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Roy Schmardebeck is an Associate Professor and Haslam Family Faculty Research Fellow at the Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he also serves as a Neel Corporate Governance Center affiliate. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting) from the University of Arkansas and degrees from Brigham Young University. Prior to academia, he worked at Ernst & Young as a staff auditor. He is a licensed CPA in Utah.
Educations:
- Ph.D. in Business Administration, University of Arkansas (2015)
- M.Acc. and B.S. in Accounting, Brigham Young University (2009)
Research Interests: Corporate governance, financial reporting quality, auditing, and regulatory oversight. His work explores managerial discretion’s impact on financial disclosures and governance mechanisms.
Research Trends: Recent articles focus on M&A deal pricing, internal controls, SEC comment letters, and audit committee dynamics. His work bridges theoretical accounting frameworks with practical regulatory and governance challenges.
Awards:
- "Most Motivational" professor from University of Missouri MAcc class (2018)
- AAA/Deloitte/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow (2014)
- Recipient of PwC INQuires Grant (2015)
Advising & Service: Served on dissertation committees (e.g., Wei Wang, Ryan Dunn) and actively contributes to the American Accounting Association as a reviewer, moderator, and discussant. His service spans academic conference organizing and journal reviewing across multiple institutions.
Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Neel Corporate Governance Center, focusing on corporate governance research and policy analysis.
