Sarah McVay

Professor of Accounting at Foster School of Business

Schools

  • Foster School of Business

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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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