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Overview

  • Dr. Huimin Li is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire. She held the prestigious Virginia Paul Dee Professorship of Finance from 2021 to 2023. Dr. Li earned her Ph.D. in Finance from Georgia State University in 2014.

    Dr. Li's research interests revolve around Corporate Governance, Family Firms, Audit Partners, and Audit Quality. Her work has been published in esteemed and impactful journals such as Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Managerial Auditing Journal, and Accounting & Finance.

    Actively involved in the academic community, Dr. Li serves as a reviewer for journals such as Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Ethics, and British Accounting Review. Beyond her academic responsibilities, Dr. Li engages in professional development workshops, fostering continuous growth in both research and teaching. Additionally, she participates in university-level committees and initiatives focusing on faculty development and student engagement.

    Dr. Li has taught a range of courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including Corporate Finance, Equity Analysis, and Financial Theory. She served as the Finance Option Coordinator from 2018 to 2024. Outside the classroom, Dr. Li consistently demonstrates her commitment to students' success by providing mentorship and guidance. She actively supports their academic and professional development, assisting them with research projects, and encouraging their participation in academic events.
  • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title
    2023 Audit partner characteristics, career advancement and audit quality in the USAManagerial Auditing Journal.  38:389-418. 2023
    2022 Founding family ownership and firm performance: Evidence from the evolution of family ownership and firm policiesJournal of Business Finance and Accounting.  49:1391-1424. 2022
    2022 Learning-by-doing: the experience effect in mergers and acquisitionsAccounting and Finance.  62:1189-1229. 2022
    2022 Wives' empowerment and corporate financial risk in Chinese family firmsFinance Research Letters.  44:102061-102061. 2022
    2020 Mandatory Audit Partner Rotations and Audit Quality in the United StatesAuditing: a Journal of Practice and Theory.  39:161-184. 2020
    2020 Dual agency problems in family firms: Evidence from director electionsJournal of Corporate Finance.  62:101556-101556. 2020
    2018 The Fortunes of War and Aircraft Manufacturer Stock Returns: The Case of the Korean WarEastern Economic Journal.  44:211-241. 2018
    CFO Ethnicity and Financial Reporting ConservatismAdvances in Accounting Behavioral Research

    Article

    Year Title
    2023 Discussion of "Founder Gender, Firm Resources and Exit Routes" 2023
    2022 Discussion of "CEO extraversion, IDD and equity incentive" 2022
    2022 Discussion of "House divided: Executive Political Polarization and Corporate Social Responsibility" 2022
    2021 Discussion of "Revenue Classification Shifting: Does CEO Gender Matter?" 2021
    2020 Discussion of "Founding Team Dynamics" 2020
    2019 Discussion of "SOX and Family Firms" 2019
    2016 Discussion of "Are Non-Pecuniary Factors priced in MOEs? Evidence from Target Family Firms Trading Legacy for Premium" 2016
    2015 Discussion of "The Market for Corporate Control and Organization Capital" 2015
    2015 Discussion of "Do Firms with More Corporate Sustainability Attract Foreign Ownership Across the World?" 2015

    Conference Paper

    Year Title
    2022 The Effect of Labor Mobility on Firm Innovation 2022
    2021 Wives’ Empowerment and Corporate Financial Risk in Chinese Family Firms 2021
    2016 Does Founding Family Ownership Affect Firm Performance? Evidence from the Evolution of Family Firms 2016
    2016 Does Founding Family Ownership Affect Firm Performance? Evidence from the Evolution of Family Firms 2016
    2015 Electing Directors: The Influence of Family Firms 2015
    2015 Does Founding Family Ownership and Control Affect Firm Performance? Evidence from the Evolution of Family Firms 2015
    2014 The Fortunes of War and Aircraft Manufacturer Stock Returns: The Case of the Korean War 2014
    2013 Family Firms and Boards of Directors 2013
    Audit Partner Characteristics, Career Advancement, and Audit Quality in the U.S.
    Audit partner characteristics, career advancement and audit quality in the USA
    The Fortunes of War and Aircraft Manufacturer Stock Returns: The Case of the Korean WarEastern Economic Journal, 2018.

    Teaching Activities

  • Financial Theory Taught course
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course
  • Financial Theory Taught course 2023
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2022
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2022
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2022
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2022
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2022
  • Financial Theory Taught course 2021
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2021
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2021
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2021
  • Financial Theory Taught course 2020
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2020
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2020
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2020
  • Equity Analysis and Valuation Taught course 2019
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2019
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2019
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2019
  • Equity Analysis and Valuation Taught course 2018
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2018
  • Equity Analysis and Valuation Taught course 2018
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2018
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2018
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2017
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2016
  • Top/Equity Analy&Firm Valuatn Taught course 2016
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2016
  • Top/Equity Analysis & Firm Val Taught course 2016
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2015
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2015
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2015
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2014
  • Education And Training

  • B.S., Southern Illinois University
  • B.S. Management Information Systems, Southwestern University of Fin
  • M.S. Economics, Southern Illinois University
  • Ph.D. Finance, Georgia State University
  • Full Name

  • Huimin Li