About Me

Dr. Jie Hao, Assistant Professor of Accounting, completed her Ph.D. in Accounting at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She earned her Master of Accountancy and Master of Business Administration from DePaul University. Dr. Hao’s research interests encompass a range of topics, including financial reporting, graphical disclosure, sustainability reporting, corporate culture, gender diversity, auditing, and debt contracting. She has authored published articles in prestigious journals, including Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Ethics, Accounting and Finance, Australia Accounting Review, and American Business Review. Prior to joining Susquehanna University, Dr. Hao taught financial accounting, managerial accounting, and financial statement analysis courses at the University of Texas at San Antonio and City College of Chicago. At Susquehanna University, she teaches intermediate accounting, financial accounting, CPA review, and Asian Management Culture and Society.

Personal website (https://sites.google.com/view/haojie) 

Professional Experience

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Accounting, May 2020
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, U.S.

Master of Business Administration, 2011
DePaul University, Chicago, IL, U.S.

Master of Accountancy, 2009
DePaul University, Chicago, IL, U.S.

Bachelor Science of Accounting, 2007
Nankai University, Tianjin, China

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

“Perception of Corporate Corruption Culture and Debt Contracting” with Viet Pham, Daniela Sanchez, and Manuel Sanchez, Journal of Corporate Finance 2021, Vol. 71
[ABDC List Level A*]

“Does the Gender of Audit Partners Matter? – Evidence from the Passage of Rule 3211” with Viet Pham and Guo Meng, Journal of Business Ethics 2022, 177, No 2: 275-304
[Financial Times’ 50 Elite Journals & ABDC List Level A]

“The ASC 606 standard, revenue informativeness, and analyst forecast quality” with Viet Pham, Accounting and Finance, 2022 May
[ABDC List Level A]

“Accounting Information Quality and the Clustering of Stock Prices” with Ahmed Mohammed, and Benjamin Blau, American Business Review 2020, 23(2), 1.
[ABDC List Level A]

“COVID-19 Disclosure and Market Uncertainty: Evidence from 10-Q filings” with Viet Pham, Australian Accounting Review, 2022 March
[ABDC List Level B]

SUBMITTED ARTICLES

“The Effect of Disclosure Committee on Non-GAAP Earnings Disclosure Quality”, prepare for the fourth-round review at Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
[ABDC List Level A]

“Impression Management Strategy — The Relationship between Accounting Narrative Obfuscation and Financial Graph Distortion” with Jeff Boone, Cheryl Linthicum, and Viet Pham, submit for the third-round revision at The British Accounting Review
[ABDC List Level A*]

“Do managers disclose or withhold COVID-19 disclosures? Evidence from 10-Q filings” with Hui Lin and Viet Pham, prepare for the second-round revision at Accounting and Business Research
[ABDC List Level A]

“Stuck in Traffic: do auditors price traffic congestion?” with Viet Pham, prepare for the second-round review at The British Accounting Review
[ABDC List Level A*]

“Female CFO and relationship lending: implication from gender socialization theory” with Viet Pham, submit to Journal of Management
[ABDC List Level A*]

“The costs of being stuck in traffic: evidence from debt contracting” with Viet Pham, prepare for submission to Review of Finance
[ABDC List Level A*]

“Environmental, Social, and Governance Sustainability Graphical Disclosures” with Zabihollah Rezaee, prepare for submission at Journal of Corporate Finance
[ABDC List Level A*]

WORKING PAPER

“City-level traffic congestion and firms’ environmental activities” with Bo Liu, Viet Pham, and Dana Zhang

“The CEO Compensation Gender Gap: Do CEO Ability and Labor Market Mobility Matter?” with Viet Pham, Daniela Sanchez, and Manuel Sanchez

TEACHING

Accounting Department, Susquehanna University, 2020-current

Fall 2023

• Intermediate Accounting
• Financial Accounting
• Issues in Financial Accounting and Reporting – CPA FAR section review
• Asian Management Culture and Society
• Independent study

Accounting Department, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2018-2019

• Intermediate Accounting
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Managerial Accounting

SERVICES

Susquehanna University

• Taught Asian Immigration and Anti-Asian Hate Crimes class for “Building Inclusive Excellence Curriculum”, February 2023
• Severed as faculty representative by performing Chinese traditional instrument, Pipa, at International Cultural Showcase, April 2023
• Elected to serve on University Scholarship Committee, March 2023
• Serve on the Committee of Sustainability, 2021- current.
• Serve on the Middlestates Assessment Working Group, 2022-current
• Serve as the faculty advisor for the Asian Cultural Association 2022-current
• Presented academic research related to corporate social responsibilities at the Sustainability Committee, 2022
• Served on the Search Committee for the Director of Center for Academic Success, May-August 2021
• Participated in Blough-Weis Library Faculty Scholarship display events, 2021-current
• Volunteered for Annual Thanksgiving Dinner, 2021

