About Financial Accounting and Reporting Section

Objectives

The objective of this Section is to give greater attention to financial accounting and reporting, and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of education, research, and professional practice by: (1) disseminating and evaluating teaching methods and materials; (2) encouraging, facilitating, and publicizing research interests and projects; and (3) creating opportunities for interchange and cooperation between academics and practitioners.

 

 

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President

John (Xuefeng) Jiang
Michigan State University

President Elect

Shana Clor-Proell
Texas Christian University

Past President

Kristina Rennekamp
Cornell University

Vice President - Practice

Adrienna Huffman
The Brattle Group

Secretary/Treasurer

Jennifer Sustersic Stevens
Ohio University

Council Representative

Mary Ellen Carter
Boston College

Editor

Co-Senior Editor, The Journal of Financial Reporting
Samuel Bonsall
Penn State University
Co-Senior Editor, The Journal of Financial Reporting
Nicole Cade
University of Pittsburgh
Co-Senior Editor, The Journal of Financial Reporting
Henry Friedman
University of California-Los Angeles
Lead Co-Senior Editor, The Journal of Financial Reporting
Alan Jagolinzer
University of Cambridge
Co-Senior Editor, The Journal of Financial Reporting
Jayanthi Sunder
University of Arizona

Chairperson

Best Dissertation Award Committee-Chair
Sudipta Basu
Temple University
2025 AAA National Meeting Track Chair-Executive Incentives and Compensation
Richard Carrizosa
University of California - Riverside
CPE Committee-Chair
Matthew Cobabe
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Publications Committee-Co-Chair
Weili Ge
University of Washington
2025 AAA National Meeting Track Chair-Financial Institutions and Fair Value Accounting
Yadav Gopalan
Indiana University - Bloomington
Financial Reporting Policy Committee - Chair
Mary Hill
Kennesaw State University
2025 AAA National Meeting Track Chair-Standard Setting, Politics, and Lobying
Matthew Kubic
The University of Texas at Austin
2025 AAA National Meeting Track Chair-Financial Reporting Properties
Henry Laurion
University of Colorado-Boulder
Midyear Meeting Scholarships Committee - Chair
Bin Li
Vanderbilt University
2025 AAA National Meeting Track Chair-Corporate Governance Issues
Nan Li
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Lifetime Achievement Award & PhD Mentoring Award Committee-Chair
Edward Li
CUNY-Baruch College
2025 AAA National Meeting Track Chair-Securities Regulation, Enforcement, and Litigation
Maximilian Muhn
The University of Chicago
Innovation in Financial Accounting Education Award Committee-Chair
Derek Oler
Texas Tech University
2025 AAA National Meeting Track Chair-Current Issues in Accounting
Jedson Pinto
University of Texas at Dallas
Nominations Committee - Chair
Kristina Rennekamp
Cornell University
2025 AAA National Meeting Track Chair-Voluntary Disclosure/Earnings Information
Bryce Schonberger
University of Colorado-Boulder
2025 AAA National Meeting Track Chair-Textual Analysis and Disclosure Properties
Harm Schütt
Tilburg University
Publications Committee - Co-Chair
Catherine Shakespeare
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Integrating Research and Practice Committee-Chair
Anup Srivastava
University of Calgary
Mentoring Committee-Chair
Stephen Stubben
University of Utah
2025 AAA National Meeting Track Chair-Valuation and Fundamental Analysis
Ayung Tseng
University of California-Davis
2025 AAA National Meeting Track Chair-M&A and Business Combinations
Ben Yost
Boston College
Best Midyear Meeting Paper Award Committee - Chair
Luo Zuo
National University of Singapore

Steering Board

Nilabhra Bhattacharya
Southern Methodist University
Mary Ellen Carter
Boston College
Shana Clor-Proell
Texas Christian University
Kai Du
Penn State University
Paul Hribar
University of Iowa
Adrienna Huffman
The Brattle Group
Chairperson
John (Xuefeng) Jiang
Michigan State University
Allison Koester
Georgetown University
Kenneth Merkley
Indiana University - Bloomington
Kristina Rennekamp
Cornell University
Sara Toynbee
The University of Texas at Austin
Yong Yu
The University of Texas at Austin

