Matthew Sherwood

Education

PhD, University of Kansas, 2016 BS, University of Michigan – Dearborn, 2001

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2016-Present

Research Interests

• Audit Quality
• Auditor Regulation
• Auditor Selection
• Corporate Governance

Teaching Interests

• Financial Statement Auditing
• Data Analysis
• Financial Accounting

Professional Background

Professional Experience

Manager, 2001 - 2011, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Recent Honors & Awards

AICPA, Accounting Doctoral Scholars (ADS) Scholarship Recipient, 2011-2015 AAA/Deloitte/Michael J. Cook Doctoral Consortium Representative, Dallas, TX, 2014 EY Center for Auditing Research & Advanced Technology, Doctoral Fellowship, 2014 University of Kansas, Clarence B. Coleman Business Leadership Scholarship, 2013

Selected Publications

Sherwood, M., A. Nagy, A. Zimmerman. Non-CPAs and Office Audit Quality. (Forthcoming at Accounting Horizons, scheduled for September 2020 issue).

Kuang, L., H. Li, M. Sherwood, R. Whited. Mandatory Audit Partner Rotations and Audit Quality in the United States. (Forthcoming at Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, scheduled for the August 2020 issue).

Masli, A., M. Sherwood, and R. Srivastava. 2018. Attributes and Structure of an Effective Board of Directors: A Theoretical Investigation. Abacus, 54(4), 485-523.

Ettredge, M., M. Sherwood, and L. Sun. 2017 Effects of SOX 404(b) Implementation on Audit Fees by SEC Filer Size Category. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 37 (1): 21-38.