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Lucy W Lu
Associate Professor, Accounting and Academic Director of MSA Program
Business and Engineering Convergence Center 2162
(309) 677-2290
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington
M.S., University of Nevada, Las Vegas
B.A., Gansu University of Technology
Biography
FIRST GENERATION STUDENT
Lucy Lu joined 爱豆传媒视频 as an assistant professor in the Department of Accounting in 2014. She has worked in various industries and has work experience in both corporate and public accounting in the areas of auditing, taxation, litigation support, and corporate consolidated financial reporting. Dr. Lu is a CPA and CMA, and a member of the American Accounting Association, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Phi Kappa Phi.
Teaching
Dr. Lu has passion for teaching accounting courses. Her teaching interests are in the areas of financial and managerial accounting. Courses she taught include Intermediate Accounting I (ATG301), Intermediate Accounting II (ATG302), and Accounting Principles – Cost Management (ATG158). Prior to joining 爱豆传媒视频, she taught managerial accounting and accounting for managers at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Scholarship
Dr. Lu’s research interests include sustainability reporting, corporate governance, earnings management, and international accounting issues. Her work has appeared in American Accounting Association鈥檚 journals, such as the Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR).
Selected聽Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles in the Last Five Years
Lu, W., & Taylor, M. E. (2015). Which factors moderate the relationship between sustainability performance and financial performance? A meta-analysis study.聽Journal of International Accounting Research,听15(1), 1-15.聽
Lu, L. W., & Taylor, M. E. (2018). A study of the relationships among environmental performance, environmental disclosure, and financial performance.聽Asian Review of Accounting,听26(1), 107-130.
Jiao, F. & Lu, L. W. (2019). Earnings management, benchmarking, and market valuation 鈥 A perspective from the hospitality industry.聽Journal of Accounting and Finance, 19(3), 65-96.
Research Grants and Awards
- “Scholar of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grant”, 爱豆传媒视频, 2017-2018.
- “Professional Development Funds”, 爱豆传媒视频 College of Business,2021-2022.
- 鈥淥utstanding Paper of the Year–Emerald Literati Award鈥, Emerald Publishing, 2019.
Practice in Field
- Member, International Association for Accounting Education and Research, IAAER. (May 2013 – Present).
- Member, American Accounting Association, AAA. (March 2010 – Present).
- Member and campus Liaison,听Institute of Management Accountants,听IMA. (August 2017-Present)
- Member, Illinois CPA Society-Central Chapter, ICPAS. (May 2016 鈥 Present)
- Program coordinator, AAA International Accounting Section Regional Program. (August 2019 鈥 Present)
Service
Dr. Lu serves as a member on several committees at three different levels: department, college, and the university. She is the supervisor/coordinator of the Accounting Tutoring Lab. She coordinates the accounting department annual banquet. She periodically reviews manuscripts for academic conferences and journals and ad hoc reviews textbooks in Managerial Accounting, and Intermediate Accounting. Dr. Lu has volunteered as a moderator or discussant at different academic conferences and participated in the 2019 AAA HERO host program.
Licensures & Certifications
Dr. Lu is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in California (inactive), Texas, and Illinois.