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Cheol Lee is a Full-time Professor and Chair of the Department of Accounting at the Mike Ilitch School of Business, Wayne State University. He has held academic roles from Instructor (2007–2008) to Chair (2023–present). His expertise spans financial reporting, earnings management, audit quality, and corporate social responsibility.
Education: PhD and MS in Accounting from SUNY Buffalo, and BA/MBA from Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul. He has served as President of the Korean-American Accounting Professor Association (KAAPA) and holds editorial roles at Advances in Accounting. His research emphasizes corporate disclosure practices, regulatory compliance, and the interplay between CSR and financial performance.
Key awards include the 2018 AAA Midwest Best Paper Award and CPA Ontario Research Funding. His work bridges accounting standards (e.g., IFRS, FAS 159) with practical implications for audit quality and market efficiency. Recent studies explore climate risk’s financial impacts, PCAOB inspection effects, and clawback provisions in executive compensation.
Teaching focuses on advanced financial accounting and international accounting frameworks. He actively reviews for top journals like Journal of Accounting and Public Policy and Review of Accounting Studies.
