John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation

Dr. Meng Huang earned her Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Kentucky in 2020. Before pursuing a Ph.D. degree in accounting, Dr. Meng Huang worked as an Adjunct Professor at Eastern Illinois University. At The University of Toledo, Dr. Huang teaches Data Analytics in Accounting, and Financial and Managerial Accounting courses.

Dr. Huang's research interests focus on stock repurchases, analysts and financial reporting quality. She has published research papers in a variety of high-quality journals, including Accounting Horizon, Journal of Accounting and Economics, and Journal of Computer Information Systems.

Her research was also featured by influential media, including Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, and Bloomberg.

University of Kentucky
Ph.D. in Accounting from the (2020)

Eastern Illinois University
Master of Science in Economics (2015)

University of North Texas
Master of Science in Accounting (2011)

Jilin University
Bachelor of Business Administration (2008)

 

• Data Analytics for Accountants (ACCT 6600)
• Financial and Managerial Accounting (ACCT 5000)
• Data Analytics in Accounting (ACCT 3100/5100)
• Financial Accounting Information (BUAD 2040)
• Principles of Financial Accounting (ACCT 1040)

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:

Huang, M., K. Walker, and C. Wen. 2025. GAAP vs. Street earnings: which one has more predictive power over future GDP growth? Journal of Knowledge Management Practice, accepted for publication.

Bratten, B., M. Huang, N. Jenkins, and H. Xie. 2025. Mandatory Disclosures and Opportunism: Evidence from Repurchases. Journal of Accounting and Economics, forthcoming.

• • Featured on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance

Bratten, B., M. Huang, and J. Payne. 2024. Passive Investor Ownership and Opportunistic Repurchases. Accounting Horizon, forthcoming.

• • Featured on Bloomberg, fa-mag.com, yahoo.com, etftrends.com, wallstreetreporter.com, thebeartrapsreport.com

Green, K., M. Huang, K. Walker, S. Wallace and X. Zhao. 2023. Media Richness of Instructor Messages: How to Help Improve Student Beliefs and Perceptions in an Online Course Setting. International Journal of Educational Management 37(6/7): 1212-1227.

Huang, M., M. Shen, C. Vines and D. Ziebart. 2022. The Impact of Female CEOs and CFOs on Financial and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting. International Journal of Business and Economics 21(1).

Wen, C., N. Wang, J. Fang and M. Huang. 2022. An Integrated Model of Continued M-Commerce Applications Usage. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 1-16.

Adeleye, T., M. Huang, L. Sun and Z. Huang. 2013. Predicting Loss for Large Construction Companies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 139(9): 1224-1236. 

 

AWARDS:

Outstanding Junior Researcher Award, College of Business and Innovation, University of Toledo (2025)