Jennifer Edmonds

Jennifer Edmonds is an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Collat School of Business. She holds a PhD in Accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her roles include teaching and research, with a focus on financial reporting, risk management, and accounting education.

Education:

• PhD in Accounting, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2011)
• Master of Accounting, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2007)
• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Birmingham-Southern College (2006)

Research Interests: Her work spans capital market effects of financial reporting, governmental accounting timeliness, and the impact of risk management on earnings volatility. She frequently publishes in journals like Advances in Accounting and Journal of Accounting and Public Policy.

Professional Activities:

• Serves on the AAA Governmental & Nonprofit Executive Committee
• Editorial board member for Advances in Accounting
• Leads committees on accounting strategic planning and curriculum development

Teaching: Coordinates Principles of Accounting courses, emphasizing decision-making and flipped classroom strategies. She has developed online educational materials and received teaching awards from UAB and Virginia Tech.

Awards: None explicitly listed in the texts.

Labs/Teams: Engaged in collaborative research on financial reporting quality and SEC oversight mechanisms.