Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of Saint Augustine. To this day, Villanova’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. Villanova prepares students to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them.


The strength of the Villanova experience comes in part from the University’s welcoming community. All members are bonded together by a shared responsibility to uphold the ideals of Saint Augustine and let the principles of truth, unity and love guide their lives. The Villanova community helps students grow intellectually, professionally and spiritually, and challenges them to reach their full potential.


The University’s rigorous academic experience, rooted in the liberal arts, forms an environment in which students and professors are partners in learning. The Villanova community is dedicated to providing a personalized experience that fosters every student’s intellectual and spiritual well-being. As part of their education, students are encouraged to enrich their own lives by working for those in need. Through academic and service programs, students use their knowledge, skills and compassion to better the world around them.


There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University’s six colleges—the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Villanova School of Business, the College of Engineering, the College of Nursing, the College of Professional Studies and the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. These colleges are the setting for an experience that develops both the heart and the mind, and creates the atmosphere where students are called to ignite change.


Villanova University is located in a suburban community 12 miles west of Philadelphia, Pa.

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Nominee for the 2017 AAA/J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize

American Accounting Association New Faculty Consortium Fellow

The McDonough Family Faculty Award

Center for Global Leadership Research Excellence Award

The Diana and James Yacobucci ’73 Assistant Professorship

American Accounting Association

International Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Performance Evaluation 

The International Journal of Accounting 

Does Incentive-Based Compensation for Chief Internal Auditors Impact Objectivity? An External Audit Risk Perspective

Goodwill Impairment Charges and Analyst Forecast Properties

The Impact of Eliminating the Form 20-F Reconciliation on Shareholder Wealth: Evidence from U.S. Cross-Listed Firms?

The impact of firm characteristics on trading volume reaction to the earnings reconciliation from IFRS to U.S. GAAP

Auditor Attestation Under SOX Section 404 and Earnings Informativeness

Upholding strict accounting standards is critical to fair dealing in business. Dr. Chen is an expert in various aspects of accounting, especially international accounting, mergers and acquisitions, and fair value accounting. She can talk about the effects of globalization and increasingly complex mergers and acquisitions on the field as well as and how accounting regulation affects the average investor.

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International Accounting

Goodwill Impairment

Fair Vaue Accounting

Accounting Regulation

Mergers & Acquisitions Accounting

Villanova School of Busines Inspiring Minds Podcast: The Standards Behind the Numbers

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SSRN

New Accounting Rules Leave US Companies Guessing

Lucy Chen

University Conference Travel Grant

Competitive Summer Research Grant

John M. Cooney Endowed Professor in Accounting | Professor of Accounting | Villanova School of Business

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