Rachel Martin
Associate Professor
Department(s):- School of Accountancy
Contact Information
Eccles Business Building 814435.797.5779
rachel.martin@usu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Education
PhD, Accounting, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015
MAcc, Accounting, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, 2007
BBA, Accounting, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, 2007
Biography
Dr. Rachel Martin is an Associate Professor in the School of Accountancy at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. She worked for Walmart Stores, Inc for several years after completing her Masters in Accounting. Her responsibilities included strategy development, market analysis, business analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and supporting product development and sustainability efforts. She then left to pursue her PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research interests include compensation and performance evaluation incentives, psychological and sociological influences on control design and performance, and judgment and decision-making.
Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Martin, R., (2026). Investor Reactions to Executive Performance Metric Design.
- Martin, R., (2022). Target Setting with Compensation Discretion: How are Ex Ante Targets Affected When Superiors Have Ex Post Discretion?.
- Martin, R., (2015). The Pattern in Securitization and Executive Compensation: Evidence and Regulatory Implications.
Curriculum
MultiMedia
Video
- Martin, R., Matsumura, E., (2015). University of Wisconsin Forward Thinking blog: The Pattern in Securitization and Executive Compensation: Evidence and Regulatory Implications. *
Magazine/Trade Publications
- Martin, R., (2026). Compensation Discretion’s Role in Target Difficulty and Target-Setting Effort..
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.