Chad Simon

Larry and Laurie Walther Endowed Professor in Accounting

Department(s):
  • School of Accountancy

Chad Simon

Education

PhD, The University of Georgia, 2008
MAcc (Audit emphasis), Brigham Young University, 2003
BS, Accounting, Brigham Young University, 2002

Awards

Dean's Award for Excellence & Impact - 2023
Undergraduate Faculty Mentor of the Year - 2020

Biography

Dr. Simon received his PhD from the University of Georgia in 2008. He received his BS (Accounting) and Master of Accountancy degrees from Brigham Young University. He served from 2020-2025 as the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the Huntsman School and teaches courses in financial accounting and auditing. Dr. Simon's research has been accepted for publication in The Accounting ReviewAuditing: A Journal of Practice and TheoryReview of Accounting Studies, and other journals. He and his wife, Jennifer, have six children, three girls and three boys.

Journal Articles

Academic Journal

  • Simon, C., Smith, J.L, Zimbelman, M., (2018). The Influence of Judgment Decomposition on Auditors’ Fraud Risk Assessments: Some Tradeoffs. The Accounting Review; American Accounting Association, 93:5, 273-291.
  • Messier, W.F, Robertson, J.C, Simon, C., (2015). The effects of client management concessions and ingratiation attempts on auditors' trust and proposed adjustments. Advances in Accounting, 31:1, 80-90.
  • Campbell, J.L, Hansen, J., Simon, C., Smith, J.L, (2015). Audit Committee Stock Options and Financial Reporting Quality after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory
  • Messier, W.F, Simon, C., Smith, J.L, (2013). Two Decades Of Behavioral Research On Analytical Procedures: What Have We Learned?. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 32:1, 139-181.
  • Burton, F.G, Emmett, S.A, Simon, C., Wood, D.A, (2012). Corporate Managers’ Reliance on Internal Auditor Recommendations. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory/American Accounting Association, 31:2, 151-166.
  • Simon, C., (2012). Individual Auditors’ Identification of Relevant Fraud Schemes. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory/American Accounting Association
  • Wood, D.A, Messier, W.F, Reynolds, J.K, Simon, C., (2011). The Effect of Using the Internal Audit Function as a Management Training Ground on the External Auditor’s Reliance Decision. The Accounting Review/American Accounting Association, 86:6, 2131–2154.

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT 5510, 5510, 5510, 5510, 5510, 5510, 5510, 5510, 5510, 5510, 5510, 5510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510 - Advanced Auditing, Fall 2025
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2025
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2025
ACCT 6510 - Advanced Auditing, Spring 2025
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Spring 2025
BUS 1700 - Huntsman Global Vision Lab, Spring 2025
ACCT 6510 - Advanced Auditing, Fall 2024
ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT, ACCT 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510, 6510 - Advanced Auditing, Fall 2024
ACCT 6510 - Advanced Auditing, Spring 2024
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Spring 2024
, Fall 2023
ACCT 6510 - Advanced Auditing, Fall 2023
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2023
, Spring 2023
ACCT 6510 - Advanced Auditing, Spring 2023
USU 1010 - University Connections, Spring 2023
ACCT 6510 - Advanced Auditing, Fall 2022
, Spring 2022
ACCT 4510 - Auditing Principles and Techniques, Spring 2022
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Spring 2022
, Fall 2021
ACCT 4510 - Auditing Principles and Techniques, Fall 2021
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Fall 2021
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2021
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Spring 2021
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Spring 2021
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Fall 2020
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Spring 2020
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Spring 2020
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2019
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Fall 2019
BUS 1700 - Huntsman Global Vision Lab, Fall 2019
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Spring 2019
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Spring 2019
ACCT 4510 - Auditing Principles and Techniques, Fall 2018
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Fall 2018
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2018
ACCT 6250 - Accounting Concepts, Research, and Cases, Summer 2018
ACCT 4510 - Auditing Principles and Techniques, Spring 2018
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Spring 2018
ACCT 4510 - Auditing Principles and Techniques, Fall 2017
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2017
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2017
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Spring 2017
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Spring 2017
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Spring 2017
ACCT 4510 - Auditing Principles and Techniques, Fall 2016
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Fall 2016
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2016
ACCT 4510 - Auditing Principles and Techniques, Spring 2016
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Spring 2016
ACCT 4510 - Auditing Principles and Techniques, Fall 2015
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Fall 2015
USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2015
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Summer 2015
ACCT 4510 - Auditing Principles and Techniques, Fall 2014
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2014
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Fall 2014
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Summer 2014
ACCT 4510 - Auditing Principles and Techniques, Fall 2013
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2013
ACCT 6510 - Financial Auditing, Fall 2013
ACCT 4510 - Auditing Principles and Techniques, Spring 2013
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Spring 2013
ACCT 4510 - Auditing Principles and Techniques, Fall 2012
ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles, Fall 2012