- Professor of Accounting, Ph.D., CMA, CFM
- Director of Center for Chinese Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa 2018-2021
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Academic Background
- PhD, Accounting, Columbia University, 1985
- MPh, Accounting, Columbia University, 1983
- MBA, Finance, University of California at Berkeley, 1979
- BA, Economics, National Taiwan University, 1977
Courses Taught
Other Courses
- ACC 210 Introduction to Accounting II
- ACC323 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
- ACC701 Doctoral Seminar in Financial Accounting Research
Research Interests
Financial Accounting and Reporting, International Accounting, and Sustainability Accounting
Selected Publications
“Climate Change Risk Disclosure and Accounting Choice: Evidence from U.S. Oil and Gas Companies,” (2023), with Joanna Zhao, Xinruo Wang, International Journal of Business and Economics, Volume 8, No. 2, pp. 89-106.
“Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China: The Case of 106 Central Enterprises,” (2023), with Ying Guo, Ting-Tsen Yeh and Xiao-Yan Li, Journal of Global Responsibility, Volume 14, No. 4, pp. 476-491.
“Theories Applicable to Corporate Climate Change Disclosures," (October 2022), with Ying Guo and Jingwen Zhao, Journal of of Corporate Accounting and Finance, Volume 33, No. 4, pp. 147-157. [This paper is one of the most downloaded article, the top 10% of papers published, among work published in Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance from 1/1/2022 to 12/31/2022.]
"The Role of Smog in Firm Valuation,"(2022), with Muze Peng, Yating Zeng and Bin Li, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Volume 58, No. 3, pp. 883-895.
"Climate Change Reporting: The Case of U.S. Dow Jones 30 Compares,"(2021-2022), with Jingwen Zhao and Ying Guo, Accountancy Business and the Public Interest, Volume 2021-2022, pp. 65-95.
Awards & Honors
- University of Hawaii Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching
- Dennis Ching Teaching Award
- Shidler MAcc Professor of the Semester
- Beta Alpha Psi (Delta Theta Chapter) Outstanding Professor Award
- CBA Teaching Excellence Award
Professional Involvement
- Member of American Accounting Association
- Member of Institute of Management Accountants
- Member of Beta Alpha Psi
- Member of Beta Gamma Sigma
- Independent Board Member of City Mill, 1996-2016
President of Chinese Accounting Professors Association-North America [CAPANA], 1997-1998
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