Ross is the birthplace of modern accounting research. Our PhD Program continues to build on this tradition by developing the next generation of academic leaders who will produce work of lasting importance at the nation’s top research-orientated universities.
The Ross PhD Program in Accounting is also well-known for its emphasis on close faculty-student interaction. We only admit two or three students each year — fostering joint research and ensuring a highly collegial environment. We currently have 12 students in the program.
Current Students
- Madeline Adler
- McKenna Bailey
- Vanessa Cardon
- Heather Graham
- Jonas Lee
- Kendall (Verbeek) Lynch
- Sofia Martinez
- Angela Pae
- Wren Redfield
- DJ Stockbridge
- Collin Whitmore
- Jong Hun Woo
Recent Graduates
- 2023 Wei Shao, China Europe International Business School
- 2021 John Aland, University of Notre Dame
- 2021 Jerry Mathis, Indiana University - Bloomington
- 2021 Madeline Thompson, University of Notre Dame
- 2020 Andrea Down, University of Toronto
- 2019 Ruby Lee, University of Florida
- 2018 Reginald Edwards, Industry
- 2017 Ryan McDonough, Rutgers University
- 2017 Nayana Reiter, University of Toronto
- 2016 Christina Synn, American University
- 2015 Jason Chen , University of Illinois Chicago
- 2015 Randall Hucks, Eastern Michigan University
- 2015 Jordan Schoenfeld, University of Utah
- 2014 Brad Hendricks, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 2013 Emmanuel De George, University of Miami
- 2013 Jeff Hoopes, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 2013 Tianshu Qu, Nanyang Technology University
- 2012 Beth Blankespoor, University of Washington
- 2011 Ken Merkley, Indiana University
- 2011 Nemit Shroff , MIT
- 2010 Michael Minnis, University of Chicago
- 2010 Gwen Yu, University of Michigan
Ross PhD students are truly involved in the life of the program, providing great experiences and bringing energy to the faculty. That relationship is at the heart of our PhD experience, and I believe it is unique among accounting programs. As an alumnus of the program, I remember my student experience as more than just a set of classes; it was an apprenticeship into being a scholar.
Greg Miller, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting and Chair of Accounting