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Faculty

Patrick E. Hopkins

Contact Information

(812) 855-2617
peh [at] indiana [dot] edu (E-mail)
Business School, Room 530D

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  • Professor of Accounting
  • Deloitte and Touche Faculty Fellow

Campus

  • Bloomington

Education

  • Ph.D., Graduate School of Business, University of Texas, 1995
  • M.Acc., University of Florida, 1986
  • B.S., University of Florida, 1985

Professional Experience

  • Professor of Accounting, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 1995-present
  • Visiting Associate Professor of Accounting, Stanford University, 2002-2003
  • Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Texas, 1990-1995
  • Lecturer and Undergraduate Academic Advisor, University of Florida, 1986, 1989-1990
  • Senior Consultant, Deloitte Haskins and Sells, 1985, 1986-1988
  • Instructor, KPMG, 2004-2005

Awards, Honors & Certifications

  • Member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Committee, 2012-present
  • AAA Financial Reporting Section Midyear Meeting - Doctoral Consortium Chair, 2011-2012
  • AAA Distinguished Contribution to the Accounting Literature Award, 2011 (for Hirst and Hopkins [1998])
  • Indiana University, promoted to rank of Full Professor, May 2010
  • Finalist, Trustees Teaching Award (Kelley School of Business), 2010, 2007 & 2005
  • Recipient, Kelley School Senior Class - Memorable Faculty Award, 2008 & 2007
  • Recipient, Trustees Teaching Award (Kelley School of Business), 2008, 2006 & 2004
  • Deloitte Foundation Accounting Faculty Fellowship, 2007-present
  • PwC Corporate Governance Grant for Curriculum Development, 2007-2009
  • IAAER Performance Reporting Project Research Grant, 2005-2007 (with L. Hodder)
  • Recipient, Outstanding Faculty Award (Systems and Accounting Graduate Programs) 2002 & 2001
  • Indiana University, promoted to rank of Associate Professor and Tenured, April 2002
  • Kelley School of Business Outstanding Research Award (Assistant Professor Level), 2001
  • Kelley School of Business Alumni Board Award: Best Research Proposal, 2001
  • BKD, LLP Faculty Fellow (continuation of Olive, LLP Faculty Fellowship), 2001-2006
  • Recipient, Schuyler F. Otteson Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award (Kelley School of Business), 2000
  • OLIVE, LLP Faculty Fellow, 2000-2001
  • Recipient, Sauvain Undergraduate Teaching Award (Kelley School of Business), 1999
  • Indiana University Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, 1999-2000
  • Best Paper Award—American Accounting Association’s Financial Accounting and Reporting Section, 1999 (for Hirst and Hopkins 1998)
  • Recipient, Alpha Kappa Psi (Kelley School of Business), Teachers’ Excellence Award, 1998, 1997
  • John F. Barna Faculty Fellow, 1998-2000
  • Recipient, Teaching Excellence Committee Recognition for Outstanding Teaching (Kelley School of Business); 1997-2003, 2005
  • Recipient, Beta Alpha Psi (Department of Accounting), Most Outstanding Professor Award, 1997
  • Indiana University Graduate School, Associate Faculty Member, 1997-present
  • Canadian Academic Accounting Association, Research Grant (with F.J. Phillips), 1997-1998
  • Research Foundation of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts, Research Grant (with D. Eric Hirst), 1996-1998
  • AAA/ABO Outstanding Dissertation Award, Honorable Mention, 1996
  • Ernst and Young Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 1993-1994
  • Elijah Watt Sells Award (national)- CPA Examination, 1986
  • Federated Schools of Accountancy Masters Student of the Year, University of Florida, 1986
  • Beta Alpha Psi; admitted 1983, University of Florida chapter president 1985-1986
  • University of Florida Presidential Recognition, 1984, 1986

Professional Interests

Professional Judgment, Decision Making, Human Information Processing, Financial Accounting, Effects of Accounting and Auditing, Capital Market, Financial Statement Analysis

Selected Publications

  • Hodge, F., P. E. Hopkins, and D. Wood (2010), “The Effects of Financial Statement Information Proximity and Feedback on Cash Flow Forecasts,” Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 27, No. 1, Spring, pp. 101-133. Read Abstract ››

  • Hodder, L., P. E. Hopkins, and D. Wood (2008), “The Effects of Financial Statement and Informational Complexity on Analysts’ Cash Flow Forecasts,” The Accounting Review, Vol. 83, No. 4, July, pp. 915-956. Read Abstract ››

  • Yen, A., D. E. Hirst, and P. Hopkins (2007), "A content analysis of the comprehensive income exposure draft comment letters," Research in Accounting Regulation, Vol. 19, pp. 55-82. Read Abstract ››

  • Hodder, L., P. E. Hopkins, and J. Wahlen (2006), “Risk-Relevance of Fair Value Income Measurement for Commercial Banks,” The Accounting Review, March, pp. 337-375. Read Abstract ››

  • Hodge, F., P. Hopkins, and J. Pratt (2006), “The Credibility of Classifying Hybrid Securities as Liabilities or Equity,” Accounting Organizations and Society, October, pp. 623-634. Read Abstract ››

  • Beneish, M. D., P. E. Hopkins, I. Jansen, and R. Martin (2005), “Do Auditor Resignations Reduce Uncertainty about the Quality of Firms’ Financial Reporting?,” Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Vol. 24, September-October, pp. 357-390. Read Abstract ››

  • Hirst, D. E., P. E. Hopkins, and J. M. Wahlen (2004), “Fair Values, Comprehensive Income Reporting, and Bank Analysts’ Risk and Valuation Judgments,” The Accounting Review, April, pp. 455-474. Read Abstract ››

  • Hopkins, P. E. (2003), "Discussion of 'Do Investors Over-Rely on Old Elements of the Earnings Time Series,'" Contemporary Accounting Research, Spring, pp. 33-46. Read Abstract ››

  • Hopkins, P. E., R. Houston, and M. Peters (2000), “Purchase, Pooling and Equity Analysts’ Valuation Judgments,” The Accounting Review, July, pp. 257-281. Read Abstract ››

  • Hirst, D. E. and P. E. Hopkins (1998), “Comprehensive Income Reporting and Analysts’ Valuation Judgments,” Journal of Accounting Research, Supplement, pp. 47-75. Read Abstract ››

  • Hopkins, P. E. (1996), “The Effect of Financial Statement Classification of Hybrid Financial Instruments On Financial Analysts’ Stock Price Judgments,” Journal of Accounting Research, Supplement, pp. 33-50. Read Abstract ››