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Sun, Yan

Associate Professor

FACULTY

Biography

Yan (Tricia) Sun is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Central Michigan University. She joined the faculty in 2018 after earning her Ph.D. in Management Science with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to entering academia, she worked as an auditor at Deloitte & Touche in New York City.

Tricia currently teaches financial and intermediate accounting at the undergraduate level. She has also taught undergraduate advanced accounting and MBA courses in corporate governance and social responsibility, as well as managerial accounting. She enjoys getting to know her students, understanding their individual needs, and meeting them where they are in their learning journeys. Through encouragement, guidance, and real-world applications of accounting concepts, she strives to help students build confidence, develop critical thinking skills, and prepare for success in their academic and professional careers. She is a recipient of the College of Business Dean’s Teaching Award.

Tricia’s research interests focus on the important roles of financial reporting, disclosures, and SEC and DOJ enforcement in capital markets. She also explores emerging topics in accounting, including cryptocurrency and the skills needed for career success in the accounting profession, with an emphasis on integrating these insights into the classroom. Her work has been published in The Accounting Review, Current Issues in Auditing, Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, among other journals.

More about Yan Sun

  • Harrast, S. A., Olsen, L. M., Sun, Y., Yu, J. (2026). Teaching Benford's Law in Accounting: A Multi-Platform Approach Using Excel, Python, and AI Tools. Journal of Accounting Education, 73.
  • Files, R. L., Martin, G. S., Sun, Y. (2025). Forced Remediation: The Use of Corporate Monitors in Sanctions for Misconduct. The Accounting Review, 100 (6), 139-170.
  • Harrast, S. A., Olsen, L. M., Sun, Y. (2023). Analyzing Eight Emerging Topics and Their Importance to Career Success. Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, (2023) 20 (1): 289-304.
  • Harrast, S. A., Olsen, L. M., Sun, Y. (2023). The Most Important Emerging Skills for Career Success: A Survey Analysis. Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum innovations, 27: 3-27.
  • Harrast, S. A., Sun, Y., McGilsky, D. A. (2022). Determining the Inherent Risks of Cryptocurrency: A Survey Analysis. Current Issues in Auditing, 16 (2): A10-A17.
  • Harrast, S. A., Mattingly, J., Olsen, L. M., Sun, Y. (2022). The Relation Between Corporate Social Performance and Financial Reporting Bias. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 22 (2), 125-137.

Presentations  

AAA Annual Meeting*, University of Chicago, (Virtual), (August 2022)
  (*) Presented by co-author

    External Service Activities

    • American Journal of Business (2020-Present)

    • PhD in Management Science with Concentration in Accounting, University of Texas at Dallas
    • MS in Accountancy, University of Notre Dame
    • BBA in Accounting, University of Oklahoma
    • SEC and DOJ Enforcement
    • Corporate Monitors
    • Financial Reporting and Disclosure
    • Current Topics in Accounting
    • American Accounting Association (AAA)
    • Chinese Accounting Professor's Association of North American (CAPANA)

    Courses Taught

    • Undergraduate:  Intro to Financial Accounting (ACC 250); Intermediate Accounting I (ACC 301); Advanced Accounting (ACC 501)
    • Graduate:  Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility (BUS 629); Managerial Accounting: Management Perspective (MBA 620)
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