Brian White

Biography

Brian White is an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting. He holds degrees from Georgetown University, the University of Edinburgh, Manchester Business School, and the University of Illinois where he completed his PhD. Prior to pursuing an academic career, he spent ten years as finance director for a privately-held retailer based in Liverpool, England. Brian teaches Financial Accounting in the Texas MBA program. His research focuses on investors’ and managers' judgment and decision-making, and has been published in leading accounting journals, including The Accounting Review, the Journal of Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies and Contemporary Accounting Research.

Professional Awards

• FARS Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award, American Accounting Association2018
• CBA Foundation Research Excellence Award for Assistant Professors2016
• Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, ABO Section, AAA2013
• Outstanding Manuscript Award, AAA ABO Section2012
• Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellow2011
• Victor Bernard Memorial Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2011
• AAA/Deloitte Foundation/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow2011
• Richard D. and Anne Marie Irwin Fellowship, College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2010

Teaching Awards

• MBA Applause Award, McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin2012
• College of Business Alumni Association Excellence-in-Teaching Award2010
• Fred H. Figge Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award in Accountancy2009