Research Interests
Financial Accounting, Auditing
Capital Market Research, Supply Chain Financial Reporting, Auditing
Education
- Ph D: Accounting, (2019), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- MS: Accounting, (2013), University of Nebraska
- BS: Accounting, (2007), Sun Yat-Sen University
Biography
Huimin (Amy) Chen joined the Manning School of Business (MSB) as assistant professor in September 2019. She received her Ph.D. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, concentrating in Accounting. She holds a Master of Accounting and a minor in Economics from University of Nebraska. Before joining academia, Dr. Chen has worked at a variety of positions in industry. She worked in the auditing division at KPMG China for three years and became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) of China in 2012. She has worked as a research assistant for the SEC database software DirectEdgar for two years, provided auditing consulting service to Bloomberg, and was a tax accountant for a real estate company in upstate New York. She also passed the uniform CPA exam in the U.S. while pursuing her master’s degree.
Dr. Chen has shifted her focus to academic research to make an impact on the accounting profession. To better understand financial information in different contexts, she has two major lines of research interests - financial information in the capital market and financial information along the supply chain. Please visit her personal website for details: https://sites.google.com/site/huiminamychen
Selected Awards and Honors
- Outstanding Research Excellence Award (2023) - UMASS Lowell
- Best Paper Award (2022) - Government and Nonprofit Section of 2022 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting
- Best Paper Award, Semifinalist (2022) - Corporate Finance of 2022 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting
- Best PhD Student Paper Award (2018) - AAA Northeast Meeting
Selected Publications
- Autore, D., Chen, H., Clarke, N., Lin, K.J. (2024). Blockchain and Earnings Management: Evidence from the Supply Chain. British Accounting Review.
- Chen, H., Francis, B.B. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Wu, Q. (Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Zhao, Y. (American University) (2023). Strategic reaction and tax avoidance: Evidence from the effect of large IPOs on peers. The British Accounting Review.
- Chen, H. (University of Massachusetts-Lowell), Francis, B. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Shen, Y. (Cleveland State University), Wu, Q. (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (2023). The Impact of Hedge Fund Activism on Audit Pricing. The British Accounting Review.
- Chen, H., Shohfi, T. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) (2022). Do Sell-Side Analysts Play a Role in Hedge Fund Activism? Evidence from Textual Analysis. Contemporary Accounting Research. , 39(3) 1583-1614.
- Chen, H., Francis, B. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Hasan, T. (New York University), Wu, Q. (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (2022). Does corporate culture impact audit pricing? evidence from textual analysis. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 49(5-6) 778-806.
- Chen, H., Karim, K., Tao, A. (2021). Corporate Social Responsibility Concerns and Stock Price Crash Risk along the Supply Chain. Advances in accounting, 52(c).
- Chen, H., Wu, Q. (2021). Short Selling Threat and Real Activity Manipulation: Evidence from a Natural Experiment. Advances in accounting, 52.
Selected Presentations
- Climate Change Risk Disclosure and Non-GAAP Earnings - China Journal of Accounting Research 2023 Summer Workshop, 2023 - Hongkong, China
- Blockchain Adoption and Trade Credit - The Role of Accounting and Finance in Digital Economy, 2023 - Guangzhou, China
- Blockchain Adoption and Earnings Management: Evidence from the Supply Chain - University Research Seminar, 2023
- Blockchain Adoption and Supply Chain Sustainability - University Research Seminar, 2023 - Virtual
- Female Audit Partners, COVID-19 Crisis, and Cost of Bank Debt - University Research Seminar, 2023 - Virtual
- Major Government Customers and Earnings Smoothness - University Research Seminar, 2023
- Major Government Customers and Earnings Smoothness - American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting, 2022
- Major Government Customers and Earnings Smoothness - Haskayne and Fox Accounting Conference, 2022
- Major Government Customers and Earnings Smoothness - Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting, October 2022 - Atlanta
- Blockchain and Earnings Management: Evidence from Supply Chain - American Accounting Association annual meeting, August 2022 - San Diego
- Major Government Customers and Earnings Smoothness - American Accounting Association annual meeting, August 2022 - San Diego
- Blockchain Adoption and Earnings Management: Evidence from the Supply Chain - American Accounting Association (AAA) FARS Midyear Meeting, 2021
- Sell-Side Analyst Reports and Hedge Fund Activism - American Accounting Association (AAA) FARS Midyear Meeting, 2021
- Blockchain and Earnings Management: Evidence from the Supply Chain - American Accounting Association FARS meeting, January 2021 - Online
- Investor Inattention, Internal Needs, and Tax Avoidance: Evidence from the Effect of Large IPOs on Peers - American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting, 2020
- Blockchain and Earnings Management: Evidence from the Supply Chain - Faculty Research Symposium, December 2020 - Online
Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research
- UMASS Lowell Interdisciplinary Internal Seed Grant (2023), Grant - University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Zhang, C., Chen, H. - Interdisciplinary Research Fund (2022), Grant -
Chen, H. - Faculty Research Grant (2020), Grant - Donahue Center for Business Ethics & Social Responsibility
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