Mei Zhang

Mei Zhang is an Associate Professor at Rowan University's William G. Rohrer College of Business, specifically in the Accounting and Finance Department. She joined Rowan in 2009 after teaching at Montclair State University. Her expertise spans financial reporting, valuation, auditing issues, and machine learning applications in accounting.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Accounting, University of Maryland (2008)
• M.S. in Accounting, Tsinghua University, China
• B.S. in Accounting, Tsinghua University, China

Research Interests: Dr. Zhang focuses on auditing challenges, financial crisis impacts, fraud detection using machine learning, and valuation methodologies. She explores how technological tools like machine learning can enhance audit processes and improve financial reporting accuracy.

Publications: Her work bridges accounting theory and practical applications, with notable contributions to audit risk analysis during the 2008 financial crisis, machine learning techniques for fraud detection, and M&A success prediction. Her recent studies also extend to computer vision techniques for scene parsing, reflecting interdisciplinary research.

Awards/Grants: No awards explicitly stated in the provided text. Research grants or funding sources not mentioned.

Advising/Teams: No student advisees or lab affiliations listed. Her work appears to be individually or collaboratively authored without specific team mentions.