Sarah McVay

Education

• PhD University of Michigan (2004)
• BA University of Oregon (1997)

Academic Expertise

• financial accounting

Current Research

• Earnings quality, management disclosures, managerial ability, and the interactions between market participants

Positions Held

• At the University of Washington since 2012
• Faculty at University of Utah, 2007-2012
• Faculty at New York University, 2004-2007
• Senior Auditor at Arthur Andersen, Portland Oregon, 1998-2000
• Staff Accountant at Moss Adams & Co., Vancouver Washington, 1997-1998

Honors and Awards

• PhD Faculty Mentor Award, 2016
• TMMBA Excellence in Teaching Award, 2016
• William & Helen Fowler Endowment for Special Achievement in Accounting, 2014
• Deloitte and Touche Endowed Professorship, 2015-present
• Legoe Endowed Professorship, 2012–2015
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, 2011
• Doctoral Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 2011
• David Eccles Faculty Fellow, 2011–2012
• David Eccles Emerging Scholar, 2008–2011
• Deloitte and Touche Fellowship, 2002
• Beta Alpha Psi, President (Oregon Chapter), 1996–1997
• Oregon State Society of CPAs Outstanding Student Award, 1997

Academic Service

• Editor, Contemporary Accounting Research, 2014-present
• Editorial Board, Review of Accounting Studies, 2017-present
• Editorial Board, Accounting and Finance, 2012-present
• Editorial Advisory and Review Board, Accounting Horizons, 2008-present
• Editorial Advisory and Review Board, The Accounting Review, 2008-present
• Editorial Board, Contemporary Accounting Research, 2010-2014