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Matthew G. Sherwood

Assistant Professor

Accounting

Education

PhD, University of Kansas, 2016
BS, University of Michigan – Dearborn, 2001

Professional Experience

Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 2001 - 2011

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2016-Present
Economic Research Fellow, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, 2020-21
Visiting Economic Research Fellow, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board,, 2021-present

Recent Honors / Awards

AJPT Award for Outstanding Reviewer Performance, 2024
Isenberg Excellence in Teaching Award, 2022
Finalist - University Distinguished Teaching Award, 2020, 2021
AAA/Deloitte/Michael J. Cook Doctoral Consortium Representative, Dallas, TX, 2014
EY Center for Auditing Research & Advanced Technology, Doctoral Fellowship, 2014
AICPA, Accounting Doctoral Scholars (ADS) Scholarship Recipient, 2011-2015

Research Interests

Audit Quality
Auditor Regulation
Offshoring
Audit Technology and Innovation

Teaching Interests

General
  • Data Analytics
  • Auditing
  • Financial Accounting

Selected Publications

Sherwood. M. Offshore Shared Services Center Usage by U.S. Big 4 Audit Engagement Teams. Journal of Accounting Research (Accepted November 2024).*

Nagy, A., M. Sherwood., and A. Zimmerman. 2023. CPAs and Big 4 Audit Quality. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 42(2), 107018.*

Ettredge, M., M. Sherwood, L. Sun. 2020. Office-Client Balance and Metro Area Audit Market Competition. AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory 39 (4): 113-141. 

Kuang, L., H. Li, M. Sherwood, and R. Whited. 2020. Mandatory Audit Partner Rotations and Audit Quality in the United States. AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory 39 (3): 161-184.

Sherwood, M., A. Nagy, and A. Zimmerman. 2020. Non-CPAs and Office Audit Quality. Accounting Horizons 34 (3): 169-1991.

Ettredge, M., M. Sherwood, and L. Sun. 2018. Effects of SOX 404(b) Implementation on Audit Fees by SEC Filer Size Category. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 37 (1): 21-38.** 

Masli, A., M. Sherwood, and R. Strivastava, 2018. Attributes and Structure of an Effective Board of Directors: A Theoretical Investigation. Abacus, 54 (4), 485-523.

* Cited by the PCAOB in the 2024 Firm Engagement Metrics standard-setting release.
** Cited by the SEC in rule proposal on amendments to Accelerated Filer and Large Accelerated 

 

Editorial and Review Activities

Editorial Board for AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 2020-Present