Zhenhua Chen is an assistant professor of accounting at Louisiana State University. Before joining LSU, he taught undergraduate and graduate courses at Duke University, Tulane University, and the University of San Diego.

Professor Chen studies the role of information in capital markets. He is particularly interested in how economic, behavioral, regulatory, and political factors affect market participants’ decision-making. His research has appeared in leading academic journals such as Accounting, Organizations, and Society, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Business, Finance & Accounting, and European Accounting Review, and has been covered by The Wall Street Journal and Forbes. His papers have been presented at leading universities such as Duke, MIT, Northwestern, NYU, Yale, and the University of Southern California, as well as conferences such as the AAA Annual Meeting, AFA Annual Meeting, Duke/UNC Accounting Fall Camp, MIT Asia accounting conference, and Texas Lone Star Accounting Conference. His research is relevant to investors, managers, and regulators, and has been presented at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Professor Chen received his Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in accounting from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He is a member of the American Accounting Association and American Finance Association.