Faculty Profiles

Professors

Gregory Waymire
Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Accounting
PhD, University of Chicago

Professor Waymire's research interests include income measurement by technology firms, the economies of short selling, and the history of financial reporting in the early twentieth century. View profile >

Grace Pownall
Professor of Accounting
PhD, University of Chicago

Professor Pownall's research interests are financial empirical accounting, voluntary disclosure, and information and global capital markets. View profile >

Ilia Dichev
Goizueta Chaired Professor of Accounting
PhD, University of Washington
Professor Dichev’s research focuses on financial reporting and capital market analysis.

Associate Professors

Jan Barton
Associate Professor of Accounting
PhD, University of Alabama

Professor Barton's research focuses on the effects of financial reporting on managerial behavior and the economic value of the firm. View profile >

Kathryn Kadous
Associate Professor of Accounting
PhD, University of Illinois

Professor Kadous's research interests include judgment/decision making in auditing, financial accounting, and managerial accounting. View profile >

Kristy Towry
Associate Professor of Accounting
PhD University of Texas at Austin

Professor Towry's research relates to the use of accounting information for managerial decision making, with a special focus on managerial control systems and financial incentives. View profile >

Assistant Professors

Peter Demerjian
Assistant Professor of Accounting
PhD, University of Michigan

Professor Demerjian’s research interests are in the areas of debt and earnings quality. View profile link needed. View profile >

Gary Hecht
Assistant Professor of Accounting
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professor Hecht's research interest lies in judgment and decision making of accounting professionals and users of accounting information. View profile >

William Tayler
Assistant Professor of Accounting
PhD, Cornell University

Professor Tayler’s research explores psychological and social forces affecting judgment and decision making in accounting. View profile >

Xue Wang
Assistant Professor of Accounting
PhD, University of Chicago

Professor Wang's research addresses executive compensation, corporate governance and security regulation. View profile >

Doctoral Area Coordinator for Accounting

Gregory Waymire
Gregory_Waymire@bus.emory.edu