Biography
Jan joined the Goizueta Business School in 1998, right after earning his PhD degree. He specializes in financial reporting and analysis. His research focuses on factors that affect managers' financial reporting and disclosure choices, and how those choices affect the quality and credibility of the information reported. Jan teaches MBA-level courses in financial statement analysis, equity valuation, and advanced topics in financial reporting and analysis.

Publications

• What performance measure attributes do investors around the world value the most --- and why? (with Bowe Hansen and Grace Pownall) The Accounting Review, 2010.
• To blame or not to blame: Analysts' reactions to external explanations for poor financial performance (with Molly Mercer), Journal of Accounting & Economics, 2005
• Who cares about auditor reputation? Contemporary Accounting Research, 2005
• Investor protection under unregulated financial reporting (with Greg Waymire), Journal of Accounting & Economics, 2004
• The balance sheet as an earnings management constraint (with Paul Simko), The Accounting Review, 2002
• Does the use of financial derivatives affect earnings management decisions? The Accounting Review, 2001

Working Papers

• Is it ok to manage earnings? (with Marcus Kirk, David Reppenhagen and Jane Thayer)
• Negative equity

Areas of Specialization

• Financial reporting and disclosure policy
• Financial misreporting
• Equity valuation and risk assessment
• Investor relations
• Ethics

Achievements and Honors

• Goizueta Business School's MBA Teaching Excellence Award—1999, 2000 and 2003
• Best Paper Award, American Accounting Association's Financial Accounting and Reporting Section—2005
• Outstanding Faculty, BusinessWeek's Guide to the Best Business Schools
• Fellow, Halle Institute (India, 2003), Financial Accounting Standards Board Faculty Forum (2001), Financial Accounting Standards Board PhD Student Program (1997), American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium (1995)
• University of Alabama Presidential Graduate Fellow (1997-1998), Mu Sigma Rho Award for Outstanding Minor in Applied Statistics (1997), Minnie C. Miles Outstanding Graduate Student Award (1996

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Editorial advisory and review board of The Accounting Review (2000-2003)
• Reviewer for The Accounting Review,Contemporary Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, Auditing: A Journal of Theory and Practice, Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Futures Markets, and Financial Management
• Steering Board, American Accounting Association's Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (2001-2004)
• Member of the American Accounting Association, the American Finance Association, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Selected Consulting Clients

• Senior tax consultant, Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers).

Academic Background
PhD in accounting (minors in financial economics and applied statistics), University of Alabama, 1998
MTax (concentration in corporate and international taxation), Villanova University School of Law, 1994
BSEconomics (majors in accounting, finance and marketing), The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1989