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Wei Zhang

Assistant Professor

Accounting
Wei Zhang is an assistant professor of accounting at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She received her PhD from Arizona State University. Her research inte

Wei Zhang is an assistant professor of accounting at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She received her PhD from Arizona State University. Her research interests include audit regulation, audit quality, and audit litigation. Her work has been published in leading accounting journals such as The Accounting Review and Current Issues in Auditing. She teaches in the undergraduate and MSA programs. 

Education

PhD, Arizona State University, 2019
MAcc, City University of New York, Queens College, 2013
BBA, Nanchang University, 2005
BA, Nanchang University, 2005

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2019-Present

Recent Honors / Awards

PwC Inquires Grant, 2023, 2020
AAA Auditing Section Midyear Meeting Best Archival Paper Award, 2023
Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR) Best Reviewer Award, 2021
AAA Auditing Section Best Ph.D. Student Paper Award, 2018
J. Hal Reneau Memorial Fellowship, Arizona State University, 2017
AAA/Deloitte Foundation/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2017
Nominated, College Outstanding Teaching Award, 2023-2024, 2025-2026

Research Interests

Auditor Regulation
Auditor Litigation
Audit Quality
Corporate Governance
Internal Auditing

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate
  • Financial Statement Auditing
Masters
  • Advanced Auditing
Professional LinksLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weizhang1/ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1556-9852

Selected Publications

Mayberry M., H.J. Park, and W. Zhang. 2024. Relative Liability Exposure for Negligence and Financial Reporting Quality: Evidence from the Audit Interference Rule. The Accounting Review, forthcoming. 

Mowchan, M. and W. Zhang. 2023. PCAOB Enforcement: Toothless Body of Law or a Bite That Packs a Punch?. Current Issues in Auditing.

Lamoreaux, P.T., M. Mowchan, and W. Zhang. 2023. Does Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Regulatory Enforcement Deter Low-Quality Audits?. The Accounting Review 98 (3): 335–366