Friday, Aug. 7 th, 2015 1:30 2:30 pm Planning Committee Meeting 2:30 pm Conference Registration Opens (All Doctoral Students) 3:30 3:50 pm Welcome Remarks, Introductions, and Announcements Anywhere Sikochi 4:00 5:15 pm Concurrent Sessions - Orientation for All Doctoral Students 5:15 5:30 pm Break Room A: New Student Strategies (topics: transition, teaching, research) Moderator: Anywhere Sikochi Panelists: Lydia Didia, Jackson State University Thomas Lewis, Virginia Commonwealth University Room B: Intermediate Student Strategies (topics: coursework, comps) Panelists: Brent Garza, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Christopher Miller, University of Mississippi Room C: Advanced Student Strategies (topics: transition, proposal, dissertation) Moderator: Porschia Nkansa Panelists: Herita Akamah, University of Oklahoma Oscar Harvin, Florida Atlantic University Leah Muriel, Oklahoma State University Room D: Emerging Student Strategies (topics: job search, research stream) Moderator: Marcus Brooks Panelists: Craig Sisneros, University of Colorado at Denver Chanta Thomas, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Room E: New Faculty Strategies (topics: transition, research, service, tenure) Moderator: Michael Paz Panelists: Stephani Mason, DePaul University Kelly Richmond Pope, DePaul University 5:30 6:30 pm Plenary Session: Christine Botosan, University of Utah, AAA President 6:30 8:30 pm Welcome Buffet Dinner
8:30 10:00 pm Group Networking Activities Saturday, Aug. 8 th, 2015 7:30 8:25 am Breakfast and Research Forum: Issues in capital markets research Table 1: Capital Constrained Firms and Payout Behavior: A Study Under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 Author: Lisa Polack, Texas A&M University Table 2: Is customer satisfaction a relevant metric for short sellers? Author: Christopher Miller, University of Mississippi 8:30 10:00 am Student Research Session: The Accounting Consequences of Behavioral Biases 10:00 10:10 am Break Paper 1: Intelligent Tax Software and Taxpayer Behaviors Author: Ethan LaMothe, University of South Carolina Discussant: Brent Garza, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Paper 2: The joint effect of accounting system precision and cheap talk on agency conflicts in a multi-period setting Author: Stuart Manito Smith, Georgia State University Discussant: Rachel Martin, University of Wisconsin Madison Paper 3: Does managerial sentiment affect accrual estimates? Evidence from the banking industry Author: R. Christopher Small, University of Iowa Discussant: Aaron Nelson, Ohio State University 10:10 11:20 am Surviving and Thriving in the PhD Program and the Profession Panelists: Helen Brown-Liburd, Rutgers University Michael Clement, University of Texas- Austin Adrienne Rhodes, Texas A&M University 11:20 11:30 am Break
11:30 1:00 pm Student Research Session: Agency Costs and Monitoring Mechanisms Moderator: Porschia Nkansa Paper 1: Corporate families and bank loan spreads Author: Anywhere Sikochi, The Pennsylvania State University Discussant: Matthew Driskill, University of Florida Paper 2: Large shareholder diversification and management s voluntary disclosure Author: Herita Akamah, University of Oklahoma Discussant: Rebeca Perez, University of Oregon Paper 3: Hedge fund activism and the pricing of audit services Author: Pablo Machado, University of Arizona Discussant: Patrick Kielty, University of Florida 1:00 2:00 pm Buffet Lunch by Research Area 2:00 2:20 pm Free time 2:20 3:50 pm Developing a Research Agenda and Effective Research Strategies/Tools Introduction: Porschia Nkansa Presenter: Carolyn Callahan, University of Louisville W. Brooke Elliott, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 3:50 4:00 pm Break 4:00 5:30 pm Editors Panel Moderator: Michael Paz Panelists: Raffi Indjejikian, University of Michigan Jennifer Joe, University of Delaware Kathryn Kadous, Emory University 6:00 8:30 pm Dinner Remarks: Tom Robinson, AACSB Honored Guest: Mark Dawkins, University of North Florida 8:45 9:45 pm Fireside Chat Moderator: Dereck Barr-Pulliam
Sunday, August 9 th, 2015 7:30 8:25 am Breakfast and Research Forum: Kinney Three Paragraphs Table 1: Do safe harbor provisions affect managers? Author: Aaron Nelson, The Ohio State University Table 2: Do communities benefit from beneficiaries? Author: Makila Major, University of Memphis Table 3: An Innovative Look at the CAN SLIM model Author: Christopher Miller, University of Mississippi 8:30 10:00 am Student Research Session: Financial and Non-Financial Measures Moderator: Anywhere Sikochi 10:00 10:15 am Break Paper 1: Examining cash flows as a proxy for the value glamour anomaly Author: Sydnee Manley, University of Mississippi Discussant: Assma Sawani, Florida International University Paper 2: The Association between firm performance and the use of short-term (long-term) nonfinancial performance measures in CEO compensation Author: Thomas Lewis, Virginia Commonwealth University Discussant: Makila Major, University of Memphis Paper 3: Measurement and determinants of brand equity extended: A comprehensive financial approach Author: Chevonne Herring Alston, University of Mississippi Discussant: Maurice Atkinson II, Michigan State University 10:15 11:15 am Academic Citizenship Session Introduction: Kecia Williams Smith Presenters: Mark Dawkins, University of North Florida Sandra Shelton, DePaul University 11:15 12:15 pm Business Meeting and Conference Wrap up (For Students ONLY!) 12:15 12:45 pm Group Photo
12:45 1:45 pm General Buffet Lunch 2:00 6:00 pm Attend AAA Teaching, and/or AAA Career Fair 5:00 6:00 pm The PhD Project AHEAD session (PhD Project Faculty only) 6:30 7:30 pm THE PhD PROJECT RECEPTION 7:30 10:00 pm THE PhD PROJECT DINNER Welcome: Bernie Milano - President, KPMG Foundation and The PhD Project Keynote Speaker: Ken Bishop, NASBA Presentations: Bernie Milano