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Michael J. Neel

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Accounting

College: College of Business

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Texas A&M University, 2011
    Major: Accounting

Current Scheduled Teaching

ACCT 2010.005Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Spring 2025
ACCT 2010.012Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Spring 2025
ACCT 2010.005Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Fall 2024 Syllabus
ACCT 2010.013Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Fall 2024 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ACCT 2010.005Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Spring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 2010.012Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Spring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 2010.005Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 6950.711Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
ACCT 5270.001Managerial Cost AccountingFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 2010.005Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 2010.012Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSpring 2023
ACCT 2010.005Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 2010.007Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 6950.711Doctoral DissertationFall 2022
ACCT 2010.005Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 2010.012Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
ACCT 6950.711Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
ACCT 3110.002Intermediate Accounting IFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 3110.006Intermediate Accounting IFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 6010.708Seminar on Advanced Topics in Accounting ResearchSummer 5W2 2021
ACCT 2010.005Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 2010.013Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 2010.005Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 2010.007Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 6010.705Seminar on Advanced Topics in Accounting ResearchSummer 5W2 2020
ACCT 2010.005Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Spring 2020 Syllabus
ACCT 2010.013Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Spring 2020 Syllabus
ACCT 2010.005Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 2010.007Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Neel, M.J., Safdar, I. (2024). Why does operating profitability predict returns? New evidence on risk versus mispricing explanations.. Accounting and Finance. 64 (2) 1243-1276.
  • Neel, M.J., Safdar, I. (2023). Financial statement relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 62 309-339.
  • Neel, M., Safdar, I., Odusami, B. (2022). Accounting information and left‑tail risk. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 58 (4) 1709-1740.
  • Lobo, G.J., Neel, M.J., Rhodes, A. (2018). Accounting comparability and relative performance evaluation in CEO compensation. Review of Accounting Studies. 23 (3) 1137-1176. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85048660615
  • Neel, M.J. (2017). Accounting comparability and economic outcomes of mandatory IFRS adoption. Contemporary Accounting Research. 34 (1) 658-690. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84978386246
  • Ahmed, A.S., Neel, M.J., Wang, D. (2013). Does mandatory adoption of IFRS improve accounting quality? Preliminary evidence. Contemporary Accounting Research. 30 (4) 1344-1372.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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