Mark Evans

Area Chair & Dale K. Cline Associate Dean of Accountancy, Associate Professor of Accountancy

OFFICE: Farrell 232

BIOGRAPHY

Mark joined Wake Forest in 2014 and teaches in the MSA and undergraduate programs. After receiving his BBA and MBA from Radford University, Mark worked as a senior auditor at KPMG and an audit manager at Walker Healthcare before earning his PhD from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Prior to arriving at Wake, Mark served as an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. His academic interests include the effects of financial accounting and voluntary disclosure in capital markets; financial accounting and reporting attributes; and corporate governance and auditing. He has published in The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting and Economics, and Contemporary Accounting Research.

HONORS

2015 - Citibank/Calloway Rising Faculty Fellowship
2013 - Finalist for Trustees Teaching Award, Indiana University
2012 - Finalist for Trustees Teaching Award, Indiana University
2009 - Corporate Governance Grant (co-recipient), PricewaterhouseCoopers
2006 - Deloitte Fellowship, Deloitte Foundation
1997 - Outstanding MBA Student, Radford University

EXPERTISE

Financial accounting and reporting; Corporate disclosure

IN THE MEDIA

October 7, 2016 - Earnings Management Just as Bad Under IFRS as U.S. GAAP , Accounting Today| more information
September 13, 2012 - Nonprofit Boards: Size, Performance and Managerial Incentives , Univ. of Minnesota: Carlson School of Management| more information
October 10, 2011 - Nonprofit Boards: Size, Performance and Managerial Incentives , Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation| more information
September 1, 2011 - How Large Boards Benefit Nonprofits , Business Miami

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Financial accounting and capital markets
Corporate disclosure
Corporate governance

TEACHING INTERESTS

Financial accounting and reporting
Business combinations
Sustainability
Accounting standards

EDUCATION

Ph D, Duke University (Business Administration) - 2008
MBA, Radford University (Business Administration) - 1997
BBA, Radford University (Accounting) - 1995

PUBLICATIONS

Advances in Accounting

The Impact of Costly Regulation on R&D Investment Levels and Productivity

Cianci, A. , Convery, A. , Evans, M. , Hughen, L. , & Werner, E. (2021)

Contemporary Accounting Research

An Examination of the Statistical Significance and Economic Relevance of Profitability and Earnings Forecasts from Models and Analysts

Evans, M. , Njoroge, K. , & Yong, K. O. (2017)

Contemporary Accounting Research

Commitment and Cost of Equity Capital: An Examination of Timely Balance Sheet Disclosure in Earnings Announcements

Evans, M. (2016)

The Accounting Review

Reporting Standards, Enforcement, and Earnings Management: US GAAP vs. IFRS in the United States, Europe, and Asia

Evans, M. , Houston, R. , Peters, M. , & Pratt, J. (2015)

Contemporary Accounting Research

The Predictive Ability of Fair Values for Future Financial Performance of Commercial Banks and the Relation of Predictive Ability to Banks' Share Prices

Evans, M. , Hodder, L. , & Hopkins, P. (2014)

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Nonprofit Boards: Size, Performance, and Managerial Incentives

Aggarwal, R. K. , Evans, M. , & Nanda, D. (2012)

Advances in Accounting, incorporating Advances in International Accounting

The Evolution of Indian Accounting Standards: Its History and Current Status with Regard to IFRS

Perumpral, S. , Evans, M. , Agarwal, S. , & Amenkhienan, F. (2009)