Devon Erickson

Associate Professor

Department(s):
  • School of Accountancy
Devon Erickson

Contact Information

  Eccles Business Building 808
  435.797.2993
  devon.erickson@usu.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D., Indiana University, 2013
Master of Accountancy, Brigham Young University, 2007
B.S., Accountancy, Brigham Young University, 2007

Awards

Teacher of the Year - 2019

Biography

Dr. Erickson received his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 2013. He received his B.S. (Accountancy) and Master of Accountancy degrees from Brigham Young University in 2007. His research investigates factors influencing analyst and investor use of financial information and management reporting. He and his wife, Erin, have four daughters.

Journal Articles

Academic Journal

  • Erickson, D., (2022). How mood and cues regarding information subjectivity influence investor effort to process financial information. Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research, 25
  • Allee, K.D, Erickson, D., Esplin, A., Larocque, S., (2022). Independent and investment-bank analysts’ target prices. Journal of Financial Reporting
  • Erickson, D., Hewitt, M., Maines, L.A, (2017). Do investors perceive low risk when earnings are smooth relative to the volatility of operating cash flows? Discerning opportunity and incentive to report smooth earnings. The Accounting Review, 92:3

Public or Trade Journal

  • Talakai, J., Erickson, D., Kim, K., Rees, L., Investor sentiment and information demand. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting

Magazine/Trade Publications

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Teaching

    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2024
    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2024
    ACCT 6620, 5620 - Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation, Fall 2024
    ACCT 6620 - Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation, Summer 2024
    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2023
    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2023
    ACCT 6620 - Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation, Fall 2023
    ACCT 6620 - Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation, Summer 2023
    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2022
    ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II, Fall 2022
    , Spring 2022
    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Spring 2022
    ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II, Spring 2022
    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2021
    ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II, Fall 2021
    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Spring 2021
    ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II, Spring 2021
    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Spring 2020
    ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II, Spring 2020
    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2019
    ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II, Fall 2019
    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Spring 2019
    ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II, Spring 2019
    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2018
    ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II, Fall 2018
    ACCT 3110 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting I, Spring 2018
    ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II, Spring 2018
    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2017
    ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II, Fall 2017
    ACCT 3110 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting I, Spring 2017
    ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II, Spring 2017
    ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2016
    ACCT 3120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II, Fall 2016

    Quote My first semester here I had a class from professor Erickson. He really took the time to make sure each of us understood the material. He was constantly looking for ways to improve his teaching and help us get a full view of potential accounting careers.

    Thomas Daview, HSB Student ’24