Yan Sun, Ph.D.
Department Chair; Professor
Gustave K. Klausner Endowed Professor of Accounting
Department of Accounting
Education
Ph.D. in Accounting, Washington University in St. ÀË»¨Ö±²¥
M.S. in Economics, Baylor University
B.S. in Accounting, Nankai University (China)
ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ Interests
Financial Accounting and Reporting, with a Focus on Corporate Disclosures, Accounting Quality, and Financial Statement Analysis.
Publications and Media Placements
Ahmed, A., Chen, L., Duellman, S., & Sun, Y. 2022. Targets’ Accounting Conservatism and the Gains from Acquisition. Contemporary Accounting ÀË»¨Ö±²¥, forthcoming.
Jia, Y., Seetharaman, A., Sun, Y., & Wang, X. 2022. Relative Performance Goals and Management Earnings Guidance. Journal of Business Ethics, forthcoming.
Frankel, R., & Sun, Y. 2018. Predicting Accruals based on Cash-flow Properties. The Accounting Review, 93(5), 165-186.
Sun, Y. 2010. Do MD&A Disclosures Help Users Interpret Disproportionate Inventory Increases? The Accounting Review, 85(4), 1411-1440.
Frankel, R., Mayew, W., & Sun, Y. 2010. Do Pennies Matter? Investor Relations Consequences of Small Negative Earnings Surprises. Review of Accounting Studies, 15(1), 220-242.
Honors and Awards
- Dr. NoKyoon Kwak Faculty ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ Annual Award (2018)
- Dr. NoKyoon Kwak Faculty ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ Three-Year Award (2018)
- Best Paper Award, International Association of Accounting Education and ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ Conference, Frankfurt, Germany (February 2013)
Professional Organizations and Associations
- American Accounting Association (Member)
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (Member)