Biography
Molly Mercer joined the Goizueta Business School faculty in the Fall of 2001. Before pursuing her doctoral studies, she spent several years working in the audit division of Arthur Andersen. Professor Mercer's research focuses on the information processing of investors and financial analysts. Her teaching interests are also in the area of financial accounting. While at the University of Texas, she was the recipient of the Fred Moore Award for Teaching Excellence.

Publications

• The Fleeting Effects of Disclosure Forthcomingness on Management's Reporting Credibility. Forthcoming in The Accounting Review.
• How Do Investors Judge the Risk of Financial Items?, with Lisa Koonce and Mary Lea McAnally. Forthcoming in The Accounting Review.
• How Do Investors Assess the Credibility of Management Disclosures? Forthcoming in Accounting Horizons.

Working Papers

• Using Psychology Theories in Archival Financial Accounting Research, with Lisa Koonce
• Initial Public Offerings: Investor Perceptions versus Reality, with Jay Koehler, (work in progress)
• Selection in Mutual Fund Advertisements, with Jay Koehler and Laura Starks, (work in progress)

Professional Memberships and Activities

• American Accounting Association
• Society for Judgment and Decision Making
• American Psychological Society

Academic Background
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2001
B.B.A., with distinction, University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1994