Henry B. Tippie Research Chair in Accounting, Tippie College of Business, The University of
Iowa; BBA 1968, Ph.D. 1973, The University of Iowa
Professor Collins was the recipient of the University of Iowa Board of Regents Award for Faculty Excellence in 2000 and the American Accounting Association (AAA) Outstanding Educator Award in 2001. In 2016, Professor Collins received the Distinguished PhD Mentoring Award from the Financial Accounting and Reporting section of the AAA. His research focuses on the role of accounting numbers in equity valuation, earnings management, and the relation between firms' corporate governance mechanisms and cost of equity and debt financing. A frequent contributor to the top academic accounting journals, he has been recognized as one of the top 10 most highly cited authors in the accounting literature over the past 20 years.
Professor Collins has served on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Accounting Research and the Journal of Accounting and Economics. He has also served as associate editor of The Accounting Review and as director of publications for the AAA. Professor Collins has served on numerous AAA committees, including the Financial Accounting Standards Committee, and has chaired the Publications Committee, the National Program Committee, and the Doctoral Consortium Committee. He also served on the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council.
A member of the American Accounting Association, Professor Collins is a frequent presenter at research colloquia, conferences, and doctoral consortia in the United States, Australia, and Europe. He has also received outstanding teaching awards at both Michigan State University and The University of Iowa.
