Tracey ZHANG
Dr Tracey Zhang obtained her Bachelor of Economics from Renmin University of China in 1999, M.S. and Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002 and 2005, respectively. Dr. Zhang has conducted research on various accounting issues, including audit quality and audit regulation, financial disclosure and reporting quality, and insider trading. She has published in Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy and Journal of Business Finance & Accounting.
Education
PhD in Accounting, University of California, Berkeley, US
MSc in Business, University of California, Berkeley, US
BE in Finance, Renmin University of China
Research Interests
Audit
Capital Market Effects of Accounting Information
Corporate Disclosure
Financial Reporting and Disclosure
Management Incentive and Behaviour
Teaching Interests
Financial accounting
Selected Recognition and Awards
Excellent Teacher Award, SMU Teaching Excellence Awards, 2012
Crawford Research Fellowship, 2004
Selected Publications
Lawrence Abbott, Katherine Gunny, and Tracey Zhang, "When the PCAOB talks, who listens? Evidence from client firm reaction to GAAP-deficient PCAOB inspection reports of small auditors", Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 2013, Vol. 32 (May), No. 2: 1-31.
Katherine Gunny and Tracey Zhang, "PCAOB Inspection Reports and Audit Quality", Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 2013, Vol. 32 (March-April): 136-160
Andrew Lee and Tracey Zhang, "Building the CFO Function: Roles and Responsibilities", Research report published by Singapore CFO Institute, 2012