Sarah McVay
Professor of Accounting at Foster School of Business
Biography
Foster School of Business
Education
- PhD University of Michigan (2004)
- BA University of Oregon (1997)
Academic Expertise
- financial accounting
Current Research
- Earnings quality, management disclosures, managerial ability, and the interactions between market participants
Positions Held
- At the University of Washington since 2012
- Faculty at University of Utah, 2007-2012
- Faculty at New York University, 2004-2007
- Senior Auditor at Arthur Andersen, Portland Oregon, 1998-2000
- Staff Accountant at Moss Adams & Co., Vancouver Washington, 1997-1998
Honors and Awards
- PhD Faculty Mentor Award, 2016
- TMMBA Excellence in Teaching Award, 2016
- William & Helen Fowler Endowment for Special Achievement in Accounting, 2014
- Deloitte and Touche Endowed Professorship, 2015-present
- Legoe Endowed Professorship, 2012–2015
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, 2011
- Doctoral Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 2011
- David Eccles Faculty Fellow, 2011–2012
- David Eccles Emerging Scholar, 2008–2011
- Deloitte and Touche Fellowship, 2002
- Beta Alpha Psi, President (Oregon Chapter), 1996–1997
- Oregon State Society of CPAs Outstanding Student Award, 1997
Academic Service
- Editor, Contemporary Accounting Research, 2014-present
- Editorial Board, Review of Accounting Studies, 2017-present
- Editorial Board, Accounting and Finance, 2012-present
- Editorial Advisory and Review Board, Accounting Horizons, 2008-present
- Editorial Advisory and Review Board, The Accounting Review, 2008-present
- Editorial Board, Contemporary Accounting Research, 2010-2014
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