Yunyan Zhang

Research Interests

Financial Accounting

Dr Yunyan Zhang

Senior Lecturer

School of Accounting and Finance

College of Business and Law

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Research interests include debt contracting, accounting regulation, short selling and economic consequences of financial reporting and disclosure. Papers have been published in leading journals, such as Journal of Financial Reporting, Journal of Business, Finance & Accounting, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, and Accounting and Finance.

Date Position Institution name
2018 - ongoing Senior Lecturer The University of Adelaide
2015 - 2016 Senior Operations Analyst Capital One Bank
2011 - 2017 Senior Lecturer The University of Melbourne
2008 - 2008 Instructor The Ohio State University
1999 - 2000 Instructor Nankai University

Language Competency
Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2006 - 2011 Ohio State University The United States PhD in Accounting
2002 - 2004 Ohio State University The United States MBA
2000 - 2002 University of Toledo The United States MA in English as a Second Language
1996 - 1999 Nankai University P.R. China MA in British and American Literature
1992 - 1996 Nankai University P.R. China BA in English

Year Citation
2026 Li, W., & Zhang, Y. (2026). The SEC review of executive compensation disclosure and 'say-on-pay' voting outcomes. Management Accounting Research, 68, 100959.
DOI
2026 Li, W., Zhang, Y., & Zou, S. (2026). Director-liability-reduction laws and firm investment. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 50, 101166.
DOI
2022 Abernethy, M. A., Li, W., Zhang, Y., & Shi, H. (2022). Firm culture and internal control system. Accounting and Finance, 63(3), 29 pages.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2021 Li, W., & Zhang, Y. (2021). Managerial Political Orientation and Insider Trading. Accounting and Finance, 62(1), 33 pages.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2019 Clinch, G., Li, W., & Zhang, Y. (2019). Short selling and firms' disclosure of bad news: evidence from regulation SHO. Journal of Financial Reporting, 4(1), 1-23.
DOI WoS28
2019 Li, W., & Zhang, Y. (2019). Firms' disclosure policies and capital investment: Evidence from Regulation Fair Disclosure. Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance, 36(2), 379-404.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2016 Yuan, Q., & Zhang, Y. (2016). The real effects of corporate fraud: evidence from class action lawsuits. Accounting & Finance, 56(3), 879-911.
DOI WoS27
2015 Yuan, Q., & Zhang, Y. (2015). Do Banks Price Litigation Risk in Debt Contracting? Evidence from Class Action Lawsuits. JOURNAL OF BUSINESS FINANCE & ACCOUNTING, 42(9-10), 1310-1340.
DOI WoS40

2022 AFAANZ Research Grants

 

Taught both both undergraudate and master subjects including Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting theory, Intermeidate Financial Accounting  and Accounting and Finance Capstone III.          

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2024 Principal Supervisor ESG performance, corporate governance and firm value Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Xiaofei Duan
2024 Principal Supervisor Does ownership structure influence the corporate ESG performance? Evidence from China Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Ning Zhao
2024 Principal Supervisor Does ownership structure influence the corporate ESG performance? Evidence from China Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Ning Zhao
2024 Principal Supervisor ESG performance, corporate governance and firm value Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Xiaofei Duan
2023 Principal Supervisor Director-Liability-Reduction Laws and Capital Structure Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Siqian Zou
2023 Principal Supervisor Director-Liability-Reduction Laws and Capital Structure Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Siqian Zou

Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
2014 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Crowd funding and firm performance in Australia University of Melbourne - Doctorate - Ra-Pee Pattanapanyasat
2013 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Dividend policy and firm behavior University of Melbourne - Doctorate - Li, Chao

Date Title Type Institution Country
2019 - ongoing Ad hoc reviewer Journal Review American Accounting Assoication -
2012 - ongoing Reviewer Conference Review Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand; American Accounting Associaiton -

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