Chris Edmonds

Chris Edmonds is the Alumni and Friends Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Collat School of Business, where he has served as Professor since 2013 and Associate Professor until 2022. His work bridges capital market effects of financial reporting and accounting education innovation, with notable contributions to municipal debt pricing, organizational accounting choices, and gamified learning environments.

• PhD in Accounting, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2010)
• MBA, University of Alabama at Birmingham (2006)
• Bachelor of Social or Behavioral Science, Colorado State University (2002)

Dr. Edmonds’ research emphasizes municipal finance transparency and pedagogical transformation, including flipped classrooms and gamification. His 2024 study on asynchronous peer learning patterns revealed how structured epistemic networks enhance knowledge co-construction. Earlier works (2023-2008) analyze audit report impacts, managerial aggressiveness in nonprofits, and the role of forecasts in debt pricing.

He has received seven major teaching awards, including UAB’s Transformative Online Course Award and Loudell Ellis Robinson Classroom Teaching Award, and authored four McGraw-Hill accounting textbooks. His institutional service includes advisory roles, course coordination, and committee memberships.