About
Adrienne Rhodes serves as an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Rocca Fellow at the Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa. Her position reflects her status as an emerging scholar in accounting research with significant contributions to the field.
Her educational background includes:
- PhD in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University-State College
- Master of Accounting (MAC) from New Mexico State University
- BS in Applied Mathematics from New Mexico State University
Dr. Rhodes' research focuses on corporate governance, financial reporting, top management team dynamics, and executive compensation. Her work examines how organizational structures and executive roles impact financial reporting quality, with particular attention to the role of executive accountants in financial reporting processes. She has demonstrated that companies with dedicated executive accountants (not serving as CFO or CEO) show significantly lower likelihood of financial restatements and higher reporting quality.
Her publication trajectory shows increasing sophistication and scope, with recent work expanding to examine gender dynamics in executive accounting roles and delegation patterns within executive teams. Her research consistently appears in top-tier journals including Management Science, Review of Accounting Studies, and Journal of Accounting and Economics.
Dr. Rhodes has established productive research collaborations across institutions, as evidenced by her co-authored publications. While specific grant information isn't detailed in available materials, her publication record in premier journals suggests successful research funding and recognition within the academic accounting community.
