Elicia Cowins
Assistant Professor
Accounting
Washington & Lee University
United States of America
Biography
Professor Cowins joined the Williams School in July 2015. She received her Ph.D. from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was previously a Visiting Assistant Professor at Georgia State University. Prior to pursuing her doctorate, she worked in financial reporting for various publishing, media and software development companies in the southeast United States and is a CPA (inactive) licensed in the state of Illinois. She holds a B.S. in Accounting from Florida A&M University and a MAcc. from Florida State University.
Research Interest
Financial statement disclosure; reporting for financial instruments; hedge INTERESTS accounting; standard setting issues; manipulation of financial reporting outcomes; financial and regulatory reporting for financial institutions
Publications
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Elicia P. Cowins, Reddic W, An Investigation of the Relative Costs and Benefits of Accounting Hedge Designation.
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Elicia P. Cowins, Boyer M, Reddic W, Executive Compensation and Hedge Accounting: An Investigation of Reporting and Risk Incentives Associated with Corporate Use of Derivatives.
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Elicia P. Cowins, Does Hedge Accounting Reflect Firms’ Risk Management Activities?â€
