Dr Steven Chen PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), FHEA

Personal Statement

Dr Steven Chen is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Accounting at the University of Liverpool Management School, having previously worked as a Lecturer at Lancaster University Management School and as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Alliance Manchester Business School.

Steven's primary research interests lie in the intersection between Capital Market Accounting Research and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). He is particularly interested in studying the role of non-financial stakeholders (e.g., human capital) and non-financial information in the capital markets. Steven's research has been published in international peer-reviewed journals, including the British Accounting Review, Accounting Forum, Journal of Business Research, International Review of Financial Analysis, and European Journal of Finance. His work has won the Best Paper Award (PhD track) at the Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR) Conference in 2024, the Best Full Paper Award by the British Academy of Management (BAM) in 2020, and the Best Doctoral Paper twice at Alliance Manchester Business School.

Steven also serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for internationally reputable journals and conferences, including the Accounting and Business Research, Accounting Forum, British Accounting Review, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research, Human Relations, Journal of International Accounting Research, AAA Annual Meeting and CAAA Annual Conference, amongst others. Steven is also a regular speaker at major international conferences, including the American Accounting Association (AAA), European Accounting Association (EAA), and Financial Management Association (FMA), Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR) Conferences, amongst others. He is a member of AAA, CAAA, EAA, EFA, FMA, BAFA and BAM.

Steven earned his PhD in Accounting and Finance from Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), The University of Manchester, where he was the recipient of the President's Doctoral Scholar Award and the AMBS PhD Scholarship. Before pursuing his PhD, he received his MSc with Distinction at King's College London. Steven is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and has served as an external examiner for Nova School of Business and Economics (Lisbon, Portugal) since 2023/24.

Prizes or Honours

• Best Paper Award (PhD track) (Journal of International Accounting Research Conference, 2024)
• Best Full Paper Award (Financial Management Track) (British Academy of Management, 2020)
• Teaching Excellence Recognition (Alliance Manchester Business School, 2019)
• Best Doctoral Paper Award (Alliance Manchester Business School, 2019)
• Best Doctoral Paper Award (Runner-up) (Alliance Manchester Business School, 2018)
• President's Doctoral Scholar Award (The University of Manchester, 2015)