Associate Professor Li Chen

Lily Chen

RSA

Research School of Accounting

Position
Associate Professor
Email
li.chen1@anu.edu.au
Phone number
+61 2 612 57388
Office
Room 3.27, CBE Bld (26C)
https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/lily-chen
Research areas

Financial accounting; Sustainability accounting and Reporting; Corporate social responsibility; Corporate governance.

Biography

Lily Chen is an Associate Professor in Accounting. She joined ANU in July 2023 and previously worked at the University of Auckland Business School where she obtained her PhD. Lily’s research interests are in the areas of financial reporting and disclosure, financial analysts, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, integrated reporting, and machine learning. Her research has been published in international journals such as The Accounting ReviewAccounting, Organizations and Society, Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Management Accounting Research, Journal of Business Ethics, Accounting and Finance, Journal of International Accounting Research, and Meditari Accountancy Research. Her work has been widely cited by regulatory bodies, major accounting firms, and professional bodies in their publications, and has received several manuscript awards and conference best paper awards. Lily is an editor for Pacific Accounting Review and serves on the editorial board for Accounting and Finance, and Meditari Accountancy Research. She is also serving on the board of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.

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Research grants and awards

Grants:

Lily's research has been funded by funders including the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.

Awards:

2022        The University of Auckland Business School Research Excellence Award

2022        Wiley 2021 Peter Brownell Manuscript Award – 2021 best article published in Accounting and Finance  

2021        AFAANZ Best Paper Award

2019        New Zealand Centre at Peking University 2020 Visiting Fellowship

2017        2017 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence – Highly Commended paper published in Pacific Accounting Review

2015        The Accounting and Finance Department Staff Award - Outstanding Contribution Award

2015        The University of Auckland Business School Teaching Excellence Award

2014        AFAANZ Best Paper Award

2013        AFAANZ Best Paper Award

Research engagement and outreach

Editor, Pacific Accounting Review

Editorial board member, Accounting and Finance

Editorial board member, Meditary Accountancy Research

Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand board member

CAANZ member

 

Teaching

Current Teaching:

BUSN2015 Company Accounting