You-il (Chris) Park is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Shidler College of Business, serving as Co-Chair of the Hawaii Accounting Research Conference (HARC) and Hawaii Accounting Research Doctoral Institute (HARDI). He holds the Accuity LLP Accounting Faculty Fellowship and coordinates the Accounting Ph.D. program. His research focuses on archival, economics-based studies examining how accounting standards, regulations, and corporate governance influence financial reporting, capital markets, and managerial decisions. Professor Park holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting) from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, an M.A. in Economics from Duke University, and a B.S. in Management with Highest Honor and an Accounting Certificate from Georgia Institute of Technology’s Scheller College of Business. Prior to academia, he worked as an internal auditor at Georgia Power & Southern Company and as a computer programmer in the Republic of Korea Air Force. His research interests span topics such as IFRS impact on macroeconomics, credit rating affirmations, audit quality, and data analytics in operational efficiency. His work appears in top journals like The Accounting Review and Contemporary Accounting Research. Professor Park has received numerous accolades for teaching excellence, including the Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching (2025), Shidler College Professor of the Semester awards (2022–2025), and multiple nominations for the Board of Regents Medal for Teaching. His professional service includes roles as a doctoral consortium fellow and reviewer for prestigious journals. He actively contributes to academic communities through HARC and HARDI, fostering research collaboration and mentoring doctoral students. His curriculum development includes courses such as Accounting Capstone and Ph.D. seminars, emphasizing practical and theoretical mastery.








