Yuepin Zhou

Yuepin Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Accountancy at the Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Co-Coordinator of the Gies Business Research Lab. His research focuses on auditor decision-making, intrinsic motivation, team dynamics, and professional ethics in auditing contexts. He explores how workplace environments, communication styles, and motivational strategies influence audit quality and auditor behavior.

Key research themes include: 1) factors affecting auditors' willingness to speak up, 2) the impact of intrinsic motivation on auditor judgment, 3) team management practices in distributed audit teams, and 4) litigation outcomes in audit disputes. His work bridges accounting practices with behavioral, organizational, and legal insights.

Recent studies address topics like audit litigation preparedness, the role of autonomy in proactive auditing, and communication styles in audit issue resolution. Zhou's interdisciplinary approach integrates experimental methods from judgment and decision-making (JDM) with accounting research.

His research has been published in top journals including *Contemporary Accounting Research*, *Accounting Review*, and *Current Issues in Auditing*. Collaborations span institutions globally, reflecting his interest in cross-cultural and institutional dynamics in auditing.