Leonardo Barcellos

Leonardo Barcellos is an Assistant Professor at the School of Accountancy within Arizona State University's W. P. Carey School of Business. He joined the institution in 2022 after earning his PhD in Accounting from Emory University. His research examines the judgment and decision-making processes of investors, managers, and analysts in accounting information contexts.

• Educations:
• Ph.D., Accounting - Emory University
• Ph.D., Administration - Fundação Getulio Vargas - EBAPE
• M.S., Accounting - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
• B.S., Accounting - Universidade Gama Filho
• B.S., Mathematics - Universidade Federal Fluminense
• Teaching: Teaches External Reporting I to undergraduates.
• Industry Experience:
• Certified Public Accountant in Brazil
• Prior roles include auditing, budgeting, and planning at Brazilian government agencies (2007-2014)
• Faculty at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2014-2017)

His research focuses on behavioral aspects of accounting practices, including how nonnative accents influence investment decisions and cognitive factors affecting financial statement comparability. He has published in outlets like The Accounting Review and Accounting Forum.

• Awards:
• 2021 Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship Award
• 2020 AAA Deloitte J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow
• 2020 Sheth Fellow
• Grants/Advising: No grant details listed, but extensive industry experience informs his academic work.