Yuchen is an Early Career Academic Fellow (Associate Lecturer) in the School of Accounting, Auditing & Taxation. Yuchen obtained PhD in Accounting from UNSW Sydney in 2024. Before joining UNSW, Yuchen obtained Bachelor of Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China and Master of Accounting from University of Tasmania (UTAS).

Yuchen's research interests include financial reporting and disclosure, and international accounting. His PhD project focuses on the dynamics of corporate disclosures, which examines the economic consequences of mandatory quarterly reporting, and strategic voluntary disclosure practices of loss-reporting firms. Yuchen actively engages with the global research community. His working papers are being presented at leading international conferences including EAA Annual Congress, AAA International Accounting Section Mid-year Meeting, AFAANZ annual conferences, and the JIAR Conference. He also participated in the 2023 MIT Asia conference/symposium in Accounting, 2023 AFAANZ Doctoral Symposium and 2021 AAA IAS PhD/New Faculty Consortium.

Yuchen has received several awards and scholarships. His PhD is funded by MPDBS scholarship, Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship and the UNSW Business School Top-up Funding. He was also on the Dean's Honour Roll and was awarded the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Award for Highest Achievement (Auditing) and Tasmanian International Scholarship from UTAS.

Research Interests:

• International Accounting
• Financial Reporting and Disclosure

Supervisors:

• Associate Professor Helen Kang
• Dr Chao(Kevin) Li

Teaching:

• ACCT2542 Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis
• ACCT3563 Issues in Financial Reporting & Analysis
• ACCT3672/5972 Accounting Analytics
• ACCT5919 Business Risk Management