Blake Steenhoven
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Blake Steenhoven is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.
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Blake Steenhoven is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.
He earned his PhD in Management from Cornell University, and also holds an MS in Management from Cornell University and a BBA from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
His research focuses on the judgment and decision making of investors, managers, and other capital market participants in financial disclosure settings, using experimental and qualitative methods. His recent work focuses on verbal and nonverbal behavior in financial communications, with the overarching goal of helping managers communicate more effectively. His research has been published in leading academic journals, including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting and Economics, and Journal of Accounting Research.
Before beginning his graduate studies, he worked as an auditor for KPMG in Seattle, Washington, where he is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant.
Academic Degrees
Ph.D. Management
SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University (2021)
M.S. Management
SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University (2020)
Bachelors of Business Administration
University of Alaska, Anchorage (2014)
Academic Experience
Smith School of Business, Queen’s University
Assistant Professor (2021 - Present)
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Rennekamp, K., M. Sethuraman, and B. Steenhoven (2022). “Engagement in Earnings Conference Calls.” Journal of Accounting and Economics.
Bloomfield, R., Rennekamp, K. M., Steenhoven, B., & Stewart, S. D. (2021). Penalties for Unexpected Behavior: Double Standards for Women in Finance. The Accounting Review In-Press.
Bloomfield, R., Rennekamp, K., & Steenhoven, B. (2018). No System is Perfect: Understanding how Registration‐Based Editorial Processes Affect Reproducibility and Investment in Research Quality. Journal of Accounting Research.
Working Papers
Balakrishnan, K., D. Bernard, K. Rennekamp, and B. Steenhoven. “Public Information, Relative Overconfidence, and Capital Flows.”
Jackson, S., K. Rennekamp, and B. Steenhoven. “CEO Gender and Responses to Shareholder Activism.”
Rennekamp, K., B. Steenhoven, and B. White. “Controlling Emotional Expression in Firm Disclosures.”
Steenhoven, B. “Vocal Cues and Manager Reporting Goals.”
In the Media
Bias and the Glass Ceiling in Finance, Smith Business Insight (August 30, 2022)
Trust, Competence, and Emotion in the Corporate Disclosure Genre, IR Magazine (Summer 2022)
Tapes Tell All: The Hidden Messages in Earnings Calls, Smith Business Insight (September 2, 2021).
When it Comes to Being Aggressive on Wall Street, Women Face a Double Standard, American Accounting Association (April 19, 2021).
The Big-I Analyzes Artificial Intelligence, IR Update (Fall, 2020).
It’s Not What You Said, It’s the Way That You Said It, IR Magazine (Winter, 2021).
Teaching
Teaching Experience
Queen’s University
COMM 111 Introduction to Financial Accounting, Fall 2021
Cornell University
NCC 5500 Financial Accounting, Spring 2019
Presentations
Invited Workshop and Conference Presentations
ABO Midyear Meeting (Presenter and Discussant), October 2022
Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting (Discussant), March 2022
FARS Midyear Meeting (Discussant), January 2022
ABO Midyear Meeting, October 2021
East Coast Behavioral Accounting Workshop, October 2021
Russell Investments, September 2021
Indiana University, January 2021
Queen’s University, January 2021
Harvard University, January 2021
Tilburg University, January 2021
Cornell University, November 2020
NIRI Investor and Issuer Invitational Forum, September 2020
University of New South Wales, November 2019
ABO Midyear Meeting (Presenter and Discussant), October 2019
Transatlantic Doctoral Conference (Presenter and Discussant), May 2019
FARS Midyear Meeting, January 2019
ABO Midyear Meeting, October 2018
Cornell University, October 2018
FARS Midyear Meeting (Discussant), January 2018
Awards
ABO Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2022
ABO Conference Outstanding Manuscript Award, 2022
FARS Midyear Meeting Outstanding Discussion, 2022
Classroom Champion for Mental Health, Queen’s University, 2021
Byron E. Grote, MS '77, Ph.D. '81 Johnson Professional Scholarship
ABO Conference Outstanding Manuscript Award, 2019
Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship, 2019
Dyckman Research Grant, 2019
Cornell Doctoral Fellowship, 2016 – 2021
Certified Public Accountant, State of Washington, 2016 – Present
Service
External Service
- Editorial Board, Contemporary Accounting Research, 2023-Present
- Ad Hoc Reviewer
- The Accounting Review
- Accounting Horizons
- The European Accounting Review
- Reviewer, FARS Midyear Meeting, 2022
- Reviewer Hawaii Accounting Research Conference, 2022
- Reviewer, ABO Research Conference, 2021
- Reviewer, FARS Midyear Meeting, 2021
- Reviewer, FARS Midyear Meeting, 2020
- Reviewer, Hawaii Accounting Research Conference, 2019
- Reviewer/Discussant/Moderator, ABO Midyear Meeting, 2019
- Reviewer, FARS Midyear Meeting, 2019
- Reviewer, ABO Research Conference, 2018
- Reviewer/Discussant, FARS Midyear Meeting, 2018
Internal Service
- Member, Commerce Exams Working Group, Queen’s University, 2022
- Member, PhD/MSc Awards Adjudication Committee, Queen’s University, 2021-Present
- Elected Ph.D. Program Liaison to Faculty & Administration, Cornell University, 2018-2020
Professional Experience
- Audit Associate, KPMG (Seattle, WA), October 2014 – July 2016
- Research Technician, UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research (Anchorage, AK), January 2014 - April 2014
- Finance Intern, ConocoPhillips (Anchorage, AK), May 2013 - November 2013
Professional Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant, State of Washington (2016 – Present)