• Ph.D., Accounting, University of Iowa, 2015
• Master of Accountancy, University of Iowa, 2008
• B.B.A., Accounting, National Taiwan University, 2006

• Associate Professor of Accountancy, Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2024 to present
• Assistant Professor of Accountancy, Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016-2024
• Lecturer, University of Washington-Seattle, 2015-2016

• Chen, C., Melessa, S., Mergenthaler, R., & Ohn, H. Forthcoming. Measuring Cash Flows: A Guide for Researchers. The Accounting Review.
• Chen, C., Heflin, F., Ryu, P., & Wang, J. Forthcoming. Right on Target: Is Public Disclosure of Non-GAAP Earnings Associated with M&A Efficiency. Contemporary Accounting Research.
• Chen, C., & Li, L. (2023). Is Hiring Fast a Good Sign? The Informativeness of Job Vacancy Duration for Future Firm Profitability. Review of Accounting Studies, 28 1316-1353.
• Chen, C., Correia, M., & Urcan, O. (2023). Accounting for Leases and Corporate Investment. The Accounting Review, 98 (3), 109-133.

• PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Faculty Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023 to present
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

• Research Support Award, Campus Research Board, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016-2018

Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis

Capital Markets; Financial Reporting; Corporate Investments; Merger and Acquisitions; Disclosures

• 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.

• FSA for MBAs (ACCY 531) Gives professionals exposure to the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze, interpret, understand, and use financial information to make informed decisions. Students will use a variety of tools to break apart financial reports into meaningful units for analysis, to forecast financial statements, and to value a business entity. Content will be discussed from the perspective of investors, creditors, and other users of financial statements.

• Doctoral Research Seminar (ACCY 594) Seminars in various accounting areas designed to enhance the research abilities of doctoral students and to assist them in preparing research proposals; these include Behavioral Dimensions, Public Sector, Tax, Auditing, Managerial, and others announced in the Class Schedule.