Devin Williams

Devin Williams serves as an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Oklahoma's Price College of Business. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Florida (2016), and dual MAcc and BS degrees in Accounting from Brigham Young University (2008). Prior to academia, he worked at Deloitte & Touche LLP in external auditing and taught graduate auditing courses at the University of Illinois.

His research focuses on audit market dynamics, including audit quality impacts of firm mergers, auditor industry specialization influenced by client agglomerations, and regulatory effects on internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR). He has published in top-tier journals like Journal of Accounting Research and AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory.

• Research Areas: Audit market competition, auditor specialization, ICFR processes, audit quality determinants

Williams' work bridges academic research with practical auditing challenges, particularly in public company contexts. His recent studies explore how audit firm mergers and entry barriers affect audit quality, and how large firms implement ICFR processes.

Teaching Experience: Graduate-level financial statement auditing courses at OU and UIUC. Professional Experience: Deloitte & Touche LLP (external auditing).