Webmaster

Webmaster
Bryan Brockbank
Washington and Lee University

Section Committee Member

Nominations Committee
Kristian Allee
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
Integrating Research and Practice Committee
Divya Anantharaman
Rutgers University School of Business - Newark
Lifetime Achievement Award & PhD Mentoring Award Committee
Karthik Balakrishnan
Rice University
Financial Reporting Policy Committee
Donal Byard
CUNY-Baruch College
Nominations Committee
Andrew Call
Arizona State University
Innovation in Financial Accounting Education Award Committee
Judson Caskey
University of California-Los Angeles
Financial Reporting Policy Committee
Lucy Chen
Villanova University
Mentoring Committee
Lucy Chen
Villanova University
Financial Reporting Policy Committee
Amanda Convery
University of Delaware
Innovation in Financial Accounting Education Award Committee
Joshua Coyne
University of Central Arkansas
Lifetime Achievement Award & PhD Mentoring Award Committee
Peter Demerjian
Georgia State University
Financial Reporting Policy Committee
Michael Durney
University of Iowa
Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award Committee
Frank Ecker
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Financial Reporting Policy Committee
Shannon Garavaglia
University of Pittsburgh
Publications Committee
Weili Ge
University of Washington
Mentoring Committee
Kurt Gee
The Ohio State University
Integrating Research and Practice Committee
Rachel Geoffroy
The Ohio State University
Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award Committee
Brandon Gipper
Stanford University
Publications Committee
Stephanie Grant
University of Washington
Best Dissertation Award Committee
Thomas Hansen
Virginia Commonwealth University
Lifetime Achievement Award & PhD Mentoring Award Committee
Michael Kimbrough
University of Maryland-College Park
Midyear Meeting Scholarships Committee
Jing Kong
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Financial Reporting Policy Committee
Melissa Lewis-Western
Brigham Young University
Integrating Research and Practice Committee
Meng Li
University of Oklahoma
Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award Committee
Siqi Li
Santa Clara University
Midyear Meeting Scholarships Committee
Chuchu Liang
University of California-Irvine
Integrating Research and Practice Committee
Alvis Lo
Boston College
Integrating Research and Practice Committee
Hai Lu
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
Lifetime Achievement Award & PhD Mentoring Award Committee
Beatrice Michaeli
University of California-Los Angeles
Innovation in Financial Accounting Education Award Committee
Seda Oz
University of Waterloo
Best Dissertation Award Committee
Shailendra Pandit
University of Illinois-Chicago
Publications Committee
Gil Sadka
University of Texas at Dallas
Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award Committee
Harm Schütt
Tilburg University
Publications Committee
Catherine Shakespeare
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Best Midyear Meeting Paper Committee
Nikki Skinner
University of Colorado-Boulder
Innovation in Financial Accounting Education Award Committee
Jayson Talakai
Utah State University
Mentoring Committee
Xiaoli Tian
Georgetown University
Midyear Meeting Scholarships Committee
Phong Truong
Penn State University
Best Dissertation Award Committee
Ayung Tseng
University of California-Davis
Financial Reporting Policy Committee
Maria Vulcheva
Florida International University
Financial Reporting Policy Committee
Daniel Wangerin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mentoring Committee
Eric Weisbrod
University of Kansas
Brian White
Cornell University
Innovation in Financial Accounting Education Award Committee
Matthew Wieland
Miami University
Nominations Committee
Jennifer Winchel
University of Virginia - McIntire
Integrating Research and Practice Committee-Chair
Biyu Wu
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Midyear Meeting Scholarships Committee
Jenny Zha Giedt
George Washington University
Best Dissertation Award Committee
Ronghuo Zheng
The University of Texas at Austin
Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award Committee
Yuan Zou
Harvard University Business School

Coordinator

2025 FARS Section Midyear Meeting Planning Coordinator-Elect
John Barrios
Washington University in St Louis
2025 Midyear Meeting Doctoral Consortium Planning-Coordinator
Khrystyna Bochkay
University of Miami
2025 AAA National Meeting FARS Section-Coordinator
Christine Cuny
New York University Stern School of Business
2025 FARS Section Midyear Meeting Research Track Coordinator-Elect
Eric Holzman
Indiana University - Bloomington
2025 Midyear Meeting Planning Coordinator-Elect
John (Xuefeng) Jiang
Michigan State University
2025 AAA National Meeting FARS Section-Coordinator-Elect
Ningzhong Li
University of Texas at Dallas
2025 FARS Section Midyear Meeting Research Track Planning Coordinator
Allison Nicoletti
University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School of Business
2025 Midyear Meeting Planning Coordinator
Kristina Rennekamp
Cornell University
2025 FARS Section Midyear Meeting Doctoral Consortium-Coordinator-Elect
Suhas Sridharan
Emory University
2025 FARS Section Midyear Meeting Planning Coordinator
Jennifer Tucker
University of Florida

President's Letter


John Xuefeng Jiang
Michigan State University
2024-2025 FARS Section President

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to share some updates and recognize the volunteers for their outstanding contributions to the 2024 Annual Meeting.

1. Acknowledgements:

  • Special thanks to Atif Ellahie (Utah) and Christine Cuny (NYU) for organizing the 2024 Annual Meeting in DC.
  • We appreciate the efforts of 18 track chairs and 500 reviewers who processed 475 submissions. Special thanks to Patricia Breuer (Erasmus) for handling 78 submissions and Forester Wong (City University of Hong Kong) for handling 46 submissions.
  • We're pleased to recognize 30 reviewers with the AAA Excellence in Reviewing Awards.

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Journal

Journal of Financial Reporting

The Journal of Financial Reporting (JFR) is the academic journal of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association. 

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Research

FARS Research Objectives:

  • A. to encourage, facilitate, and publicize research in financial accounting and reporting.
  • B. to communicate interests, intentions, and actual work-in-process in the area.
  • C. to identify areas in need of research.
  • D. to provide opportunities for public exposure of research results through AAA meetings (annual, regional, and special meetings devoted solely to financial accounting and reporting) and publications (including working papers and a separate journal for financial accounting and reporting, if warranted).