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423R
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859-257-4223
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huayu.chen@uky.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2022
  • MS, Michigan State University, 2017
  • BEc, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 2011

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Jade Chen joined the University of Kentucky as an assistant professor of accounting in 2026. Prior to joining UK, she was an assistant professor at Loyola Marymount University. Her research examines human capital in auditing, the accounting labor market and accounting and auditing regulation. Her work has been published in the Journal of Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, and AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory. Before pursuing an academic career, she worked at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Shanghai.


Teaching Expertise:

  • Managerial Accounting
  • Data Analytics
  • Accounting Information Systems

Research Expertise:

  • Human capital in auditing
  • Accounting labor market
  • Accounting
  • Audit regulation

Selected Publications:

Chen, J. H., Hallman, N., & Sunder, J. (2026). The Reversal of Gender Disparities in the Retention and Promotion of Big 4 Auditors. Review of Accounting Studies, forthcoming.

Chen, J. H., & Choudhary, P. (2025). The Impact of National Office Governance on Audit Quality. AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory.

Chen, J. H., Michas, P. N., Russomanno, D., & Zhuang, W. (2025). Air Pollution in the United States and Misstatements in Financial Reporting. AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory.

Chen, J. H. (2024). When Employees Go to Court: Employee Lawsuits and Talent Acquisition in Audit Offices. Journal of Accounting Research.