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Associate Professor of Accounting

Deloitte & Touche Endowed Professor in Accounting

Education

PhD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2016)

MAcc University of Northern Iowa (2008)

BS University of Northern Iowa (2007)

Academic Expertise

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 2016

Selected Publications

1. “The value of investors being in a deliberative mindset when reading news later revealed to be fake“

   Journal Article:Grant, S. M., Hodge, F. D., and S. C. Seto., (2024). Journal of Financial Reporting , Vol. 9(1), pp. 73-94.
2. “Digital engagement practices in mobile trading: The impact of payment transparency and color on investor decisions“

   Journal Article:Grant, S. M., Hobson, J. L., and R. K. Sinha., (2024). Management Science, Vol. 70(3), pp. 1343-2022.
3. “How do disclosure repetition and interactivity influence investors’ judgments?“

   Journal Article:Brown, N. C., Gale, B. T., and S. M. Grant., (2022). Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 60(5), pp. 1775-1811.
4. “How Does Using a Mobile Device Change Investors’ Reactions to Firm Disclosures?“

   Journal Article:Grant, S. M., (2020). Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 58(3), pp. 741-775.
5. “The effect of mobile device use and headline focus on investor judgments“

   Journal Article:Brown, T. J., Grant, S. M., and A. M. Winn, (2020). Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol. 83, pp. 1-13.
6. “Trader Participation in Disclosure: Implications of Interactions with Management.“

   Journal Article:Elliott, W. B., Grant, S. M., and J. L. Hobson, (2020). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 37(1), pp. 68-100.
7. “Negative News and Investor Trust: The Role of $Firm and #CEO Twitter Use“

   Journal Article:Elliott, W. B., Grant, S. M., and F. D. Hodge, (2018). Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 56(5), pp. 1483-1519.
8. “How Disclosure Medium Affects Investor Reactions to CEO Bragging, Modesty, and Humblebragging“

   Journal Article:Grant, S., F. Hodge, and R. Sinha, (2018). Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol. 68-69, pp. 118-134.
9. “How Disclosure Features of Corporate Social Responsibility Reports Interact with Investor Numeracy to Influence Investor Judgments.“

   Journal Article:Elliott, W. B., Grant, S. M., and K. M. Rennekamp, (2017). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 34(3), pp. 1596-1621.

Working Papers

“How earnings guidance frequency and index fund ownership influence managerial myopia” with Brian T. Gale, Frank D. Hodge, and Brad G. Kamrath.

“Q&A interactions: Manager non-answers and the effect of giving retail investors a voice” with Joe Croom and Samantha C. Seto.

“Navigating through the crowd: How do features of social media platforms influence investor judgments?” with W. Brooke Elliott and Brian T. Gale.

“Gaming regulation with image-based tweets” with Nerissa C. Brown and W. Brooke Elliott.

“Generative AI and investor processing of financial information: Descriptive evidence.” with Elizabeth Blankespoor and Joe Croom.

“A brave new world: Information processing and heuristics in GenAI financial analysis.” with Joe Croom and Brian T. Gale.