Wang’s manuscript receiving top honors

Isabel Wang

Isabel (Yanyan) Wang, assistant professor of Accounting, is being honored with two awards for her manuscript, “Understanding Private Earnings Guidance and its Implications for Disclosure:” the 2006 American Accounting Association (AAA) Competitive Manuscript Award and the Best Dissertation Award from the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS) of the AAA.

The AAA Competitive Manuscript Award encourages research among members of the association and associate members who have earned their PhD within the past five years.

The FARS Best Dissertation Award is given yearly to recognize the author of an outstanding financial accounting/reporting dissertation. The Awards Committee considers the importance of the financial accounting/reporting issue, the quality of execution of the study and the contribution of the research.

Wang’s research interests include studying the effects of accounting regulations on corporate voluntary disclosures and examining the effects of information environment changes on financial analysts. She received her PhD in accounting from the University of Georgia in 2005 after receiving her MS and BA in accounting from the Renmin University of China.

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