Conference Organizing Committee
- Xiao Liu, Southern Methodist University
- Marcel Tuijn, Southern Methodist University
- Twink Halasz
Lone Star Accounting Conference 2025
Logistics Recommendations
You'll be on your own for lodging and transportation to campus. Below are nearby recommendations.
Nearby Hotels
Two options for you to personally book your stay: The Lumen (5 minute walk to conference) or The Beeman (10 minute walk to conference).
Nearby Airports
Two options if you choose to fly to Dallas: Dallas Love Field (15-35 minutes to hotel) or DFW International (30-60 minutes from hotel).
Conference Schedule
Expand the sections below to find the schedule for the two-day conference.
| Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Event | locations |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. | Welcome Lunch |
Collins Executive Center, Bank of Texas Dining Room |
| 1:25 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Welcome Notes | Collins Executive Center, Room 120 |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Ph.D Student Presentations Session I (Moderator: Marcel Tuijn) | Collins Executive Center, Room 120 |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Presenter: Charlotte Li, Texas A&M University |
|
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Paper: Manager-Auditor Negotiations: Auditor Conservatism and Reporting Quality Presenter: Ellen Wang, University of Houston |
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| 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
Break | |
| 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. | Ph.D Student Presentations Session II (Moderator: Sorabh Tomar) | Collins Executive Center, Room 120 |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
Paper: Buy-Side Agency Algorithms: Financial Information and Market Quality Presenter: David Wilson, Rice University |
|
| 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. |
Paper: Do Nonfinancial Reporting Requirements Enhance Financial Reporting Quality? Presenter: Md Nazmul Islam, University of North Texas |
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| 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. | Ph.D Student Presentations Session III (Moderator: Sean Wang) | Collins Executive Center, Room 120 |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. |
Paper: Peer Effects in Disclosure Redaction: Does the FAST Act Amplify a Lemons Problem? Presenter: Albert Wang, University of Texas at Austin |
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| 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. |
Paper: Sales-based Incentive and Consumer Fraud Triza Nganga, University of Texas at Arlington |
|
| 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. |
Presenter: MV Shivaani, University of Texas at Dallas |
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| 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Reception | Collins Executive Commons |
| Friday | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Event | locations |
| 7:30 – 8:55 a.m. |
Breakfast Buffet | Collins Executive Center Commons |
| Professor Presentation Sessions | ||
| 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. |
Presenter: Yuping Zhao, University of Houston Paper: XBRL Adoption and SEC Monitoring (Moderator: Marcel Tuijn) |
Collins Executive Center, Crum Auditorium |
| 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. |
Presenter: Leila Peyravan, Rice University Paper: Balancing Act: How Unaffiliated Analysts Navigate Private Information Disadvantages (Moderator: Xiao Liu) |
Collins Executive Center, Crum Auditorium |
| 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Presenter: Saad Siddiqui, University of Texas at Austin Paper: The Role of In-house Tax Experts in Audit Engagements (Moderator: Sean Wang) |
Collins Executive Center, Crum Auditorium |
| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch Buffet | Collins Executive Center Commons |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. |
Presenter: Summer Liu, Texas A&M University Paper: The Long-Term Effects of Personal Wealth Shocks: Evidence from U.S. Audit Partners (Moderator: Ha Young Yoon) |
Collins Executive Center, Crum Auditorium |
| 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. |
Break | |
| 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. |
Presenter: Owen Davidson, Baylor University Paper: Does Complex Regulation Create Insider Trading Opportunities (Moderator: Sorabh Tomar) |
Collins Executive Center, Crum Auditorium |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Concluding remarks | |
