## Visiting Scholars The visiting scholar program extends specified courtesy titles and privileges to scholars of distinction who visit Stern to engage in research and scholarship. Visiting scholars are considered guests of the university who may visit for a temporary period of up to one year (renewable). Privileges include participating in colloquia, auditing classes, consulting members of the faculty, and using the university libraries. The Visiting Scholars program is highly selective, and to apply, you must have sponsorship from an Accounting Department faculty member. The visiting scholar application can be found [here](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/visiting/application). *Please note: The standard **application processing time is approximately 4-6 weeks** following department approval. **If visa sponsorship is required, an additional 3 months are required** for the visa application process.* ## Visiting Scholars for the 2024-2025 Academic Year: ![No photo available](/sites/default/files/styles/large_825px_wide/public/2025-07/photo_unavailable_thumnail_180_px_wide.png.webp?itok=z9jkuZwN) ## [Tim Baldenius](https://business.columbia.edu/faculty/people/tim-baldenius) / - Affiliation: Columbia University - Sponsoring Faculty: Xiaojing Meng - Appointment Dates: May 5, 2025 - May 4, 2026 ![Tuba Toksöz](/sites/default/files/styles/large_825px_wide/public/2025-07/toksoz_thumbnail.jpg.webp?itok=c4arAow3) ## [Tuba Toksöz](https://case.ku.edu.tr/en/about/faculty/?detail=true&id=ttoksoz) / - Office: 10-89 - Affiliation: Koç University - Sponsoring Faculty: Joshua Ronen - Appointment Dates: August 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025 ![Visiting Scholar](/sites/default/files/styles/large_825px_wide/public/2025-04/nohqgfbs_400x400.png.webp?itok=ruVe29tA) ## [Serkan Özdemir](:%20https://avesis.ankara.edu.tr/fsozdemir/yayinlar/ag%20) / - Affiliation: Ankara University - Sponsoring Faculty: Joshua Ronen - Appointment: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025 ![Antonella Russo](/sites/default/files/styles/large_825px_wide/public/2025-07/antonella-russo_thumbnail.jpg.webp?itok=W-3W6FkT) ## [Antonella Russo](https://www.gre.ac.uk/people/rep/faculty-of-business/antonella-russo) / - Office: 10-83 - Affiliation: University of Greenwich - Sponsoring Faculty: Joshua Ronen - Appointment Dates: July 21, 2025 - August 21, 2025 ![mbonacchi](/sites/default/files/styles/small_230px_wide/public/2025-04/mbonacchi.png.webp?itok=9sm55jhB) ## [Massimiliano Bonacchi](https://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/economics-management/academic-staff/person/35968-massimiliano-bonacchi) / - Affiliation: University of Bolzano - Sponsoring Faculty: Ilan Guttman - Appointment: September 14, 2024 - October 5, 2025 ## Former Visiting Scholars Show All | Hide All Visiting Scholars - 2017-2018 Academic Year ## Barbara Seitz #### *University of St.Gallen, Switzerland* **Research area:** Financial Reporting by Banks and Reporting for Financial Instruments **Faculty Sponsor:** Stephen Ryan ## Qiuhong Zhao #### *Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi* **Faculty Sponsor:** Stephen Ryan ## Francesco Reggiani #### *University of Zurich* **Faculty Sponsor:** Stephen Ryan ## DongJoon Han #### *The Chinese University of Hong Kong* **Research area:** Accounting Theory and Corporate Finance **Faculty Sponsor:** Tim Baldenius ## Massimiliano Bonacchi #### *University of Bolzano* **Faculty Sponsor:** Paul Zarowin ## Swati Kanoria #### *University of Warwick* **Research area:** Hedge Fund Activism, Executive Compensation, Banking and Risk, Incentives, Information Asymmetry, and Corporate Governance **Faculty Sponsor:** April Klein ## Morten Jensen ##### *Copenhagen Business School, Denmark* **Research area:** Financial Accounting **Faculty Sponsor:** Stephen Ryan ## Catalin Starica ##### *University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland* **Faculty Sponsor:** Paul Zarowin ## Aikaterini Ferentinou ##### *University of Graz, Austria* **Research area:** Long-term debt contracts **Faculty Sponsor:** Tim Baldenius ## Raffaele Manini ##### *Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain* **Faculty Sponsor:** Baruch Lev ## Alfredo Antonino Scarfo #### *University of Pisa, Italy* **Research area:** Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Intangibles **Faculty Sponsor:** Paul Zarowin Visiting Scholars - 2016-2017 Academic Year ## Minlei Ye ##### *University of Toronto* **Research area:** Economics of Auditing; Financial accounting research on disclosure, manager discretion and the effect of regulation on capital markets **Faculty Sponsor:** Tim Baldenius Visiting Scholars - 2015-2016 Academic Year ## Yazhou He (Ellen) #### *University of Warwick, UK* **Research area:** Corporate governance, corporate finance, behavioral finance, capital market research, equity valuation **Faculty Sponsor:** April Klein ## Evgeny Petrov #### *Swiss Finance Institute at Swiss Federal* **Research area:** Voluntary Disclosure, Asymmetric Information, Financial Intermediation, Contract Theory, General Equilibrium **Faculty Sponsor:** Ilan Guttman ## Ferrari, Mascia #### *University of Modena and Reggio Emilia* **Research area:** Corporate Social Responsibility **Faculty Sponsor:** Joshua Ronen ## Hoffmann, Kira #### *Copenhagen Business School, Denmark* **Research area:** Cost behavior, Financial and managerial accounting **Faculty Sponsor:** Tim Baldenius Visiting Scholars - 2014-2015 Academic Year ## Kukec, Sandra ##### *University of Graz Center for Accounting Research* **Research area:** Debt Contracting and Accounting **Faculty Sponsor:** Tim Baldenius ## Bonacchi, Massimiliano ##### *University of Napels Parthenope* **Research area:** Financial Reporting Quality of private firms **Faculty Sponsor:** Paul Zarowin ## