Education

2013-2017  Nanyang Technological University, Ph.D. in Accounting

2009-2010  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Master of Science in Accounting

2005-2008  University of Hong Kong, BBA (Accounting and Finance)

Work Experience

2017-2021 University of Hawaii at Manoa, Assistant professor

2010-2011 KPMG Advisory (China) Limited Beijing, Valuation and modelling analyst

2008-2009 Deloitte Hong Kong, Auditor

Using experimental methods to examine the judgment and decision-making of capital market participants

Accounting research design, Auditing with Big Data, Accounting English, Thesis writing

Selected Academic Articles

Tan, H.-T., Xu, T. & Yu, Y. (2023). Language, Perceived Warmth, and Investors’ Reactions to Audit Committee Reports. Contemporary Accounting Research, 40(2): 1388-1417

Helikum, L. J., Tan, H.-T., & Xu, T. (2022). Causal Attribution, Benefits Sharing, and Earnings Management. Contemporary Accounting Research, 39(2): 893-916.

Cao, T., Duh, R.-R., Tan, H.-T., & Xu, T. (2022). Enhancing Auditors’ Reliance on Data Analytics under Inspection Risk Using Fixed and Growth Mindsets. The Accounting Review, 97(3):131–153.

Liu, W., Tan, H.-T., Xu, T., & Zhang. J. (2022). The Joint Effect of Presentation Format and Disclosure Balance on Investors’ Reactions to Sensitivity Disclosures of Hedging Instruments. Accounting Horizons, 36(3): 149-169.

Other Appointments

Mini-Track Chair of Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Editorial Board The International Journal of Accounting

Reviewer of The Accounting Review, Accounting, Organizations & Society, and Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Honors and Awards

"outstanding individual in social service" of RMBS （2022）

"outstanding scientific research scholar" of RMBS (2022)

"outstanding young scholar" of RUC (2021)