Profile
Full Bio
Professor Yang earned her PhD in Accounting from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
She also holds an MBA and an MS in Economics from Georgia Institute of Technology and a BEcon in Finance and a BS in Bioengineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Prior to her PhD study, she advised pensions and endowments on selecting fund managers.
She started her career interning at Bear Stearns and Financial Accounting Standards Board in the United States.
Academic Degrees
Ph.D. in Accounting
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2019)
M.B.A. & M.S. in Economics
Georgia Institute of Technology (2008)
B.Ec. in Finance & B.S. in Bioengineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2005)
Academic Experience
Smith School of Business, Queen’s University
Assistant Professor of Accounting (2019 - Present)
Publications
Journal Articles
An Information Quality-Based Explanation for Loan Loss Allowance Inadequacy During the 2008 Financial Crisis. Journal of Accounting and Economics, Published January 2022 Vol 73, Issue 1 Item Number 101433
Working Papers
An Information Quality-Based Explanation for Delayed Loan Loss Provisioning
During the 2008 Financial Crisis
Can Stress Test Disclosure Risk-Discipline Banks?
Teaching
Introduction to Management Accounting (Winter 2020, Spring 2021)
Presentations
Invited Presentations
AAA FARS Midyear Meeting, AAA Annual Meeting (2020)
City University of Hong Kong, HKU, HKUST, Queen’s University (2019)
Awards
Fellowships
Jennifer Jones Ph.D. Fellowship, Chicago Booth (2018-2019)
Katherine Dusak Miller Ph.D. Fellowship, Chicago Booth (2017-2018)
Oscar Mayer Fellowship, Chicago Booth (2015)
Ph.D. Program Fellowship, Chicago Booth (2014-2017)
Research Awards
General Research Grant, Smith School of Business (2019-2020)
Scholarships
Access Scholarship, CFA Institute (2008)
Awareness Scholarship, CFA Institute (2007)
Full Merit-Based Scholarship, Georgia Institute of Technology (2005-2008)
Other Awards
Best Paper by a Doctoral Student, AAA Mid-Atlantic Region Meeting (2017)
Nominated Attendee, AAA FARS Doctoral Consortium (2017)
Postgraduate Technical Assistant, FASB (2008-2009)
Bronze Medal, the 9th China National Biology Olympiad (2000)