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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
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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.


