College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professor of Accountancy and Director V.K. Zimmerman Center for International Education and Research of Accounting

Ph.D., Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1972
M.A., Economics, Indiana University, 1966
M.B.A., Indiana University, 1965
B.Comm., Honors, Accountancy (economics), Cairo University, 1961

Director, Vernon K. Zimmerman Center for International Education and Research in Accounting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001-2011
Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001-2011
Graduate Research Professor, University of Florida, 1980-2001
Weldon Powell Professor, University of Illinois, 1983-1984
Walter J. Matherly Professor, University of Florida, 1977-1980
Associate Professor, Duke University, 1975-1977
Associate Professor, Columbia University, 1974-1975
Assistant Professor, Columbia University, 1972-1973

Abdel-Khalik, A. 2007. "An Empirical Investigation of CEOs Risk Aversion and the Propensity to Smooth Earnings Volatility". Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 22: 201-235

Abdel-Khalik, A. 2003. Self Sorting, Incentive Compensation and Human Capital Assets. European Accounting Review, 12: 661-697

Abdel-Khalik, A. 2002. Reforming Corporate Governance Post Enron: Shareholders' Board of Trustees and the Auditor. Journal of Accounting & Public Policy, 21: 97-103

Conference Organizer, Held jointly with the University of Illinois and the University of Macedonia, International Journal of Accountancy Symposium, 2011
Senior Editor, The International Journal of Accounting (Elsevier), 2000-2011
Conference Organizer, Held jointly with the University of Illinois, the National Cheng Chi University and the National Taiwan University, International Journal of Accounting Symposium, 2010
Conference Organizer, Illinois International Accounting Symposium, Catania, Italy, 2009
Presenter, The Doctoral Consortium of the AAA International Accounting Section, 2009
Conference Organizer, Organized and directed (with a committee), The Illinois Tax Symposium/Deloitte Tax Symposium, 2008-2009
Member, The Accounting Hall of Fame Selection Committee, 2003-2009
Conference Organizer, Illinois International Accounting Symposium, Warsaw, Poland, 2008
Presenter, The CGA IFRS Symposium, 2008
Presenter, The Financial Management Association Conference, 2008
Presenter, The First China's International Accoputning Conference, 2008
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 2000-2008

Currently: Preparing to teach a course on Accounting Concepts and Risk Reporting with emphasis on financial derivatives. Other current teaching interests include Accounting Theory, Issues in Financial Accounting, Research Methods, and First Course in Accounting. Previously: Taught past courses on the following subjects: Principles of Accounting, Principles of Economics, Intermediate micro and macro Economics, Introductory Statistics (a two-course sequence), Money and Banking, Intermediate Accounting, Accounting Theory, Management Control Systems, Financial Research in Accounting, Managerial Research in Accounting, Issues and Cases in Accounting, Controllership, and Advanced Accounting Analysis.

Accounting Reporting Risk , Empirical Research in Accounting, Research Methodology, Accounting Theory, and Current Issues in Financial Reporting.