Chuancai Zhang

I am an assistant professor of accounting at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. I graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration from the University of Kentucky in May 2021. Before starting the Ph.D. program at the University of Kentucky, I had served as a research assistant at the City University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Baptist University for two years. I hold a Ph.D. in Accounting from Xiamen University, a MA in Accounting from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, and a BA in Accounting from Shandong Agricultural University in China.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo, CA, USA)

• Assistant Professor of Accounting September 2021-Now

EDUCATION

University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY, USA)

• Ph.D. in Business Administration-AccountingMay 2021

Xiamen University (Xiamen, Fujian, China)

• Ph.D. in Business Administration-AccountingJune 2016

Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (Dalian, Liaoning, China)

• Mater of Business Administration-AccountingJanuary 2012

Shandong Agricultural University (Taian, Shandong, China)

• Bachelor of Business Administration-AccountingJune 2009

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My primary research interests center on textual analysis of corporate disclosures. More broadly, I have a strong interest in applying new information technologies, such as machine learning and natural language processing, to the text and language in corporate disclosure to study corporate disclosure strategies, executive personality traits, and capital market reactions.
My earlier research mainly focuses on the determinants and capital market consequences of internal control of Chinese public listed firms.
In addition, I am also interested in how the new information technologies affect accounting.

TEACHING INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCES

My primary teaching interests are in Accounting Information Systems, Data Analytics, and Financial Accounting. I have taught or assisted teaching the following courses.

Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo, CA)

• BUS319-Accounting Information Systems (Instructor, Fall 2021)

University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)

• ACC324-Accounting Information Systems (Instructor, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2021)
• ACC590-Data Visualization in Accounting and Business (Teaching Assistant for Prof. Dan Stone, Fall 2019)
• AN306-Business Intelligence and Data Visualization (Teaching Assistant for Prof. Dan Stone, Fall 2019)

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

I never stop learning new information technologies. The following are the primary technology tools I used in my research, my teaching, and my daily life.

• Programming Language: Python, C
• Coding Based Data Analytics: Stata, SAS
• Non-Coding Based Data Analytics: Alteryx, Tableau
• Web Design: WordPress, HTML, CSS