Ph.D. in Accounting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012
M.B.A. National Taiwan University, 2002
B.S. National Taiwan University, 2000
Academic & Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Accountancy, Miami University (August 2018 - Present)
PwC Endowed Assistant Professor of Accountancy, Miami University (July 2016 - July 2018)
Assistant Professor of Accountancy, Miami University (August 2012 - July 2018)
Instructor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (2007 - 2011)
Graduate Assistant, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (August 2006 - May 2012)
Business Analyst, ABeam Consulting (April 2004 - June 2006)
Recent Publications
Chen, P., Ballou, B., Grenier, J., and Heitger, D. 2019. Sustainability assurance’s link to reporting quality. Journal of Accountancy.
Chiu, C., Chen, P., and Wang, Y. 2019. Improving the estimation of discretionary accruals
– the cycle approach. Journal of Finance and Accountancy 25: 1-19.
Ballou, B., Chen, P., Grenier, J., and Heitger, D. 2018. Corporate Social Responsibility Assurance and Reporting Quality: Evidence from Restatements. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 37(2): 167-188.
Burke, Q.L., Chen, P., and Eaton, T.V. 2017. An empirical examination of mark-to-market accounting for corporate pension plans. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 36(1): 34-58.
Chen, P. 2016. Banks' acquisition of private information about financial misreporting.
The Accounting Review 91(3): 835-857.
Abdel-Khalik, A.R. and Chen, P. 2015. Growth in financial derivatives: The public policy and accounting incentives. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 34: 291-318.
Eaton, T.V., Burke, Q.L., and Chen, P. 2015. Marking pension plans to market.
The CPA Journal 85: 30-33.
Honors & Awards
Winner of Richard K. Smucker Teaching Excellence Award - Outstanding Junior Professor, Miami University 2016
CELTUA Commendation for Influence on Students, Miami University 2014-2018
University Fellowship, University of Illinois, 2008 - 2012
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, University of Illinois, 2007
