Accounting

The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business brings together Cornell’s accounting faculty in a program known for rigorous research, exceptional teaching, and close ties to the profession. Faculty lead cutting‑edge research in financial markets and managerial reporting, and Cornell is a premier hub for applying psychological theory and experimental methods to accounting.

Award‑winning faculty and leading textbook authors teach the full range of undergraduate and graduate accounting courses, including the MPS in Accounting Specialization. Students pair academic rigor with hands‑on learning through connections to fund managers, the Johnson School’s Parker Center for Investment Research, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Big Four accounting firms and industries ranging from financial services and technology to hospitality.

Yoel Beniluz
Visiting Lecturer
Sanjeev Bhojraj
Alumni Professor in Asset Management; Academic Co-Director of the Parker Center for Investment Research
Robert J. Bloomfield
Nicholas H. Noyes Professor of Management; Area Chair for Accounting
Yaxuan Chen
Assistant Professor
Thomas Godwin
Professor of Practice
Nicholas M. Guest
Assistant Professor
Eric Lewis
Professor of Practice
Yao Lu
Assistant Professor
Mary MacAusland
Professor of Practice; Faculty Director of the Nolan School Teaching Mentorship Program
Asis Martinez-Jerez
Professor
John William McKinley
Professor of Practice; Staff Editor, Atlantic Law Journal
Mark W. Nelson
S.C. Johnson Professor of Management
Craig Nichols
Visiting Associate Professor
Kristina Marie Rennekamp (on leave)
Nakashimato Professor; Editor, The Accounting Review
Mani Sethuraman
Associate Professor; MBA Class of 1976 Professor in Management
Scott D. Stewart
Clinical Professor; Academic Co-Director of the Parker Center for Investment Research
Daniel Szpiro
Professor of Practice
Emma Wang
Assistant Professor
Brian J. White
Professor; Editor, Contemporary Accounting Research
Martin Wiernsperger
Assistant Professor
P. Eric Yeung
Professor
Xinyu Zhang
Assistant Professor

Accounting publications

2025 Publications and forthcoming

Travis Dyer, Nicholas Guest and Elisha Yu, “New Accounting Standards and the Performance of Quantitative Investors,” Journal of Accounting and Economics, vol. 79, nos. 2–3 (2025): e101740.
Thomas Godwin, Theodore Goodman and Christopher Small, “Analyst Rational Inattention: Evidence from CEO Turnover Events,” The Accounting Review, forthcoming.

2024 Publications

Stacey Choy, Shushu Jiang, Scott Liao and Emma Wang, “Public Environmental Enforcement and Private Lender Monitoring: Evidence From Environmental Covenants,” Journal of Accounting and Economics, vol. 77, nos. 2–3 (2024): 101621.
Nicholas Guest and Jaewoo Kim, “The Media Response to a Loss of Analyst Coverage,” Review of Accounting Studies, vol. 29 (2024): 3752–3787.

2023 Publications

Jung Ho Choi, Joseph Pacelli, Kristina Rennekamp and Sorabh Tomar, “Do Jobseekers Value Diversity Information? Evidence From a Field Experiment and Human Capital Disclosures,” Journal of Accounting Research, vol. 61, no. 3 (2023): 695–735.
Nicholas Guest, S. Kothari and Eric So, “Flight to Earnings: The Role of Earnings in Periods of Capital Scarcity,” Management Science, vol. 69, no. 8 (2023): 4908–4931.
Nicholas Guest, S. Kothari and Parth Venkat, “Share Repurchases on Trial: Large-Sample Evidence on Share Price Performance, Executive Compensation, and Corporate Investment,” Financial Management, vol. 52, no. 1 (2023): 19–40.
Steven Kachelmeier, Michael Williamson and Xinyu Zhang, “We’re in This Together: The Motivational Effects of Tangible Rewards in a Group Setting,” Contemporary Accounting Research, vol. 40, no. 2 (2023): 842–867.