Jennifer Chen was an outstanding graduate from BYU–Hawaii’s accounting program. She obtained her master’s degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and earned her doctorate from the University of Central Florida. Professor Chen has extensive work experience in Asia. Her research focuses on accounting at the interface of organizations and society with specific emphases on public policy and corporate social responsibility.
She has published in top-ranking academic journals such as Critical Perspective on Accounting, The Journal of Business Ethics, and Accounting and the Public Interest. Her research has been cited in numerous accounting and business journals worldwide. In addition to her academic achievements, she has also published applied research for accounting practitioners.
Professor Chen joined BYU-Hawaii’s accounting faculty in 2005. Since then she has received several notable awards for her commitment to quality education, including the Exemplary Faculty Award. Professor Chen and her husband Mike have two children.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, University of Central Florida, 2005.
Master of Science in Accountancy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2001.
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, 1999.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2017- Present Professor of Accounting, Brigham Young University–Hawaii.
2013- 2018 Accounting Department Chair, Brigham Young University–Hawaii.
2011- 2017 Associate Professor of Accounting, Brigham Young University–Hawaii.
2005 - 2011 Assistant Professor of Accounting, Brigham Young University–Hawaii.
2003 - 2005 Instructor, Dixon School of Accounting, University of Central Florida.
2001 - 2003 Research Assistant, Dixon School of Accounting, University of Central Florida.
1999 - 2001 Teaching/Research Assistant, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
1997 - 1999 Accounting Lab Tutor/Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University–Hawaii.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Referred Academic Publications and Journal Articles
A Comparative Study of Accounting Skill, Certification Rankings, and Cultures. (2026). The Accounting Educators’ Journal, 35. https://www.aejournal.com/ojs/index.php/aej/article/view/1138
Wood, D. A., et al. 2023. The Chat GPT artificial intelligence chatbot: How well does it answer accounting assessment questions? Issues in Accounting Education, 38 (4): 81-108. DOI: 10.2308/ISSUES-2023-013. (Paper published with 300+ coauthors).
“Does Managerial Ability Affect the Quality of Environmental Financial Disclosure?” with Jason Chen (2020) Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal,11(6): 1055-1073.
https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-09-2018-0248
“Love, Marriage, and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” with Jason Chen (2019) Tax Notes, 164(5):683-685.
“Underpayment Tax Penalties After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” with Jason Chen (2019) Tax Notes, 163(9):1377-1379.
“Manipulative Environmental Disclosure: Further Analysis of Corporate Projections of Environmental Capital Spending” with Jason C. Chen and Dennis M. Patten (2014) Accounting and the Public Interest, 14(1):87-109. DOI: 10.2308/apin-51123
“Initiating Disclosure of Environmental Liability Information: An Empirical Analysis of Firm Choice” with Charles H. Cho and Dennis M. Patten (2014) Journal of Business Ethics, 125(4):1-12. DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1939-0
“Toward a More Coherent Understanding of the Organization-Society Relationship: A Theoretical Consideration for Social and Environmental Accounting Research” with Robin W. Roberts (2010) Journal of Business Ethics, 97(4):651-665.
(Web of Science ranked this paper 132 in the category of Business (published between 2010 to 2014).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-010-0531-0
“Corporate Charitable Contributions: A Corporate Social Performance or Legitimacy Strategy?” with Dennis M. Patten, and Robin W. Roberts (2008). Journal of Business Ethics, 82(1):131-144. DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9567-1
“The Politics of Environmental Disclosure Regulation in the Chemical and Petroleum Industries: Evidence from the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986” with Charles H. Cho and Robin W. Roberts (2008). Critical perspectives on Accounting, (19):450-465.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2007.03.014
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Accounting Courses taught at BYU–Hawaii include:
Introduction to Financial Accounting (Acct 201)
Introduction to Managerial Accounting (Acct 203)
Intermediate Accounting I, II and III (Acct 301, 302 and Acct 400)
Federal Taxation I (Acct 321)
International Accounting and Accounting Research (Acct 440)
Supervise 30+ student research projects annually
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