Renee Hall Ph.D.
Department Chair
Accounting, College of Arts and Sciences
Education
- Ph.D., accounting, Texas A&M University
- M.S., accounting, Texas A&M University
- M.A., English, University of Chicago
- B.A., English, Whitman College
Professional Background
- University of Redlands, clinical professor, accounting program, 2015–Present
- University of Colorado, senior instructor, accounting and business law, 2010–2014
- Texas Christian University, visiting assistant professor, 2009–2010
- University of Colorado, senior instructor, accounting and business law, 2010–2014
- University of Nebraska, assistant professor, 2000–2007
- The College of William & Mary, assistant professor, 1993–2000
- Texas A&M University, lecturer, 1990–1991
Pre-accounting professional experience
- Texas A&M University, assistant editor, BIOMASS publications, Department of Oceanography (NOAA)
- Texas A&M University, administrative assistant, Department of Mathematics (NASA project)
- Coin, Crowley, Nord & Hillicker, paralegal
- Qua Qui Social Services Center for Native Americans, Director of Nutrition Programs
Publications
Refereed Publications
- “Who Reports Earnings When Reporting Is Optional? The Market for New Franchises.” Journal of Accounting and Economics 28, no. 3 (2000): 391–423.
- “An International Comparison of Materiality Guidance for Governments, Public Services, and Charities,” with Wanda Wallace. Financial Accountability and Management 18, no. 3 (2002): 261–289.
- “How Does Material Differ from Significant, Important, and Substantial? Time for Clarification,” with Wanda Wallace. Journal of Government Financial Management (Winter 2001): 42–48.
- “Shades of Materiality,” with Wanda Wallace. Monograph no. 24, Canadian Certified General Accountants’ Research Foundation, 2001.
- “The FASB Project on Present Value–Based Measurements: An Educator’s Perspective from Participation in the FASB Roundtable Discussion.” Issues in Accounting Education 12.
Other Publications
- “Living in a Materiality World: Global Guidance,” with Wanda Wallace. Accounting Today 17, no. 20 (2003).
- “International Guidance Differs on Fraud and Materiality,” with Wanda Wallace. Accounting Today 17, no. 19 (2003).
- “Probability: Clarifying Its Relationship to Materiality,” with Wanda Wallace. The CPA Journal (June 2001).
- “The Emerging Continuum of Materiality Needs Clarification,” with Wanda Wallace. Accounting Today (December 1996).
- “A Trans-National Cross-Cultural Comparison of Firm Monitoring and Contractual Enforcement Using U.S. and Mexican Franchises,” with Hildy Teegen. Conference proceedings.
Working Papers
- A re-examination of the determinants and components of analysts’ cash flow forecasts
- Do firms manage reported cash flows from operations to meet or beat analysts’ forecasts? with Angela Woodland, Louisiana State University
- Price responsiveness of informed investors to increases in public disclosure quality (SSRN top-ten download list)
- Announcing restructuring plans in 8-Ks: Firms’ disclosure choices and market response
- Determinants of the market’s anticipation of revenue restatements
- Structural and behavioral antecedents of international business format franchises, with Hildy Teegen and Elliot Maltz, presented at the American Marketing Association Winter Marketing Educators’ Conference, 1995
Reviewer and Discussant Roles
- Reviewer, The Financial Review
- Reviewer, Journal of International Management
- Reviewer, Issues in Accounting Education
- Discussant, American Accounting Association meetings
Presentations
- Invited presenter, American Accounting Association annual meeting
- Invited presentations at Columbia University, Cambridge University, Temple University, Iowa State University, Texas Christian University, and George Washington University
Awards and Service
- Expert witness, case involving partnership sharing contracts and the treatment of contingent losses under U.S. GAAP, 2010
- Invited participant, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) roundtable on accounting measurements using cash flows, 1994