Sigmund Weis School of Business, Susquehanna University

• Serve on Scholarship and Teaching Excellence Committee, 2020-current
• Participate in Teaching Circle, 2021-current
• Participate in prospective student recruiting events, 2020-current
• Served on the Search Committee for the Assistant Professor in Finance, August-December 2021
• Hosted Women of SWSB meeting, 2021

Accounting Department, Sigmund Weis School of Business, Susquehanna University

• Provided mentoring to students’ senior honors capstone projects, 2021-current
• Hosted classroom visits for prospective students, resulting in successful enrollment 2022-current
• Hosted the “Meet the Firms” public accounting firms recruiting event, 2020
  Academic Services
• Serve as ad-hoc reviewer for Accounting and Finance
• Serve as ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
• Served as reviewer for American Accounting Association Annual meeting in 2019
• Served as reviewer for American Accounting Association Annual meeting in 2018
• Served as discussant for Southwest Finance Association Conference in 2018

ADVISING

Sigmund Weis School of Business, Susquehanna University

• Provide academic advising to 20 business school students, 2021- current
• Successfully mentor and recommend a student to earn 2022 PICPA Academic Merit and Minority Scholarship
  
  

CONFERENCE PRESENTATION

Presenter, Jie Hao. “Environmental, Social, and Governance Sustainability Graphical Disclosures”. Paper will be presented at 2023 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado (August 2023)

Presenter, Coauthor. “Environmental, Social, and Governance Sustainability Graphical Disclosures”. Paper was presented at the 8th Paris Financial Management Conference, Paris, France (December 2022)

Presenter, Coauthor. “Stuck in Traffic: do auditors price traffic congestion?”. Paper was presented at Sigmund Weise School of Business Research seminar, Selinsgrove, PA (November 2022)

Presenter, Jie Hao. Does the Gender of Audit Partners Matter? – Evidence from the Passage of Rule 3211. Paper was presented at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (August 2019)

Presenter, Jie Hao. The Effect of Disclosure Committee on Non-GAAP Earnings Disclosure Quality. Paper was presented at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (August 2019)

Presenter, Jie Hao. Does the Gender of Audit Partners Matter? – Evidence from the Passage of Rule 3211. Paper was presented at American Accounting Association Auditing Midyear Meeting, Nashville, TN (January 2019)

Presenter, Coauthor. Does the Gender of Audit Partners Matter? – Evidence from the Passage of Rule 3211. Paper was presented at American Accounting Association Auditing Southwest Regional Meeting, Houston, TX (March 2019)

Presenter, Jie Hao. The CEO Compensation Gender Gap: Do CEO Ability and Labor Market Mobility Matter. Paper was presented at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (August 2018)

Presenter, Coauthor. Perception of Corporate Corruption Culture and Debt Contracting. Paper was presented at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (August 2018)

Presenter, Jie Hao. Accounting Information Quality and the Clustering of Stock Prices. Paper was presented at Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (March 2018)

Presenter, Jie Hao. Accounting Information Quality and the Clustering of Stock Prices. Paper was presented at American Accounting Association Southwest Regional Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (March 2018)

CONFERENCE DISCUSSANT EXPERIENCE

• American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2019
• Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, 2018
• American Accounting Association Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, NM, 2018

JOURNAL REVIEW EXPERIENCE

• Accounting and Finance Reviewer, 2022
• International Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Performance Evaluation Reviewer, 2018-2020
• American Accounting Association Annual Meeting Reviewer, 2019
• American Accounting Association Annual Meeting Reviewer, 2018
• American Accounting Association Gender Issues and Work-Life Balance Sectional Meeting Reviewer, 2017

FELLOWSHIP AND AWARDS

• UTSA Business School Fellowship, 2018-2020
• American Accounting Association Auditing Mid-Year Consortium Fellow, 2019
• UTSA Ph.D. Excellence Fund, 2018-2019
• UTSA Graduate Student Professional Development Awards, 2018
• Texas Tech University Presidential Scholarship, 2017
• Texas Tech University Rawls College Graduate Scholarship, 2017

LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP

• American Accounting Association Membership, 2017-current
• Illinois Certified Public Accountant, 2011- current.
• Bloomberg Market Concept Certification 2022
• UTSA Accounting Department Student Advisory Board, Secretary, 2018-2019
• Chinese Central Conservatory of Music – Certified Chinese Lute Performer, 2003

Courses Taught