Stephanie Cheng

Biography

Stephanie Cheng holds a PhD in accounting from the University of Toronto and dual bachelor’s degrees in economics and psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Before her doctoral studies, she worked as a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) in Ontario and taught case-based seminars at the CPA Ontario School of Accountancy.

Stephanie Cheng’s research examines accounting information and disclosure incentives in corporations and local governments; credit markets, including bond pricing and municipal debt; and how information is acquired and processed in capital markets. She also studies ESG-related and local impacts—such as climate disruption, cannabis legalization, and labor protection—on capital allocation, innovation, and public finance. Her work has been published in leading journals including the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, Management Science, and Production and Operations Management. She teaches Intermediate Financial Accounting I and connects core concepts to current economic and social contexts. She also co-teaches PhD courses in empirical accounting and finance. She serves on the editorial board of Contemporary Accounting Research and regularly reviews for top accounting and business journals. At Tulane, she is an elected Faculty Senator and holds several committee roles in the Freeman School and Newcomb-Tulane College.