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Meet the scholars who will shape the future of business.
Simon PhD students are analytical, creative, and well-versed in solving complex business problems. There isn’t a conventional Simon candidate; we help each student maximize their own unique potential.
Inside the Simon Accounting PhD
The Simon Business School PhD Program in Accounting provides students with the opportunity to make substantive contributions to the literature by taking advantage of the Simon School's strong economics and quantitative training.
Learn more about our students seeking placements.
Shengpu (Victor) Zhang
Area of Study: Accounting
Curriculum vitae
Prior Education
Tulane University; MS in Finance, MS in Accounting
Henan University of Economics and Law; BS in Accounting (CPA-Canada Program), Bachelor of Economics in Finance
Research Interests
Ruining (Grace) Li
Area of Study: Accounting
Curriculum vitae
Prior Education
Xiamen University, MS in Accountancy
Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, BS in Accountancy
University of Oulu, Economics & Accounting
Research Interests
Capital Market Research, Disclosure, Regulation, ESG
Rui (Ray) Gao
Area of Study: Accounting
Curriculum vitae
Website
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Prior Education
University of Rochester, Simon Business School, MS in Business Administration
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), MS in Accounting
Xi’an Jiaotong University, BS in Business Administration
Research Interests
I am broadly interested in the economics of information in financial markets and its interaction with product or labor markets. My current projects focus on: (1) product market uncertainty, customer demand, and corporate decision-making; (2) managerial labor market competition, executive compensation, and manager incentives; (3) feedback effect of financial markets, managerial learning, and real effects.
Yahui (Katie) Zheng
Area of Study: Accounting
Yahui.Zheng@simon.rochester.edu
Curriculum vitae
Prior Education
Bentley University, MS Business Analytics
Bryant University, BA BS Accounting and Applied Analytics
Research Interests
Voluntary disclosure; Retail investors; Real effects of disclosure transparency; Financial intermediaries.
My research interests focus on how information is transmitted in the financial market and the real effects of disclosure transparency. Particularly, my research focuses on retail investors and firms’ disclosure decisions. My work also investigates the real effects of disclosure on the banking sector, and how disclosure transparency influences firms’ investment decisions in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and financial intermediaries such as analysts and mutual funds.
Hao Qu
Area of Study: Accounting
Curriculum vitae
Website
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Prior Education
University of Rochester, Simon Business School, MS in Applied Economics
University of Southern California, Marshall Business School, MS in Business Analytics Sichuan University, BS in Accounting
Research Interests
Disclosure, Corporate Governance, Information Intermediaries, and Emerging Technologies in Accounting