Stephan Fafatas
Fafatas teaches courses in financial accounting and financial statement analysis. His research focuses primarily on issues in earnings quality and auditor reputation. He has also extensively researched W&L’s financial history.
Professor Fafatas joined the Williams School faculty in 2006 after completing his Ph.D. in Accounting at the University of Colorado. His primary teaching focus is financial accounting and financial statement analysis. Professor Fafatas recently developed a spring term class that explores topics related to accounting history and received the 2014 Innovation in Accounting History Education award from the Academy of Accounting Historians.
Research by Professor Fafatas focuses on issues in earnings quality and auditor reputation. His previous work includes analyzing the effects of audit failures on client financial reporting practices, as well as the use of audit fees as a measure of Big Four market shares. More recent research by Professor Fafatas focuses on the relationship between ethical citizenship rankings and financial reporting quality, as well as corporate disclosure choice.
Education
- Ph.D. in accounting, University of Colorado at Boulder (2006)
- M.S., in accounting, Texas A&M University (1998)
- B.B.A. in accounting, Texas A&M University (1997)
Research
- Capital markets research related to earnings quality, audit markets, and auditor reputation
- Accounting history
Teaching
- Introductory financial accounting
- Financial statement analysis
- Topics in accounting history