Ashley Newton

Assistant Professor of Accounting

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About Newton

Ashley Newton is an Assistant Professor in the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma and has master’s degrees in Accounting and Health Administration from Missouri State University. Her research interests include financial disclosure quality and corporate governance issues. She is a licensed CPA (Missouri).

Education

Ph.D., Business Administration, University of Oklahoma
MAcc, Accounting, Missouri State University
MHA, Health Administration, Missouri State University
B.S., Accounting, Missouri State University

Publications

“On the Threshold of Compliance: Public Charities and the Public Support Test,” 2022, Accounting Horizons 36(1): 171-196.

“Performance Peer Groups in CEO Compensation Contracts,” (with Tor-Erik Bakke and Hamed Mahmudi), 2020, Financial Management 49(4): 997-1027.

“A Closer Look at Politically Connected Corporations: Evidence from Citizens United,” (with Vahap Uysal), 2019, Managerial Finance 45(5): 637-653.

“The Risk Relevance of Oil and Gas Producers’ Financial Performance: An Analysis of Successful Efforts and Full Cost Earnings,” 2016, Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly.

“Executive Compensation, Organizational Performance, and Governance Quality in the Absence of Owners,” 2015, Journal of Corporate Finance 30(1): 195-222.

About OU's Price College of Business

The University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business has experienced significant growth over the past five years, becoming OU’s second-largest college with over 5,800 students. The college offers highly ranked undergraduate, master’s, executive and doctoral programs across six academic divisions. More information is available at price.ou.edu