Wei Zhang
Assistant Professor
Accounting
Education
PhD, Arizona State University, 2019
MAcc, City University of New York, Queens College, 2013
BBA, Nanchang University, 2005
BA, Nanchang University, 2005
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2019-Present
Recent Honors / Awards
PwC Inquires Grant, 2023, 2020
AAA Auditing Section Midyear Meeting Best Archival Paper Award, 2023
Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR) Best Reviewer Award, 2021
AAA Auditing Section Best Ph.D. Student Paper Award, 2018
J. Hal Reneau Memorial Fellowship, Arizona State University, 2017
AAA/Deloitte Foundation/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2017
Research Interests
Auditor Regulation
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Internal Auditor
Teaching Interests
General
- Financial Statement Auditing
- Financial Accounting
Selected Publications
Mayberry M., H.J. Park, and W. Zhang. 2024. Relative Liability Exposure for Negligence and Financial Reporting Quality: Evidence from the Audit Interference Rule. The Accounting Review, forthcoming.
Mowchan, M. and W. Zhang. 2023. PCAOB Enforcement: Toothless Body of Law or a Bite That Packs a Punch?. Current Issues in Auditing.
Lamoreaux, P.T., M. Mowchan, and W. Zhang. 2023. Does Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Regulatory Enforcement Deter Low-Quality Audits?. The Accounting Review 98 (3): 335–366