College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Assistant Professor of Accountancy

Ph.D., Accounting, University of Texas at Austin, 2004
B.B.A., Accounting, University of Texas at Austin, 1991

Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, 2004 - Present
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Houston, 2003-2004
Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, 2000
Assistant Instructor, PWC Accounting Readiness Program, University of Texas at Austin, 2000
Senior Accountant - Manager, Ernst & Young, 1996-1998
Senior Corporate Auditor - Accounting Supervisor, Baker Hughes Corporation, 1993-1996
Staff Accountant; Senior Accountant, KPMG Peat Marwick, 1991-1993

Elliott, W. , Hodge, F., Jackson, K. 2008. The Association Between Non-professional Investors' Information Choices and Their Portfolio Returns: The Importance of Investing Experience. Contemporary Accounting Research, 25: 473-498

Jackson, K. 2008. De-biasing Scale Compatibility Effects When Investors Use Non-financial Measures to Screen Potential Investments. Contemporary Accounting Research, 25: 803-826

Hirst, E., Jackson, K., Koonce, L. 2003. Improving Financial Reports by Revealing the Accuracy of Prior Estimates. Contemporary Accounting Research

PWC Faculty Fellowship, University of Illinois Department of Accountancy, 2008-2010
Head's Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Illinois Department of Accountancy, present
Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005-2008
Raymond Hoffman Faculty Excellence Award, University of Illinois Department of Accountancy, 2007

Ad Hoc Reviewer, Accounting Horizons, Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Behavioral Research In Accounting, 2007-Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Accounting Review, 2007-2008
Ad hoc Reviewer, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, 2005-2008
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Advances in Accounting, 2007
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research, 2007
Ad hoc Reviewer, AAA, ABO section conference, 2006-2007
Discussant, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, 2005-2006