College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Assistant Professor of Accountancy

Ph.D., Accounting, University of Washington, 2003
M.B.A., Indiana University, 1999
B.S., Accounting, Indiana University, 1999

Assistant Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois, 2003 - Present

Elliott, W., Krische, S. , Peecher, M. Forthcoming. Expected Mispricing: The Joint Influence of Accounting Transparency and Investor Base. Journal of Accounting Research

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

Elliott, W., Hodge, F., Kennedy, J., Pronk, M. 2007. Are M.B.A. Students a Good Proxy for Nonprofessional Investors? The Accounting Review, 82: 139-168

Fred and Virginia Roegders Fellowship, Department of Accountancy, 2008-2009
Head's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Accountancy, 2006, 2009
Incomplete List of Excellent Teachers, University of Illinois, 2004-2008
Raymond Hoffman Faculty Excellence Award, Department of Accountancy, 2007
College of Business Alumni Association Excellence-in-Teaching Award for Undergraduate Teaching, 2006

Editorial Board Member, Behavioral Research in Accounting, 2008-Present

Financial reporting and financial statement analysis.

How individuals use accounting information to make investment decisions. The effects of investor sophistication on the decision-making process.