The Importance of Distinguishing Errors from Irregularities in Restatement Research: The Case of Restatements and CEO/CFO Turnover [2008] (with K. Hennes and A. Leone) The Accounting Review 83 (6): 1487-1519.
o American Accounting Association Notable Contribution to the Accounting Literature Award, 2013
o Emerald Management Reviews Citations of Excellence Award, 2012 (awarded to top 50 peer-reviewed management research papers, out of 15,000 papers evaluated)
Investor Perceptions of Board Performance: Evidence from Uncontested Director Elections [2009] (with P. Fischer, J. Gramlich, and H. White) Journal of Accounting and Economics. 48 (2-3): 172-189.
The Effects of Reporting Complexity on Small and Large Investor Trading [2010] The Accounting Review 85 (6): 2107-2143.
Initial Evidence on the Market Impact of the XBRL Mandate [2014] (with E. Blankespoor and H. White), The Review of Accounting Studies 19 (4):1468-1503.
Determinants and Market Consequences of Auditor Dismissals after Accounting Restatements [2014] (with K. Hennes and A. Leone) The Accounting Review 89 (3):1051-1082.
Macroeconomic evidence on the impact of mandatory IFRS adoption on equity and debt markets [2015]. (with D. Beneish and T. L. Yohn), Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 34 (1): 1-27.
The Impact of Narrative Disclosure Readability on Bond Ratings and the Cost of Debt Capital [2017] (with S. Bonsall). The Review of Accounting Studies 22 (2): 608-643.
Managerial Ability and Credit Risk Assessment [2017] (with S. Bonsall, and E. Holzman), Management Science 63 (5): 1425-1449.
A Plain English Measure of Financial Reporting Readability [2017] (with S. Bonsall, A. Leone and K. Rennekamp). Journal of Accounting and Economics 63 (2-3): 329-357.
Increased Mandated Disclosure Frequency and Price Formation: Evidence from the 8-K Expansion Regulation. [2019] (with J. McMullin and B. Twedt). The Review of Accounting Studies 24 (1): 1-33.
Disentangling the Influence of Top Actor Performance on Outcomes Following a Violation: The Role of Perceived Violation Severity [2019] (with J. Busenbark, N. Marshall, and M. Pfarrer). Strategic Management Journal 40 (12): 2078-2104.
Does FOIA Foil the SEC’s Intent to Keep Investigations Private? [2021] (with B. Coleman, K. Merkley, and J. Pacelli). Management Science 67 (6): 3419-3428.
The Local Spillover Effect of Corporate Fraud: Evidence from City Crime Rates [2021] (with E. Holzman and B. Williams). Contemporary Accounting Research 38 (3): 1542-1580.
The Role of Control Systems in Corporate Innovation [2022] (with A. Sheneman and B. Williams). Contemporary Accounting Research 39 (2): 1425-1454.
The Importance of Separating the Probability of Committing and Detecting Misstatements in the Restatement Setting [2023] (with J. Barton, B. Burnett and K. Gunny). Forthcoming at Management Science.
Curbing Enthusiasm: Media Sentiment and the Correcting Role of Quarterly Earnings Announcements [2024] (with E. Holzman and B. Twedt). Forthcoming at The Accounting Review.
Wearing Out the Watchdog: The Impact of SEC Case Backlog on the Formal Investigation Process [2024] (with S. Bonsall, and E. Holzman). Forthcoming at The Accounting Review.
Non-Refereed Papers
Discussion: Reporting Misstatements as Revisions: An Evaluation of Managers' Use of Materiality Discretion [2023] (with E. Holzman). Forthcoming at Contemporary Accounting Review.