Faculty Directory

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. “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., (forthcoming). Management Science,
2. “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.
3. “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.
4. “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.
5. “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.
6. “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.
7. “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.
8. “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

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

– “Can prompting investors to be in a deliberative mindset reduce their reliance on fake news?” with Frank D. Hodge and Samantha C. Seto.

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

– “How do color and payment transparency affect investor decisions?” with Jessen Hobson and Rosh K. Sinha.

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