Jennifer Chen

Jennifer Chen is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the College of Business Administration of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Utah (2013), a Master's in Accounting from Suffolk University (2006), and a Bachelor's in Business Administration (Accounting) from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (2004).

• Education
  • PhD, Business Administration (Accounting), University of Utah (2013)
  • MS, Accounting, Suffolk University (2006)
  • BA, Business Administration (Accounting), Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (2004)

Her research focuses on accounting regulation, disclosure policies, and economic consequences of financial reporting, including impacts on cost of capital, debt contracts, and corporate decision-making. She has extensively published in top-tier journals like Contemporary Accounting Research and Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, with work spanning topics such as goodwill accounting, trade liberalization effects on analyst coverage, and regulatory synthesis.

Recent publications highlight her expertise in regulatory compliance, voluntary disclosure dynamics, and standard evolution in accounting. Her teaching activities include Financial Accounting and Reporting I and Fundamentals of Financial Accounting.

• Contact
  • Email: wenhe@umsl.edu
  • Phone: (314) 516-7187
  • Office: 210 Anheuser-Busch Hall