Stephanie Grant

Stephanie Grant

Associate Professor of Accountancy and PwC Faculty Fellowship in Accountancy

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284 Wohlers Hall

1206 S Sixth St

Champaign, IL 61820

smgrant2@illinois.edu

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Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Accounting, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2016
  • Master of Accounting, University of Northern Iowa, 2008
  • B.S., Accounting, University of Northern Iowa, 2007

Positions Held

  • Associate Professor of Accoutancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2026 to present
  • Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Washington, 2021-2026
  • Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Washington, 2016-2021
  • Instructor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012,2013

Recent Publications

  • Grant, S., Blankespoor, B., & Croom, J. Forthcoming. Generative AI and Investor Processing of Financial Information. Journal of Accounting and Economics.
  • Brown, T., Grant, S., & Winn, A. Forthcoming. The Effect of Mobile Device Use and Headline Focus on Investor Judgments. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 83 1-13.
  • Hobson, J., Elliott, W., & Grant, S. (2020). Trader Participation in Disclosure: Implications of Direct Interactions with Management. Contemporary Accounting Research, 37 (1), 68-100.
  • Grant, S. (2020). How Does Using a Mobile Device Change Investors' Reactions to Firm Disclosures? Journal of Accounting Research, 58 (3), 741-775.

Other Publications

Articles

  • Elliott, W., Grant, S., & Hodge, F. (2018). Negative News and Investor Trust: The Role of $Firm or #CEO Twitter Use. Journal of Accounting Research, 56 (5), 1483-1519.
  • Grant, S., Hodge, F., & Sinha, R. (2018). How Disclosure Medium Affects Investor Reactions to CEO Bragging, Modesty, and Humblebragging. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 68-69 118-134.
  • Elliott, W., Grant, S., & Rennekamp, K. (2017). How Disclosure Features of Corporate Social Responsibility Reports Interact with Investor Numeracy to Influence Investor Judgments. Contemporary Accounting Research.

Research Interests

Judgment and Decision-Making; Investor Responses to Voluntary Firm Disclosures; Management Choices Regarding Content and Format of Voluntary Firm Disclosures

Current Courses

  • RESEARCH SEM - EXPERIMENTAL AD (ACCY 593) Individual investigations or research projects selected by the students, subject to approval by the graduate adviser and the executive officer of the Department.

Contact

284 Wohlers Hall

1206 S Sixth St

Champaign, IL 61820

smgrant2@illinois.edu

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