Research Symposiums

Explore groundbreaking research in auditing through our annual symposiums, where academics and practitioners come together to shape the future of the profession.

About Our Symposiums

Our research symposiums bring together leading academics, practitioners, and regulators to discuss cutting-edge research and its implications for audit practice and regulation.

Symposium Features

Research presentations

Panel discussions

Networking opportunities

Practitioner insights

Upcoming

Texas Audit Research Symposium 2025

Join us for our next Texas Audit Research Symposium. Details and registration information will be available closer to the event date.

November 2025 (Tentative) Submit Papers

Texas Audit Research Symposium 2023

Exploring the role of artificial intelligence and other disruptions in auditing, experts convened at The University of Texas McCombs School of Business for the 2023 Texas Audit Research Symposium.

November 10-11, 2023

Event Details:

  • Location: The University of Texas McCombs School of Business
  • Focus Areas:
    • Artificial Intelligence in Auditing
    • Technological Disruptions
    • Future of Audit Practice

Texas Audit Research Symposium 2019

A series of presentations focused on audit quality, auditors' judgment, and regulatory oversight.

September 26-27, 2019

Event Details:

  • Location: The University of Texas McCombs School of Business
  • Featured Speakers:

Presentations:

  • How Strength of Habits Developed as Staff Influences Senior Auditors' Evaluation of Assumptions Underlying an Estimate (Tracie Majors)
  • Do Audit Firms' Internal Inspection Programs Have Teeth? Evidence from the U.S. Operation of the Largest Audit Firms (Daniel Aobdia)
  • The Impact of Managers' Risk Aversion and Loss Aversion on Audit Quality Demand (Patrick Hurley)
  • The Spillover Effect of SEC Comment Letters through Audit Firms: Evidence from Subjective Accounting Areas (Ryan Cating)
  • How the Sleeper Effect Influences Auditors' Evaluations of Audit Evidence (Jenny McCallen)
  • Which Audits Does the PCAOB Monitor Closely? Evidence from EDGAR Searches (K. Ramesh)