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Kendall V. Lynch
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Weyerhaeuser Endowed Faculty Fellow

Education

  • PhD University of Michigan (2025)
  • MAcc University of Michigan (2015)
  • BBA University of Michigan (2014)

Expertise

financial accounting

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 2024

Selected Publications

“Out of Site, Out of Mind? The Role of the Government‐Appointed Corporate Monitor“
Gallo, Lindsey A., Kendall V. Lynch, and Rimmy E. Tomy., (2023). Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 61(5), pp. 1633-1698.

Honors and Awards

Glen McLaughlin Prize for Research in Accounting Ethics from Steed School of Accounting (University of Oklahoma), 2023

Gerald and Lillian Dykstra Fellow, 2022 – 2023

Neary Fellow, 2022 - 2023

Deloitte Doctoral Fellowship Award, 2022

William A. Paton Fellow, 2013 – 2015, 2019 – 2024

Robert F. and Phyllis J. Westover Scholar, 2020 – 2024

Working Papers

“The Effect of Self-Reporting Policies on Cross-Border Investment: Evidence from the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act” (solo-authored)

“Copying FASB Language in Initial Narrative Disclosures: Evidence from ASC 842, Leases” (solo-authored)

Kendall V. Lynch

Academic Department

Accounting

Current Research

Corporate misconduct; regulatory and enforcement agencies; accounting standard setting