Sophie Audousset-Coulier, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Accountancy
Chair, Accountancy
| Office: |
S-MB 14225 John Molson Building, 1450 Guy |
| Phone: | (514) 848-2424 ext. 2021 |
| Email: | sophie.audousset@concordia.ca |
Biography
Dr. Audousset-Coulier joined JMSB in 2007. Prior to her doctoral studies, Dr. Audousset-Coulier has worked as an auditor at KPMG. Her research primarily focuses on the auditing stream of the accounting research field in various institutional contexts with a focus on audit regulation, audit quality, audit fees and auditors industry specialization. She is also conducting research about gender diversity in corporate governance and diversity in the accounting profession.
Education
- Ph.D.2008 (HEC Paris)
Areas of expertise
Auditing, Corporate Governance, Gender, Diversity, Accounting Profession, Financial Reporting, Pensions.
Teaching
Undergraduate level:
ACCO 465 - Advanced Assurance Services
ACCO 420 - Financial Reporting III (consolidation and other specialized topics)
Ph.D. level:
ADMI 861B - Research in Auditing
Research
Selected current/ongoing research projects
"All on Board? The Politics of Power in Women’s Transition to Corporate Leadership” (with Claudine Mangen). Funding: SSHRC Insight Development Grant (2017-2019) $43,962.
“The Underrepresentation of Minority Groups in Professional Accounting Associations” (with Nora Baronian, Alexandra Panaccio, Zeynep Arsel). Funding: JMSB CPA Research Centre (2017-2019) $5,000.
"Balanced joint audits: determinants and market consequences" (with Géraldine Broye, Lamya Kermiche and Charles Piot)
Publications
Himick, D. and Audousset-Coulier, S. (2016). Responsible Investing of Pension Assets: Links between Framing and Practices for Evaluation. Journal of Business Ethics, 136(3), pp. 539-556.
Audousset-Coulier, S., Jeny-Cazavan, A., Jiang L. (2016). The validity of auditor industry specialization measures. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, 35(1), pp. 139-161.
Audousset-Coulier, S. (2015). Audit fees in a joint-audit setting. European Accounting Review, 24(2), pp. 347-377.
Ratzinger-Sakel, N., Audousset-Coulier, S., Kettunen, J. and Lesage, C. (2013). Joint audit: Issues and challenges for researchers and policy-makers. Accounting in Europe, 10(2), pp. 175-199.
