Areas of Expertise

Judgment and decision-making, reporting and auditing complex estimates, mindsets, social norms

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D., Accounting, Emory University, 2013
• M.A., Accounting, Brigham Young University, 2008
• B.S., Accounting, Brigham Young University, 2008

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2017- present
• Assistant Professor, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-2017
• Instructor and Research Assistant, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, 2009-2011

Selected Publications

• Young, D. (2021). How Social Norms and Social Identification Constrain Aggressive Reporting Behavior. The Accounting Review, 96(3), 449–478. View Full Text
• Griffith, E., Kadous, K., and Young, D. (2021). Improving Complex Audit Judgments: A Framework and Evidence. Contemporary Accounting Research, 38(3), 2071-2104. View Full Text
• Johnson, J., Theis, J., Vitalis, A., and Young, D. (2020). The Influence of Firms’ Emissions Management Strategy on Investors’ Valuation Judgments. Contemporary Accounting Research, 37(2), 642-664 View Full Text
• Emett, S., Guymon, R., Tayler, B., and Young, D. (2019). Controls and the Asymmetric Stickiness of Norms. Accounting Horizons, 33(4), 119-143.  View Full Text
• Griffith, E., Kadous, K., and Young, D. (2016). How insights from the ‘new’ JDM research can improve auditor judgment: Fundamental research questions and methodological advice. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 35(2), 1-22. View Full Text
• Griffith, E., Hammersley, J., Kadous, K., and Young, D. (2015). Auditor Mindsets and Audits of Complex Estimates. Journal of Accounting Research, 53(1), 49-77. View Full Text
• Kadous, K., Tayler, W., Thayer, J., and Young, D. (2014). Individual Characteristics and the Disposition Effect: The Opposing Effects of Confidence and Self-Regard. Journal of Behavioral Finance, 15(3), 235-250. View Full Text

Edited on June 30, 2022