonas Lee
Jonas is a fourth-year PhD student at the University of Michigan. He is interested in financial reporting, particularly determinants and consequences. In his spare time, he enjoys trading on prediction markets and cooking.
Minah Lee
Minah is a third-year Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Connecticut. Her research interests include merger and acquisition, corporate disclosures, and executive compensation. In her spare time, she enjoys CrossFit, reading mystery novels, and cooking.
Xiangyu Li
Xiangyu is a third-year Ph.D. student at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include debt contracting, auditing, and disclosure. Prior to joining USC, she spent her undergraduate years at HKUST. Outside of research, Xiangyu is an enthusiastic runner and music lover.
Yilan Li
Yilan Li is a third-year PhD student in accounting at ESSEC Business School. Her research focuses on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and accounting, with a particular interest in human-AI collaboration and its implications for information disclosure and decision-making in the capital market. She is particularly interested in how Generative AI influences retail investors’ behavior and reduces information processing costs. In her free time, Yilan enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with her cat, Sicilia.
Hunter Ng
Hunter Ng is a third-year Accounting Ph.D. Student at Baruch College, City University of New York. Prior to joining the Ph.D. Program, he was in the Fintech Division at the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Cloud Computing Division in Fujitsu, Tokyo. His current research energies are in understanding how large language models affect information flow to investors. He taps on his full-stack development knowledge to work on fringe topics in cryptocurrencies, political economy and advanced character recognition software. Outside of research, he does 3D-printing, floral arrangements and cocktail-mixing.
Saverio Olivito
Saverio Olivito is a second-year Ph.D. student in accounting at the University of Zurich. His research focuses on sustainability reporting, biodiversity, and sustainable value creation. He is passionate about understanding the impact of companies on nature and how they can enhance sustainability through responsible financial practices. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, reading books, and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.
Brianna De La Osa
Brianna is a second-year Ph.D. student at the University of Miami. Her research interests are corporate governance, with particular interest in short-seller activism, and the real effects of disclosure regulations. Prior to joining the PhD program she worked alongside her family at a boutique accounting firm in Coral Gables, Florida, where they provided specialized accounting and tax services to individuals and small businesses. When not thinking about research she enjoys wakeboarding, scuba diving, and spending quality time with her nephews!
Ruth Senior
Ruth is a third year PhD student at the University of Washington. Her research focuses on
nonprofits and healthcare entities. Prior to starting the PhD program,Ruth was a senior manager at KPMG in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she assisted clients from a variety of industries. In her free time, Ruth enjoys running, reading, and exploring Seattle’s many coffee shops and breweries.
Christina Seymour
Christina Seymour is a third-year Ph.D. candidate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests center on accounting-related judgments and decisions, particularly those of managers in financial or managerial accounting contexts. Prior to joining the Ph.D. program, Christina worked as an auditor and in various finance/accounting roles at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Christina enjoys reading, watching baseball and cricket, and cooking and baking in her spare time.
Rui Sun
coming soon.
Tianyi Wang
Tianyi is a second-year Ph.D. student in accounting at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests lie in the judgment and decision-making processes of accounting-related stakeholders, including but not limited to auditors, investors, and managers, and he primarily utilizes a lab experiment approach. Before starting his Ph.D. program, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in professional accounting at Peking University, China. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, concerts, and exploring new wonders in daily life.
Wenxin Wang
Wenxin is a third-year PhD student in Accounting and Management at Harvard Business School. Her research interests focus on how firms incorporate algorithms into formal management control systems, as well as the role of both formal and informal systems in fostering and amplifying employee voice. Methodologically, she is interested in employing techniques such as machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) to extract insights from novel datasets and conducting field research. In her spare time, Wenxin enjoys working out, exploring new restaurants, and watching movies.
Xiao Zhang
Xiao is a fourth-year PhD student in accounting at the University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on the intersection of accounting and financial institutions, with a particular emphasis on the insurance industry. She is especially interested in how accounting influences insurers’ portfolio choices. In her free time, Xiao enjoys watching movies and listening to K-pop musics.
Yuanzhe Zhang
Yuanzhe is a fourth-year PhD student at the University of Rochester. Her research interests primarily lie in financial accounting, with a focus on the intersection of accounting issues with politics, financial intermediaries, and disclosure. When she’s not conducting research, she enjoys traveling, cooking, dancing, and music.