Faculty Directory

Associate Professor of Accounting

PricewaterhouseCoopers and Alumni Accounting Professor

Education

PhD University of Iowa

BSBA Drake University (2005)

Academic Expertise

Positions Held

Associate Professor (with tenure), University of Washington 2021 – Present

Lane A. Daley Endowed Fellow 2019 – 2022

UW VITA Founder (with Izzy Weber) 2016 – Present

Assistant Professor, University of Washington 2014 – 2021

Selected Publications

1. “Disclosure Speed: Evidence from Nonpublic SEC Investigations“

   Journal Article:Blackburne T., Quinn, P., (2023). The Accounting Review,
2. “Are CEOs’ purchases more profitable than they appear?“

   Journal Article:Armstrong, C., Blackburne, T., and Quinn, P., (2021). Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 71(2-3), pp. 101378.
3. “Undisclosed SEC Investigations“

   Journal Article:Blackburne, T., Kepler, J., Quinn, P., and Taylor, D., (2021). Management Science, Vol. 67(6), pp. 3403-3418..
4. “Tax-Advantaged Trust Use Among IPO Executives: Determinants and Implications for Valuation and Future Performance“

   Journal Article:Dambra, M., Gustafson, M., and Quinn, P., (2020). The Accounting Review, Vol. 95(3), pp. 145-175.
5. “Auditor benchmarking of client disclosures“

   Journal Article:Drake, M., Lamoreaux, P., Quinn, P., & Thornock, J., (2019). Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 24(2), pp. 393-425.
6. “Shifting Corporate Culture: Executive Stock Ownership Plan Adoptions and Incentives to Meet or Just Beat Analysts’ Expectations“

   Journal Article:Quinn, P., (2018). Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 23(2), pp. 654-685.
7. “The Effect of Tax-Motivated Income Shifting on Information Asymmetry“

   Journal Article:Chen, C., Hepfer, B., Quinn, P., & Wilson, R., (2018). Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 23(3), pp. 958-1004.
8. “Who Uses Financial Statements? A Demographic Analysis of Financial Statement Downloads from EDGAR“

   Journal Article:Drake, M., Quinn, P., & Thornock, J., (2017). Accounting Horizons, Vol. 31(3), pp. 55-68.

Working Papers

“Managers and investor sentiment” with Paul Hribar.

“An analysis of the SEC’s objective function: evidence from the response to options backdating” with M. Glendening and E. Lie.

“The value of CFOs” with R. Mergenthaler.

“Incentives for tax efficiency” with J. Kim and R. Wilson.

Honors and Awards

AAA / Deloitte Foundation / J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2013

Byron Ross Award of Teaching Excellence, 2012

Graduate College Summer Fellowship, 2012

Mary L. Collins Doctoral Fellowship, 2011