Lucy Chen

Dr. Chen joined VSB as an assistant professor in 2011 and earned tenure and promotion to associate professor in 2016. Recognized as an expert in the international and financial accounting field, she has published more than a dozen articles in leading academic journals such as The Accounting Review; Contemporary Accounting Research; Auditing: A journal of Practice and Theory; Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance; and Accounting Horizons.

Her research has been cited or inquired by organizations such as Financial Reporting Policy Committee and Financial Accounting Standards Board. She has served as an associate editor or on editorial boards for a total of five journals and served as senior faculty for the American Accounting Association (AAA) New Faculty Consortium and International Accounting Section (IAS) Doctoral/New Faculty Midyear Consortium as a co-chair of 2020 AAA annual meeting for IAS.

Dr. Chen has received numerous awards, such as the Center for Global Leadership Research Excellence Award, the 2017 McDonough Family Faculty Award and the 2020 Best Reviewer Award of Journal of International Accounting Research, and served on various committees such as the Publication Committee, the PhD Travel Grant Committee, the Nomination Committee, the Outstanding Service Award Committee, and the Membership Committee of IAS of AAA, the Professionalism and Ethics Committee of AAA, and the Villanova University Budget committee and Research Policy Committee,.

As the coordinator for a VSB core course, Dr. Chen brings real-life experience to students, ensuring that courses are hands-on and invites guest speakers from accounting industry.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Fox School of Business at Temple University (2000 — 2005)
• Bachelor’s Degree Xiamen University (1994 — 1998)

Companies

• John M. Cooney Endowed Professor in Accounting Villanova University (2021)
• Associate Professor of Accounting Villanova University (2016)
• Assistant Professor of Accounting Villanova University (2011 — 2016)
• Assistant Professor of Accounting Arizona State University (2005 — 2010)