Making connections: Mizzou Accounting Research Colloquium brings successful doctoral alumni and students together

The Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business held the Mizzou Accounting Research Colloquium May 16-17 in Cornell Hall. It was the second year the college organized a colloquium designed to give doctoral students an opportunity to hear from and network with successful alumni in their field as well as reconnect doctoral alumni with the Trulaske College of Business. 

This year, participants had a chance to hear from five speakers, who shared their insights on topics relevant to the accounting field.  

The speakers included:

• Jere Francis, University of Missouri Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Trulaske College of Business. During his keynote presentation, Francis spoke about the following research papers:
  • “Audit Partner-Manager Dyadic Fit and Team Functioning”
  • “Does Personality Relate to Job Performance of Partners and Managers?”
  • “Leadership Behaviors by Partners and Managers, and Audit Team Performance”
  • “Partner-Manager Voice Modeling Behavior, and the Effects of Mixed Messages on Audit Teams”

Other colloquium presenters included:

• Xiumin Martin, professor of accounting in the Olin Business School at Washington University of St. Louis, PhD ’07. She presented “Nudges on Environmental Engagement: Evidence from Crowdfunding”
• Joshua Gunn, associate professor of accounting in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration at the University of Pittsburgh, PhD ’14.  He presented “Audit Firms’ Corporate Social Responsibility Activities and Auditor Reputation”
• Anne Albrech, associate professor of accounting in the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University, PhD ’16. She presented “Internal Control and Non-GAAP Reporting”
• Phil Kunz, assistant professor in the Crews School of Accountancy at University of Memphis, PhD ’22. He presented “Decoding Unrecognized Tax Benefits: An Analysis of Critical Audit Matter Reports”