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Huong Higgins

Associate Professor

Department: Management
Office: Washburn Shops, 306
Phone: +1-508-831-5626
Fax: +1-508-831-5720
hhiggins@wpi.edu

Educational Background

B.A., University of Saigon, Vietnam
M.P.A., Georgia State University
Ph.D., Georgia State University

Research & Teaching Interests

Financial reporting; corporate governance; valuation; financial intermediary

IQP Advising Interests

Analyst earnings forecasts; international accounting; information systems audit and control

Research

Dr. Higgins' research focuses on issues at the interface of accounting and finance and their implications for investment analyses. She has been cited in top-tier academic journals such as Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Journal of Economic Perspectives. She has published in high-quality journals such as Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, International Journal of Accounting, Financial Analysts Journal, Research in Accounting Regulation, and Pacific Basin Finance Journal. Three of her articles (Brown and Higgins 2005, Brown and Higgins 2001, and Higgins 1998) have often been used as reading materials for Ph.D. seminars.