Kate Suslava

Education

• PhD, Accounting, Rutgers University, 2018.
• MBA, Accounting, Finance, Rutgers University, 2007.
• MA, Linguistics, Minsk State Linguistic University, 2003.
• BA, Linguistics, Minsk State Linguistic University, 2002.

Recent and Representative Publications

Suslava, K., Livnat, J., Segal, D., (2024) Changes in Short Positions and Earnings Surprises. 3-20. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811290633_0001 WORLD SCIENTIFIC.

Suslava, K., Livnat, J., Wang, Y., Zhang, L., Zhao, C., (2024) Analysts’ Unfavorable Recommendation Initiations. 131-158. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811290633_0006 WORLD SCIENTIFIC.

Suslava, K., Klevak, J., Livnat, J., Pei, D., (2024) Unintended Effects of Critical Audit Matters: Early Evidence. Current Issues in Auditing. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.2308/ciia-2023-032

Suslava, K., Davis, Y., Govindaraj, S., (2024) Does the Stock Market Anticipate Events and Decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Corporate Cases?. Global Finance Journal. 60, 100946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2024.100946

Suslava, K., Klevak, J., Livnat, J., (2024) Gender difference in CFO communication: Evidence from earnings calls. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. 44, 107193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2024.107193

Suslava, K., Klevak, J., Livnat, J., Pei, D., (2023) Critical Audit Matters: Possible Market Misinterpretation. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory. 42(3), 45-70. https://doi.org/10.2308/ajpt-2020-113

Suslava, K., Levi, S., Livnat, J., (2023) Margin Forecasts by Managers and Analysts. The Journal of Portfolio Management. 49(5), 45-57. https://doi.org/10.3905/jpm.2023.1.463

Suslava, K., Feldman, R., Govindaraj, S., Livnat, J., (2022) Order Backlog in Earnings Conference Calls. The Journal of Financial Reporting. 7(2), 83-104. https://doi.org/10.2308/jfr-2019-0007

Suslava, K., Feldman, R., Govindaraj, S., Livnat, J., (2021) Market Reaction to Quantitative and Qualitative Order Backlog Disclosures. The Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. 40(6), 106897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2021.106897

Suslava, K., (2021) "Stiff Business Headwinds and Uncharted Economic Waters": The Use of Euphemisms in Earnings Conference Calls. Management Science. 67(11), 7184-7213. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2020.3826

Suslava, K., Livnat, J., Smith, G., Tarlie, M., (2021) Board tenure and firm performance. Global Finance Journal. 47, 100535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2020.100535

Suslava, K., Klevak, J., Livnat, J., Pei, (. D., (2021) A New Uncertainty Measure—CAM. The Journal of Investing. 30(2), 93-113. https://doi.org/10.3905/joi.2020.1.161

Recent Courses Taught

• ACFM 104, Foundations of Accounting I.
• ACFM 361, Financial Statement Analysis.
• ACFM 311, Teaching Assistant in Accounting & Financial Management.
• MGMT 104, Foundations of Accounting I.

Awards and Honors

• Poets and Quants Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors, Poets & Quants Magazine, 2022
• Best Paper Award, 26th Annual Global Finance Conference, 2019
• Best Presentation Award, European Investment Forum Research, 2019