Faculty Profile for Dr. Matthew Williams Driskill
Dr. Matthew Williams Driskill
Assistant Professor — Department of Accounting
McCoy Hall 215
phone: (512) 245-3175
Biography Section
Biography and Education
Matthew received his PhD in Accounting from the University of Florida, & previously taught for four years at Cal State-Fullerton. Before his career as an accounting professor, Matthew worked in academic publishing & then as an equity trader in New York. He holds degrees from the University of Texas (BA, History), New York University (MA, European Studies), and Baruch College (MBA, Finance) He is originally from New Orleans.Teaching Interests
Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis & ValuationResearch Interests
How analysts/investors process information, earnings announcements, trading volume, stock market anomalies, behavioral financeSelected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Driskill, M. W., Knechel, R., & Thomas, E. (2022). Financial auditing as an economic service. Current Issues in Auditing. Retrieved from https://aaahq.org/Research/Journals/Section-Journal-Home-Pages/Current-Issues-in-Auditing
- Knechel, W. R., Thomas, E., & Driskill, M. W. (2020). Understanding financial auditing from a service perspective. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 81, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aos.2019.101080
- Driskill, M. W., Kirk, M. P., & Tucker, J. W. (2020). Concurrent Earnings Announcements and Analysts’ Information Production. The Accounting Review, 95(1), 165–189. https://doi.org/10.2308/accr-52489
Selected Service Activities
Attendee / Participant
2022 Hawaii Accounting Research Conference (HARC)
January 3, 2022-January 5, 2022
Reviewer / Referee
2022 Hawaii Accounting Research Conference (HARC)
August 8, 2021-September 8, 2021
Reviewer / Referee
2022 Hawaii Accounting Research Conference (HARC)
August 8, 2021-September 8, 2021
Member
MAcy Admissions Committee
August 15, 2022-Present
Discussant
2024 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Midyear Meeting
December 28, 2023-January 20, 2024