College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Assistant Professor of Accountancy

Ph.D., Management (Accounting), Cornell University, 2005
M. S., Management, Cornell University, 2004
Master of Accountancy, Brigham Young University, 1999
Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Brigham Young University, 1999

Assistant Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois, 2005 - Present

Smith, S. Forthcoming. Confidence and Trading Aggressiveness of Naive Investors: Effects of Information Quantity and Consistency. Review of Accounting Studies

Bloomfield, R., Nelson, M., Smith, S. 2006. Feedback Loops, Fair Value Accounting and Correlated Investments. Review of Accounting Studies, 11: 377-416

Nelson, M., Smith, S., Palmrose, Z. 2005. The Effect of Quantitative Materiality Approach on Auditors' Adjustment Decisions. The Accounting Review, 80: 897-920

Head's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Accountancy, 2008
Raymond A. Hoffman Fellowship in Accountancy, University of Illinois, 2008
Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, University of Illinois, 2007

Teaching interests include managerial and financial accounting and accounting control systems.

Research interests include the effects of accounting control systems on judgment and decision-making in principal-agent settings, as well as financial disclosure and its effects on investors' judgments and decisions.