Education
- Ph D: Accounting, (2023), University of Massachusetts Amherst - Amherst
Dissertation/Thesis Title: TWO ESSAYS ON USING DATA MANIPULATION TO JUSTIFY BIASED REPORTS - MS: Management , (2017), University of California Irvine - Irvine
- MS: Applied Economics and Finance, (2015), University of California Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz
- BA: Business Management Economics, (2014), University of California Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz
Supporting Area: Accounting
Selected Awards and Honors
- Department Teaching Excellence Award (2024), Teaching - University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Arthur H. Carter Best Student Teacher Award (2022), Teaching - University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Arthur H. Carter Best Student Teacher Award (2021), Teaching - University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Excellence in Teaching Award (HCEMBA Class of 2017) (2017), Teaching - University of California Irvine
Selected Publications
- Lu, C., Bentley, J. (University of Oklahoma) (). Manipulating Statistics to Justify Self-Serving Recommendations. Behavioral Research in Accounting
- Kuang, H., Li, H., Lu, C., Xu, B. (2024). CFO Ethnicity and Financial Reporting Conservatism. Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research, 28(1) 151-181.
- Ho, J., Lu, C., Wu, A. (2023). The Effects of In-Group Identity and Clarity of the Bonus Determination Criteria on Supervisors鈥� Discretionary Bonus Adjustments: Field Evidence from China. Journal of International Accounting Research, 22(2) 103-119.
- Ho, J., Lu, C., Lucianetti, L. (2021). Does engaging in corporate social responsibility activities influence firm performance? The moderating effects of risk preferences and performance measurement systems. Management Decision, 59(13) 15-37.
Selected Presentations
- Manipulating Statistics to Justify Self-Serving Recommendations - AAA Accounting Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Research Conference 2025, October 2025 - Indianapolis
- Manipulating Statistics to Justify Self-Serving Recommendations - Experimental Research in Management Accounting (EXRIMA) Conference, July 2025 - Bayreuth, Germany
- Manipulating Statistics to Justify Biased Reports - AAA Accounting Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Research Conference 2023, October 2023 - Pittsburgh
- I Thought We Were Friends! The Effects of Social Connections and Clarity of the Bonus Determination Criteria on Subordinates鈥� Compensation - AAA Accounting Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Research Conference 2021, October 2021 - San Antonio
- I Thought We Were Friends! The Effects of Social Connections and Clarity of the Bonus Determination Criteria on Subordinates鈥� Compensation - Global Management Accounting Research Symposium (GMARS) 2021, June 2021 - Virtual
- I Thought We Were Friends! the Effects of Social Connections and Clarity of the Bonus Determination Criteria on Subordinates鈥� Compensation - The Eighth International Conference of the Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR) 2021, June 2021 - Virtual
- I Thought We Were Friends! The Effects of Social Connections and Clarity of the Bonus Award Determination Criteria on Subordinates' Compensation - 11th The Japanese Accounting Review Conference 2020, December 2020 - Virtual
- Does CFO Ethnicity Influence Financial Reporting? A Tournament Theory Perspective - AAA Diversity Section Meeting 2020, October 2020 - Virtual
- The Effects of Social Connections and Supervisors鈥� Bonus Award Discretion on Subordinates鈥� Compensation - AAA Management Accounting Section (MAS) Mid-Year Meeting 2020, January 2020 - Houston
- Does CFO Ethnicity Influence Accounting Conservatism? - AAA Northeast Region Meeting, Doctoral Student/Faculty Interchange (DSFI) Program 2019, October 2019 - New York City
- CSR-Strategy Alignment and Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Performance Measurement Systems - 4th Advances in Management Accounting (AIMA) World Conference on Management Accounting Research 2019, May 2019 - Monterey Bay
Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research
- 2024 Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Research Foundation Academic Grant (2025), Grant - Institute of Management Accountants
Lu, C. (Co-Principal)