Sherry Li
Assistant Professor Email: fanli@rider.edu
Phone Number: 609-896-7731
Department Name:
Accounting
Office Location:
Sweigart Hall 332

Faculty Office Hours

Mailing Address:
2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Role: 
Faculty
Title: 
Assistant Professor
Email: 
fanli@rider.edu
Phone Number: 
609-896-7731
Department Name: 
Accounting
Mailing Address: 
2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Office Location: 
Sweigart Hall 332

Background Information

  • Ph.D.  University of Massachusetts,  Amherst, MA,  Accounting,  2007
  • B.E.  Tsinghua University,  Beijing, China,  Accounting,  2000
  • Dr. Li joined the Rider community in 2006.  She is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants, American Accounting Association, Certified General Accountants’ Association of Canada, Beta Alpha Psi Business Honors Fraternity, Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society recognizing Business Excellence, and is a recipient of four Summer Research Fellowships at Rider University.

Refereed Articles

  • Li, S. F., Haywood, M. E., & Li, L. (2012).  The Mengniu Phenomenon A Study of One Chinese Firm's Differentiation Strategy.  Management Accounting Quarterly.
  • Gao, Z., Zhang, H., & Li, S. F. (in press, 2011).  Consumer Attitudes Toward Advertising In the Digital Age: A China-US Comparative Study.   Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising.
  • Li, S. F. & Persons, O. S. (2010).  Cultural Effects on Business Students' Ethical Decisions: Chinese vs. American Comparison.   Journal of Education for Business, 86 (1), 10-16.
  • Li, S. F. (2010).  Determinants of Management's Preferences for an Earnings Threshold.   Review of Accounting and Finance.
  • Procaccino, J. D., Sanchez, M. H., & Li, S. F. (2010).  Identity Theft: How to Protect Yourself, and Your Clients.   Tennessee CPA Journal, 55 (3), 10-12.
  • Li, S. F., Haywood, M. E., & Li, L. (in press, 2010).  The Mengniu Phenomenon A Study of One Chinese Firm's Differentiation Strategy.   Management Accounting Quarterly.
  • Meric, I., Dunne, K., Li, S. F. , & Meric, G. (2010).  Variety Enterprises Corporation: Capital Budgeting Decision.   Review of Business & Finance Case Studies, 1 (1), 15-25.
  • Procaccino, J. D., Sanchez, M. H., & Li, S. F. (2010).  What to Do if you are a Victim of Identity Theft?   Tennessee CPA Journal, 10-11.
  • Li, S. F., McDowell, E., & Moore, E. A. (2008).  Accrual Based Earnings Management, Real Transactions Manipulation and Expectations Management: U.S. and International Evidence.   Journal of Global Business Management, 4 (2).

Recent Presentations of Refereed Papers
International

  • Meric, I., Dunne, K., Li, S. F. , & Meric, G. (2010). Variety Enterprises Corporation (VEC) - Capital Budgeting Decision.   Global Conference on Business and Finance, Kona, Hawaii. 

National

  • Du, H., Li, S. F. , & Xu, Z. R. (2012). Adjustment of Valuation Inputs and its Effect on Value Relevance of Fair Value Measurement.   American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia.
  • Du, H., Li, S. F. , & Xu, R. Z. (2011). The Effect of FAS 157-4 on Value Relevance: Early Evidence.   American Accounting Association Annual Meeting Poster Session, Denver, Colorado.
  • Li, S. F. & Moore, E. A. (2011). Differences in Asset Impairment Accounting Under IFRS, US GAAP and Chinese GAAP: An Illustrative Example.   American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
  • Li, S. F. & Persons, O. (2009, August). Cultural Effects on Business Students' Ethical Decisions: Chinese vs. American Comparison.   American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, New York City, New York.
  • Li, S. F. (2008, August). The Incidence and Capital Market Consequences of Expectations Management in the Post-Regulation FD Period (Revised).   American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California.
  • Li, S. F. (2008, April). The Incidence and Capital Market Consequences of Expectations Management in the Post-Regulation FD Period.   American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Regional

  • Li, S. F. & Persons, O. (2009, April). Using Corporate Code of Ethics to Examine Cultural Effects on the Ethicality of Chinese vs. American Students.   American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Long Branch, New Jersey.

Honors/Awards
Awards 

  • 2012:  Summer Research Fellowship Rider University College of Business Administration.
  • 2011:  Summer Research Fellowship Rider University College of Business Administration.
  • 2010:  Outstanding Research Award Global Conference on Business and Finance.
  • 2010:  Summer Research Fellowship Rider University College of Business Administration.
  • 2009:  Summer Research Fellowship Rider University, College of Business Administration.
  • 2007:  Summer Research Fellowship and Reimbursement Rider University, College of Business Administration.
  • 2006:  Graduate Excellence Scholarship University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
  • 2005:  Teaching and Research Scholarship University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
  • 2004:  Teaching and Research Scholarship University of Massachusetts, Amherst. 
  • 2003:  Teaching and Research Scholarship University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
  • 2002:  Teaching and Research Scholarship University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
  • 2001:  Teaching and Research Scholarship University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
  • 1999:  Minority Student Scholarship Tsinghua University, China.

Honors 

  • 2007:  Selected by a student as the 'Individual at Rider Who Has Influenced Him the Most. Rider University College of Business Administration