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Professor Kleppe joined the University of Kentucky in 2020 after earning a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Arkansas. He also holds a bachelor's in accounting and a master’s in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Prior to entering academia, he worked as a senior associate at Smith & Gesteland LLP in Madison, Wisconsin.
Professor Kleppe’s research interests include audit market dynamics, accounting and auditing regulation, and investor information processing. His research has been published in several academic journals including the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies and Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory. In addition, he has presented his work at conferences and universities across the globe and his research has been covered by numerous media outlets including the Financial Times, Forbes, Fox Business, NPR and WKYT. Professor Kleppe has also been invited to testify to the U.S. Congress related to his work on daylight saving time policy and investor information processing.
Do companies realize operational benefits from engaging a competitor's former auditor? Review of Accounting Studies, 2025.
The effects of daylight saving time adjustments on investor information processing. The Accounting Review, 2024.
Retail shareholders and the efficacy of proxy voting: Evidence from auditor ratification. Review of Accounting Studies, 2024.
Client consulting opportunities and the reemergence of Big 4 consulting practices: Implications for the audit market. The Accounting Review, 2022.
Did the Siebel Systems case limit the SEC's ability to enforce Regulation Fair Disclosure? Journal of Accounting Research, 2022.
