Frank Hodge

Office: 303A

Dempsey Hall

Phone: 206-616-8598

Box: 353226

Prospecting involves sifting through a lot of rocks in hopes of finding a nugget of gold. Financial information from the Internet should be processed in a similar manner.

Professor of Accounting

Orin & Janet Smith Dean

Education

PhD Indiana University (2000)

MBA Indiana University (1996)

BA Carroll College (1988)

Academic Expertise

financial accounting

Current Research

How individuals make investment decisions using accounting information, Financial disclosure issues and their impact on investors’ decision-making processes

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 2000

Doctoral Student and Associate Instructor at Indiana University, 1994-2000

U.S. Representative for Namera Trading Company, 1991–1994

Quality Control Manager for Pacific Lumber & Shipping Company, 1988–1991

Selected Publications

“How Index Fund Ownership and Earnings Guidance Frequency Influence Managerial Myopia”
Gale, B., S. Grant, B. Kamrath, and F. Hodge, (2025). Behavioral Research in Accounting (forthcoming).

“The Value of Investors Being in a Deliberative Mindset When Reading News Later Revealed to be Fake”
Grant, S., F. Hodge, and S. Seto, (2024). Journal of Financial Reporting, Vol. 9 (Spring), pp. 73–94.

“The Effect of Humanizing Robo-Advisors on Investor Judgments”
Hodge, F., K. Mendoza, and R. Sinha, (2021). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 38 (Spring), pp. 770–792.

“Effects of the Method and Motive of Earnings Management on Shareholders’ Assessments of Firm Cash Flows, Trust in Management and Investment Decisions”
Hewitt, M., F. Hodge, and J. Pratt, (2020). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 37 (Winter), pp. 2058–2086.

“Negative News and Investor Trust: The Role of $Firm and #CEO Twitter Use”
Elliott, B., S. Grant, and F. Hodge, (2018). Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 56 (December), pp. 1483–1519.

“Investor Behavior and the Benefits of Direct Stock Ownership”
Bernard, D., N. Cade, and F. Hodge, (2018). Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 56 (May), pp. 431–466.

“How Disclosure Medium Affects Investor Reactions to CEO Bragging, Modesty, and Humblebragging“
Grant, S., F. Hodge, and R. Sinha, (2018). Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol. 68-69, pp. 118-134.

“Investor Behavior and the Benefits of Direct Stock Ownership“
Bernard, D., N. Cade, and F. Hodge, (2018). Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 56(2), pp. 431-466.

“Investor Reaction to $Firm or #CEO Use of Social Media for Negative Disclosures“
Elliott, B., S. Grant, and F. Hodge, (forthcoming). Journal of Accounting Research.

“Does Coordinated Presentation Help Credit Analysts Identify Firm Characteristics“
Bloomfield, R., Hodge, F., Hopkins, P. and Rennekamp, K., (2015). Contemporary Accounting Research.

“Does Voluntary Adoption of a Clawback Provision Improve Financial Reporting Quality?“
deHaan, E., Hodge, F. and Shevlin, T., (2013). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 30(3), pp. 1027-1062.

“Using Online Video to Announce a Restatement: Influences on Investment Decisions and the Mediating Role of Trust“
Elliott, B., Hodge, F., and Sedor, L., (2012). The Accounting Review, Vol. 87(2), pp. 513-535.

“The Effects of Financial Statement Information Proximity and Feedback on Cash Flow Forecasts“
Hodge, F., Hopkins, P., and Wood, D., (2010). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 27(1), pp. 101-133.

“Finances and College Athletics“
Hodge, F. and Tanlu, L., (2009). New Directions for Institutional Research, Vol. 2009(144), pp. 7-18.

“Do Managers Value Stock Options and Restricted Stock Consistent with Economic Theory?“
Hodge, F., Rajgopal, S. and Shevlin, T., (2009). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 26(3), pp. 899-932.

“’The Association Between Non-Professional Investors’ Information Choices and Portfolio Returns: The Importance of Investing Experience“
Elliott, W., Hodge, F., and Jackson, K., (2008). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 25(2), pp. 473-498.

“Are MBA students a Good Proxy for Non-Professional Investors?“
Elliott, B., Hodge, F., Kennedy, J., and Pronk, M., (2007). The Accounting Review, Vol. 82(1), pp. 139-168.

“Top Management Team Prestige and Organizational Legitimacy: An Examination of Investor Perceptions“
Certo, T., and Hodge, F., (2007). Journal of Managerial Issues, Vol. 19(4), pp. 461-477.

“The Impact of Expertise and Investment Familiarity on Investors’ Use of Online Financial Report Information“
Hodge, F., and Pronk, M., (2006). Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Vol. 21(3), pp. 267-292.

“Audit Qualifications of Income-Decreasing Accounting Changes“
Hodge, F., Martin, R., and Pratt, J., (2006). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 23(2), pp. 369-394.

“Management Reporting Incentives and Classification Credibility: The Effects of Reporting Discretion and Reputation“
Hodge, F., Hopkins, P., and Pratt, J., (2006). Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol. 31(7), pp. 623-634.

“The Evolution of Stock Option Accounting: Disclosure, Voluntary Recognition, Mandated Recognition and Management Disavowals“
Frederickson, J., Hodge, F., and Pratt, J., (2006). The Accounting Review, Vol. 81(5), pp. 1073-1093.

“Does Search-facilitating Technology Improve the Transparency of Financial Reporting?“
Hodge, F., Kennedy, J., and Maines, L., (2004). The Accounting Review, Vol. 79(3), pp. 687-703.

“Investors’ Perception of Earnings Quality, Auditor Independence, and the Usefulness of Audited Financial Information“
Hodge, F., (2003). Accounting Horizons, Vol. Supplement, pp. 37-48.

“Hyperlinking Unaudited Information to Audited Financial Statements: Effects on Investor Judgments“
Hodge, F., (2001). The Accounting Review, Vol. 76(4), pp. 675-691.

Honors and Awards

Hybrid MBA Teaching Award, 2017, 2018, 2019

Indiana University Academic Excellence Award, 2019

ABO Conference Outstanding Manuscript Award, 2018

Full-time MBA Professor of the Year, 2015

PACCAR Award for Teaching Excellence, 2014

Charles E. Summer Outstanding Teaching Award, 2014

PhD Faculty Mentor Award, 2014

Daniel R. Siegel Service Award (2014

Technology Management MBA Excellence in Teaching Award, 2010, 2011, 2012, & 2013

Dean's Award for Graduate Teaching, 2012

Wells Fargo Faculty Award for Undergraduate Teaching, 2010

William A. and Helen I. Fowler Endowment for Special Achievement in Accounting, 2008

Dean's Faculty Research Award, 2007

Appointed to the Financial Accounting Standards Research Initiative, 2007

Dean's Junior Faculty Research Award, 2006

Academic Service

Member of New York Climate Exchange Board of Directors

Chair of University of Washington Board of Deans and Chancellors

Advisory Committee to the President on Intercollegiate Athletics