Mengtian Li
Biography
Mengtian Li joined Bryan School of Business & Economics in Fall 2024 as an assistant professor in the department of accounting and finance. Mengtian earned her Ph.D. in Accounting from Temple University’s Fox School of Business in 2020 and worked at Brock University (Canada) between 2020 and 2024. Her research interests include auditing, corporate governance, financial accounting, and corporate public disclosures. She has a recent publication in Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory. Mengtian is currently teaching introductory managerial accounting in Fall 2024 and will teach Auditing Concepts in Spring 2025.
Education
Ph.D. in Accounting, Temple University, Fox School of Business (2020)
M.S. in Accounting, Binghamton University, School of Management (2015)
B.S. in Management, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (2013).
Research/Publications
“Are Referred-to Auditors Associated with Lower Audit Quality and Efficiency?” (2023). Krishnan, J. , & Li, M. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 42(1), 101-124.
“Implications of Divided Responsibility in Audits Involving Component Auditors” (2024). Adams, T. , Krishnan, J. ,& Li, M. Current Issues in Auditing, 18(1), P1-P9.
Conference and Other Presentations (*presentations by co-authors)
“Legal Intensity of Financial Reporting and Audit Quality”, with J. Krishnan, J. Krishnan, and Y. Liang.
Presented at Haskayne and Fox Accounting Conference 2022, International Symposium on Audit Research (ISAR) 2022, Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (CELS) 2022, AAA Auditing Section Midyear Meeting 2022*, AAA AIS/SET Section Midyear Meeting 2021, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Rochester Institute of Technology, Simon Fraser University, Brock University, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Temple University
“Manager Staffing Leverage at the Audit Office and Audit Quality”, with J. Khavis and B. Szerwo.
Presented at ISAR 2024*, AAA Annual Meeting 2024, Fox and Haskayne Accounting Conference 2024*, AAA Spark Meeting 2024, CAAA Annual Conference 2024*, Temple University, Kent State University*
“Christian Maturity and Audit Committee and Board Characteristics”, with D. Hermanson and Z. Ye.
Presented at AAA Annual Meeting 2024*, CAAA Annual Conference 2024*, Temple University*, The University of Texas at San Antonio
“Does Open-Source Software Use Increase Business Risk?’ (with Yufan Dong and Jayanthi Krishnan)
Presented at Fox and Haskayne Accounting Conference 2024, CAAA Annual Conference 2024*, Joint Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Regions 2022*, Temple University*, Case Western Reserve University*, Kent State University*