You-il Park

You-il Park is an Associate Professor of Accounting and Accuity LLP Accounting Faculty Fellow at the Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii at Manoa. He serves as Co-Chair of the Hawaii Accounting Research Conference (HARC) and Hawaii Accounting Research Doctoral Institute (HARDI), while also coordinating the Accounting Ph.D. program. His professional background includes prior teaching positions at Duke University and Nanyang Technological University.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting), Fuqua School of Business, Duke University (2017)
• M.A. in Economics, Duke University (2015)
• B.S. in Management (Highest Honors with Accounting Certificate), Georgia Institute of Technology (2005)

Research Focus: Professor Park conducts archival, economics-based research examining how accounting standards, financial regulations, and corporate governance mechanisms influence financial reporting practices, capital market behavior, and managerial decision-making processes. His work spans international accounting systems, market microstructure, and regulatory impacts.

Publication Trends: Recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on financial reporting regulation impacts, market information dynamics, and accounting practice consequences. Research frequently examines international standards (IFRS), credit markets, R&D accounting, income smoothing mechanisms, and emerging data analytics applications in accounting contexts.

Awards and Honors:

• Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching (2025)
• Global MBA Professor of the Semester (Fall 2024)
• 2× BBA Professor of the Semester (2022-2023)
• 5× Nominee for Board of Regents Teaching Medal (2020-2024)
• Best Reviewer Award (2020)
• Multiple doctoral fellowships (AAA/Deloitte, FARS)
• Wharton WRDS Outstanding Survey Award (2013)
• Full-ride doctoral fellowships (Duke/Fuqua 2012-2017)

Professional Background: Before academia, Park worked as an internal auditor at Georgia Power & Southern Company's compliance division and served as a lead computer programmer in the Republic of Korea Air Force, receiving honorable discharge at Sergeant rank.