College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Associate Professor of Accountancy

Ph.D., Accounting, University of Washington, 2003
M.B.A., Indiana University, 1999
B.S., Accounting, Indiana University, 1999

Associate Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois, 2010-2011
Assistant Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois, 2003-2010

Brown, N., Christensen, T., Elliott, W., Mergenthaler, R. Forthcoming. Investor Sentiment and Pro Forma Earnings Disclosures. Journal of Accounting Research

Elliott, W., Hodge, F., Sedor, L. Forthcoming. Using Online Video to Announce a Restatement: Influences on Investment Decisions and the Mediating Role of Trust. The Accounting Review

Elliott, W., Hobson, J. , Jackson, K. 2011. Disaggregating Management Forecasts to Reduce Investors' Susceptibility to Earnings Fixation. Accounting Review

Elliott, W., Krische, S., Peecher, M. 2010. Expected Mispricing: The Joint Influence of Accounting Transparency and Investor Base. Journal of Accounting Research, 48: 343-381

Ken Perry Fellowship in Accountancy, Department of Accountancy, 2010-2011
Fred and Virginia Roegders Fellowship, Department of Accountancy, 2008-2011
Incomplete List of Excellent Teachers, University of Illinois, 2004-2011
MBA Professor of the Year, Nominee, 2009-2010
Head's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Accountancy, 2006, 2009

Editorial Board Member, The Accounting Review, 2011
Editorial Board Member, Contemporary Accounting Research, 2010-2011

Financial reporting and financial statement analysis

The determinants of investors' use of accounting information in their investment-related judgments and decisions. The relation between accounting information/disclosures and investor sentiment. Managers' strategic use of and investor response to non-GAAP (i.e. pro forma) earnings disclosures.