Francisco Dimas Pena-Romera

Assistant Professor,

School of Accountancy

[email protected]

Mail code: 3606

Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

Francisco Dimas Peña-Romera is an assistant professor in the School of Accountancy. He comes to ASU from UNC-Chapel Hill. He received his doctorate from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School in 2019. Prior to his doctoral studies, he was awarded a Master of Management by UNC, a Master of Business Administration and Quantitative Methods, and a Bachelor of Economics by University Carlos III. His research explores nonconventional ways in which firms acquire information.

Education

Ph.D. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2019.
M.Sc. in Management. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.
M.Sc. in Business Economics and Quantitative Methods. University Carlos III of Madrid, 2012.
B.Sc Economics. University Carlos III of Madrid, 2010.

Curriculum Vitae

Publications

"The revolving door between large audit firms and the PCAOB: Implications for future inspection reports and audit quality." - (With Bradley E. Hendricks and Wayne R. Landsman). The Accounting Review. (2022) 97 (1): 261–292.
- Presented at: University of Chicago (Booth); Cherry Blossom Conference (George Washington University); Stanford University; University of Georgia (Terry); Duke/UNC Fall Camp (Fuqua); Dopuch Conference (Washington Univ. St Louis); Lisbon Accounting Conference (Catolica/Nova).
- Featured in Columbia Law School's Blue Sky blog. Link to post here.
- Featured in The Voice of Corporate Governance. Link to podcast here.
- Winner, 2020-2021 Glen McLaughlin Prize for Research in Accounting Ethics. Link here.
"The value of lending to bellwether firms by institutional investors." - (With Wayne R. Landsman and Jianxin (Donny) Zhao). Journal of Accounting and Economics. (2024).
- Presented at: UNC (Kenan-Flagler); Georgetown (McDonough); London School of Economics (LSE); University of Graz; Penn State (Smeal); University of Oregon (Lundquist); Paderborn University.

Courses

2025 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I

2024 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I

2023 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I

2022 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I

2021 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I
ACC 232	Financial Accounting I