LOH Wei Ting

Dr. LOH Wei Ting is a Full-time Assistant Professor of Accounting at the School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University (SMU). She holds a PhD in Accounting from the University of Washington (2022), an MSc in Business Administration (2019), and a BAcc from SMU (2012). Her research focuses on information intermediaries, earnings quality, and managerial influences on corporate policies, with publications in the Review of Accounting Studies. She teaches financial statement analysis and has been recognized with awards including the Teaching Excellence Award and SMU-MOE Overseas PhD Scholarship.

Education:

• PhD in Accounting, University of Washington, 2022
• MSc in Business Administration, University of Washington, 2019
• BAcc, Singapore Management University, 2012

Research Interests: Dr. Loh explores how information intermediaries shape market efficiency, evaluates earnings quality through novel frameworks, and studies how CEO characteristics influence corporate policies and firm valuation. Her work bridges accounting theory with practical implications for financial reporting practices and institutional investor behavior.

Awards:

• Best Reviewer Award (Hawaii Accounting Research Conference, 2021)
• Teaching Excellence Award (SMU, 2017)
• SMU-MOE Overseas PhD Scholarship (2017–2022)
• CPA Australia Top Grad Award (2012)

Advising & Grants: Dr. Loh has collaborated on research grants evaluating prosocial CEO behavior and institutional investor coordination. She currently serves as an ad hoc reviewer for leading journals including Journal of Accounting and Economics.

Key Contributions: Her recent work examines prosocial leadership’s impact on firm value and the role of non-GAAP reporting practices in enhancing transparency. She actively participates in academic conferences and public policy discussions on financial disclosure standards.