Rate My Professor Matt Bjornsen

Bjornsen's research focuses on financial accounting, financial reporting, and student behavior and wellness in accounting education. His publications appear in leading journals such as Accounting Horizons ("The Effect of Analyst Conservatism on Meeting the Consensus via Earnings Management," 2023), the Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance ("Collective Bargaining and Strategic Disclosure in Earnings Conference Calls," 2024), Advances in Accounting Education ("Developing and Assessing Wellbeing in the Accounting Curriculum," 2024), the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, and the Journal of International Accounting Research ("The Influence of Country-Level Religiosity on Accounting Conservatism," 2019). He has presented his work at regional, national, and international conferences, including the Mountain Plains Conference where he received a Best Paper Award. An active member of the American Accounting Association, Bjornsen earned an Excellence in Reviewing Award from the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section and has reviewed for journals including the Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance; Pacific Accounting Review; Advances in Accounting; and Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting. His contributions have been recognized with the College of Business & Technology Outstanding Faculty Award for Scholarship and the John Becker Faculty Incentive Fund, reflecting his impact on practitioner-oriented studies benefiting accountants and educators.