Alina Lerman

Alina Lerman is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Connecticut's School of Business. She joined UConn in 2018 after eight years at Yale School of Management. Her research focuses on accounting information's role in capital markets, investor behavior, corporate disclosure practices, and regulatory frameworks. She holds a Ph.D. in Accounting and a bachelor’s in Economics, both from New York University summa cum laude. Prior to academia, she worked in securities litigation and forensic accounting at LECG.

Her academic contributions span over 15 years, with notable work on bankruptcy disclosures, investor attention mechanisms, and regulatory impact analyses. Recent studies include examinations of SEC review processes for earnings calls and the implications of parent firm misconduct on subsidiaries. Her teaching spans MBA, Executive MBA, and Ph.D. programs.

Research interests coalesce around how accounting practices influence market transparency, investor decision-making, and regulatory compliance. She has published in top journals like the Journal of Accounting Research and Review of Accounting Studies, with a focus on empirical analyses of financial reporting and market dynamics.