Adel Ibrahim

Senior Lecturer of Accountancy

Contact

111 Wohlers Hall

1206 S Sixth St

Champaign, IL 61820

217-244-2530

aibrahim@illinois.edu

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Educational Background

Ph.D., Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002
M.A.S., Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995
M.B.A., Governor's State University, 1994
B. Comm., University of Alexandria, 1990

Positions Held

Senior Lecturer of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022 to present
Lecturer of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013-2022
Associate Professor, Accounting Department. College of Commerce, University of Alexandria, 2011-2013
Visiting Associate Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011-2013
Resident Director of the Arabic Overseas Flagship Program, American Councils for International Education in Washington D.C, 2008-2009
Visiting Assistant Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005-2007,2010-2011
Visiting Assistant Professor, Accounting and MIS Department, College of Industrial Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 2005
Assistant Professor, Accounting Department, College of Commerce, University of Alexandria, 2003-2011
Visiting Lecturer of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001-2002

Recent Publications

Ibrahim, A., Selah, G., & El-Gazzar, S. (2018). An Examination of Order Effects on Investors' Judgements in an Emerging Market: An Experimental Market Setting. Alexandria Journal of Accounting Research, 2 (2).

Other Publications

Articles

Ibrahim, A. (2011). Do Individual Investors See Through Earnings Management: Experimental Evidence From the Egyptian Environment. Journal of the College of Commerce for Scientific Research, 48 (1).
Ibrahim, A. (2010). Investment Strategies and Fundamental Analysis: Using Price to Book and Price to Earnings Ratios in Security Valuation. The Journal of Commerce and Finance.
Ibrahim, A. (2010). Traditional Versus New Research Methodologies Used in Financial Accounting Research. Journal of the College of Commerce for Scientific Research, 47 (2).

Conference Proceedings

Ibrahim, A., & Saleh, G. (2010). An Examination of Market Reactions to Subjective Versus Objective Information in an Emerging Market: An Experimental Market Approach. Eurasia Business Economic Society 2010 Conference.

Presentations

Badawy, H., & Ibrahim, A. (2017). Effect of Readability and Complexity on Non-Professional Investors' Decisions: An Experimental Study in a Emerging Economy. 2017 AAA Annual Meeting.
Ibrahim, A., & Badawy, H. (2017). Effect of Audit Quality on Non-Professional Investors’ Decisions: An Experimental Evidence from Egypt. 2017 AAA Annual Meeting.
Ibrahim, A., & Metwaly, T. (2015). Market Rationality to Corporate Announcements of Changes in Equity Structure: Empirical Evidence from the Egyptian Emerging Capital Market. 2015 AAA Annual Meeting.
Ibrahim, A. (2014). Stephen Penman’s Approach in Analyzing Financial Statements. 2014 AAA Midwest Region Meeting.
Ibrahim, A. (2014). Stephen Penman’s Approach in Analyzing Financial Statements. 2014 AAA Annual Meeting.
Ibrahim, A. (2004). The Signaling Effect of Dividends on Future Earnings: Empirical Evidence from the Egyptian Stock Market. The Prospects of Arab Economic Cooperation to boost Savings and Investments.

Working Papers

Ibrahim, A. An Experimental Investigation of How Earnings-Based Valuation Approaches Improve Investment Decisions.
Ibrahim, A. How Do Investors Perceive the Usefulness of Current Financial Statements in Making Decisions. A Suggested Framework for Improving the Readability of the Financial Statements.
Ibrahim, A. A Framework for an Effective Internal Accounting Control System: An Empirical Investigation of Some Egyptian Manufacturing Companies.
Ibrahim, A. A Re-Examination of the Market's Reaction to Quarterly Dividend Change Announcements.

Honors and Awards

List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Dean's Impact Award, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020-2021

Research Interests

Research areas include financial empirical (testing the effects of various financial and non financial information on capital markets)

Current Courses

Atg Measurement & Disclosure (ACCY 301) Introduction to measurement and reporting of organizational performance for strategic and operational purposes with a focus on a variety of financial and non-financial performance measures suitable for both internal and external decision-making. Projects, together with a series of practical workshops, facilitate self-discovery of knowledge and development of a variety of professional skills and attitudes.
Atg Institutions and Reg (ACCY 303) Measurement and reporting of firm's liabilities and shareholders' equity. Topics include current liabilities, contingencies, subsequent events, bonds, leases, pensions, equity issuance and repurchase, dividends, and equity-based compensation.
Advanced Financial Reporting (ACCY 410) Current authoritative accounting standards and applications to accounting practice. Topics do not represent the full range of financial reporting issues, but are selected based on relevance of the underlying business transaction, complexity of the topic, consistency of applicable standard with underlying reporting concepts, and transferability of the standard to other accounting issues.
Accounting Analysis I (ACCY 501) Addresses the conceptual framework and financial statements--balance sheet, income statement and the statement of cash flows. It also provides in-depth analysis of accounting issues related to the measurement, recognition and disclosure of current and non-current assets, and revenue recognition.
Advanced Topics in Accounting (ACCY 506) Covers current authoritative accounting standards and applications to accounting practice. Topics include accounting for business combinations, the preparation of consolidated financial statements, and other advanced financial reporting topics.