LSU Accounting Regional Research Workshop
event overview
The LSU Department of Accounting holds its Regional Research Workshop annually in the Business Education Complex (BEC) at LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The workshop hosts well-known accounting academics and consists of a morning research session, luncheon, paper workshop, and reception.
DETAILS
Friday, April 17, 2026, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CST
LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business
Room 1220
501 South Quad Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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Registration coming soon!
Speaker
Professor Karen K. Nelson is the M.J. Neeley Professor of Accounting at Texas Christian University’s Neeley School of Business. Professor Nelson is an expert in the areas of financial disclosure and securities regulation, voluntary disclosure, earnings quality, and the economic consequences of accounting choice.
Her research is published in leading academic journals including the Journal of Accounting and Economics, the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, and the Review of Accounting Studies. She also co-authors multiple textbooks including Financial Accounting for Undergraduates, Intermediate Accounting, and Financial & Managerial Accounting for Undergraduates.
Prior to joining the Neeley School of Business in 2016, Professor Nelson served as the Harmon Whittington Chair at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business. She also previously served on the faculty at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
Professor Nelson is currently Editor of Accounting Horizons and previously served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Accounting & Economics and on the Editorial Board of The Accounting Review. She has been deeply involved in service to the accounting profession through extensive work with the American Accounting Association and the PCAOB. In addition to her editorial work, Professor Nelson has been an ad hoc referee across a multitude of journals.
Professor Nelson has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching throughout her career. Most recently, she was nominated by the Neeley School of Business for the TCU Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher and Scholar in 2025.
Professor Nelson obtained her bachelor’s degree in business administration (accounting) from the University of Colorado; she later obtained her Ph.D. in business administration (accounting) from the University of Michigan.
Additional Information
2025
Douglas J. Skinner, Sidney Davidson Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting,
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Former Editor of Journal of Accounting Research and the Journal of Accounting and Economics. Leading expert in corporate disclosure, financial reporting, and payout policies.
Topic: Do Actions Speak Louder than Words? The Relation Between Payouts and Guidance Since
2000.
2023
Jeffrey Hales, Bake Chair in Global Sustainability Leadership, Charles T. Zlatkovich
Centennial Professor of Accounting, University of Texas at Austin, Executive Director
of the Global Sustainability Leadership Institute
Topic: Mere Puffery of Credible Disclosure? The Real Effects of Adopting Voluntary ESG Disclosure
Standards
2022
Xiumin Martin, Professor of Accounting
Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis
Topic: What if Borrowers Were Informed About Credit Reporting? Two Randomized Field Experiments
2019
Bharat Sarath, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance and
Professor of Accounting
Rutgers University
Topic: The API and the Design of Experiments
When do managers tell the truth about Bargain Purchase Gains
2018
Jeffrey Hoopes, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Topic: Strategic Subsidiary Disclosure
Ted Christensen, Director and Terry Distinguished Chair of Business
J. M. Tull School of Accounting, University of Georgia
Topic: Non-GAAP Earnings for Contracting and Financial Disclosure
2017
Mark DeFond, A.N. Mosich Chair in Accounting, Senior Editor of The Accounting Review
University of Southern California
Topic: Some Controversies in Auditing Literature
2016
Richard Hatfield, Ernst and Young Professor of Accounting
University of Alabama
Topic: Staff Auditors’ Proclivity for Computer Mediated Communication with Clients and its
Effect on Skeptical Behavior
2015
Dan Dhaliwal
Accounting Department Head, Frances McClelland Endowed Chair
Former editor of TAR
Editorial board member of JAR
University of Arizona
Topic: Accrual Accounting and Access to External Funds: Evidence from Small Businesses
2014
S.P. Kothari
Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance
Head of the Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting at the MIT Sloan School
of Management
Global head of equity research for Barclays Global Investors
Editor of JAE
Topic: The Effect of Borrower Transparency on Bank Competition, Risk-taking and Bank Fragility
2013
Zoe-Vonna Palmrose
Kermit O. Hanson Professor in Business Administration
Deputy Chief Accountant of the SEC
Editorial board member of TAR and AJPT
University of Washington
Topic: PCAOB Audit Regulation a Decade After SOX: Where it Stands and What the Future holds
2012
Terry Shevlin
Paul Pigott/Paccar Professor of Business Administration, former editor of TAR, JATA
University of Washington
Topic: Does Voluntary Adoption of Clawback Provision Improve Financial Reporting?
2011
Peter Easton
Notre Dame Alumni Professor of Accountancy and Academic Director, Center for Accounting
Research and Education
Editor of RAST, Associate Editor: JAR, CAR, JAE, TAR
Notre Dame University
Topic: Dissecting Earnings Recognition Timeliness
2010
Charles Lee
Joseph McDonald Professor of Accounting
Managing Director at Barclays Global Investors (BGI)
Associate editor of Management Science, RAST, JAE, and JF
Stanford University
Topic: Evaluating Implied Cost of Capital Estimates
2009
Mary Barth
J. E. Horngren Professor of Accounting, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Member of the IASB
Editor of MS, and associate editor of TAR
Stanford University
Topic: Cost of Capital and Earnings Transparency
Michael and Linda Bamber
Michael – Harold M. Heckman Chair of Public Accounting, consulting editor of TAR
Linda – Tull Professor of Accounting, editor of TAR
University of Georgia
Topic: Publishing Your Research
2008
Katherine Schipper
Thomas F. Keller Professor of Accounting, former editor of JAR, and former member
of the FASB
Duke University
Topic: Direct and Mediated Associations Among Earnings Quality, Information Asymmetry and
the Cost of Equity
Lodging
The Cook Hotel and Conference Center at LSU
3848 W Lakeshore Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: (225) 383-2665
Travel
For conference attendees flying into Louisiana, there are convenient options for reaching Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)
The most direct option is Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), located just 15 minutes from the city center. BTR offers daily flights from major U.S. hubs like Dallas, Houston, and Atlanta, making it easy to connect from other parts of the country. Once you arrive, taxis, rideshares, and rental cars are available at the airport for a quick trip to your hotel or the conference venue.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
Another option is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), located about an hour's drive from Baton Rouge. MSY has a wider range of direct flights and international connections. If you fly into MSY, you can take a shuttle, rent a car, or use a rideshare service for a scenic drive along Interstate 10 to Baton Rouge. This route also offers the chance to explore more of Louisiana’s landscape on your way to the conference.
Ground Transportation
Both airports offer convenient options for reaching Baton Rouge, with car rentals, shuttles, and rideshares available at each location.