• University of Tennessee, 2007, PhD (Accounting with a minor in Finance)
• Kent State University, 1999, MS (Accounting)
• Kent State University, 1999, MA (Economics)
• Nanjing University, 1992, BA (Economics with Honors)

Academic

St. Joseph’s University: Assistant Professor (2007 - present)

University of Tennessee: Teaching Associate (2004 & 2006)

University of Tennessee: Research Assistant  (2002, 2003 & 2005)

Kent State University: Graduate Assistant (1997-1999)

Professional

Deloitte & Touche LLP: Staff Accountant (2000-2001)

Saltz, Shamis & Goldfarb CPA: Intern (1999)

Fujian Provincial Arts & Crafts Import and Export Corporation: Project Manager (1992-1997)

Activities in Academic/Professional Organizations/Publications

Reviewer, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012

Moderator, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting: 2009, 2010

Discussant, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting: 2008, 2009

Reviewer, American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Region Meeting: 2010

Discussant, American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Region Meeting: 2010

Reviewer, Midyear Meeting of American Accounting Association International Accounting Section: 2009

Moderator, Midyear Meeting of American Accounting Association International Accounting Section: 2009

Professional Associations

American Accounting Association

Undergraduate:

• ACC101 Financial Accounting
• ACC102 Managerial Accounting

Graduate (MBA):

• ACC500 Accounting Concept
• ACC550 Creating and Measuring Shareholder Value

Journal Publications

“Accounting Quality of German and U.K. Cross-listings,” International Journal of Accounting and Information Management (forthcoming), with Li Li Eng

“The Impact of IFRS Adoption on Earnings Quality of Chinese Firms,” Journal of Accounting and Finance 26 (2012), with John Neiva and A.J. Stagliano

"The Effect of U.S. GAAP Compliance on Non-U.S. Firms’ Cross-Listing Decisions and Listing Choices," International Journal of Economics and Finance 3 (2011)

"The Determinants of Transparency in Nonprofit Organizations: An Exploratory Study," Advances in Accounting 26 (2010), with Bruce Behn and Del DeVries

"Auditors' Reporting Options and Client Disclosure Quality," Research in Accounting Regulation 18 (2006), with Joseph V. Carcello and Kannan Raghunandan

Working Papers

"The Effect of Geographic Dispersion and Global Integration on the Accuracy and Bias of Financial Analysts' Earnings Forecasts," with Alfredo Mauri and John Neiva, under review at International Business Review

"A Comparison of the Financial Characteristics of Pharmaceutical Firms in the United States and the People's Republic of China," with Chris Coyne and John Haverty

"The Impact of China's Adoption of New Accounting Standards on Analysts' Forecast Accuracy - an IFRS Study," with Pervaiz Alam, WaQar Ghani, and Samuel Szewczyk

"Complying with U.S. GAAP: Non-U.S. Firms' Cross-Listing Decisions, Listing Choices and Valuations"

Proceedings/Presentations

“IFRS Adoption and Earnings Quality: Evidence from China,” presented at 2011 Annual Meeting of Northeast Business & Economics Association (NBEA), Philadelphia, PA, November 2011

"Financial Reporting Quality and Cross-Listing: An Examination of Cross-Listings in Germany and the United Kingdom," presented at 2011 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, August 2011

"A Comparison of the Financial Characteristics of Pharmaceutical Firms in the United States and the People's Republic of China," presented at The First Conference of Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR), Xiamen, China, June 2011

"The Effect of Geographic Dispersion and Global Integration on the Accuracy and Bias of Financial Analysts' Earnings Forecasts," presented at 2010 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 2010

"The Effect of Geographic Dispersion and Global Integration on the Accuracy and Bias of Financial Analysts' Earnings Forecasts," presented at 2010 American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Region Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, April 2010

"Financial Reporting Quality and Cross-Listing: An Examination of Cross-Listings in Germany and the United Kingdom," presented at 2010 Midyear Meeting of AAA International Accounting Section, Palm Springs, CA, January 2010

"The Impact of China's Adoption of New Accounting Standards on Analysts' Forecast Accuracy - an IFRS Study," presented at 2009 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY, August 2009

"The Effect of U.S. GAAP Compliance on Non-U.S. Firms' Cross-Listing Decisions, Listing Choices and their Valuations," presented at 2008 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, August 2008

• Summer research grant, 2008, St. Joseph’s University
• American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2004, Lake Tahoe
• Herbert Wilber Memorial Award, 1999, Kent State University
• Accounting Excellence Award, 1998, Kent State University
• Guanghua Scholarship and People’s Scholarship , 1988-1992, Nanjing University
• Outstanding Undergraduate Student of Nanjing University, 1992