The Louisiana State University (LSU) Department of Accounting will hold its 16th annual Regional Research Conference on Friday, February 7, 2025, in the Business Education Complex (BEC) at LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Registration Information:
Please join us for this FREE event. We would appreciate your registration by January 24, 2025. We encourage you to invite colleagues from your department who may be interested.
Conference Schedule:
Friday, February 7, 2025
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Dr. Doug Skinner's presentation to PhD students and interested faculty (BEC Room 1220)
10:15 – 10:30 AM: Break
10:30 – 12:00 PM: Dr. Doug Skinner's research presentation (BEC Room 1220)
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch provided by the Department of Accounting (Dining Room)
About our Presenter:
Douglas J. Skinner is the Sidney Davidson Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is a leading expert in corporate disclosure, financial reporting, and payout policies.
Skinner joined Booth in 2005. He served as Deputy Dean for Faculty for nine years, from 2015 to 2024, and Interim Dean in 2016-17. He was responsible for the construction and financing of the University’s Hong Kong campus, the home of Booth’s EMBA program in Asia, completed in 2018. Prior to joining Booth, Skinner served on the faculty of the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan where he was KPMG Professor of Accounting.
Skinner is an independent trustee and chairs the audit committee for Harbor Funds, Harbor Funds II, and Harbor ETF Trust, a mutual fund and ETF complex that offers actively-managed mutual fund and ETF products. From time to time, he serves as an expert financial economist in litigation involving complex accounting, anti-trust, securities, and valuation matters.
Skinner holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics with first class honors in Accounting and Finance from Macquarie University in Sydney and a master’s degree and PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Rochester.
Skinner’s research addresses topics that span financial reporting, disclosure, auditing, and corporate finance, focusing on the capital markets/valuation effects of firms’ financial policies. His research is published in leading academic journals including the Journal of Accounting and Economics, the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, the Journal of Finance, and the Journal of Financial Economics.
Skinner previously served as editor of the Journal of Accounting Research and the Journal of Accounting and Economics, both top tier academic accounting journals.
Learn more about our presenter by visiting Dr. Doug Skinner's faculty website:
Douglas J Skinner | The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Registration Questions:
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. You may contact Mark Allen (ralle45@lsu.edu) for questions related to the conference. The event organizers are Dr. Zhenua Chen (zc11@lsu.edu) and Dr. Paddy Sivadasan (psivadas@lsu.edu).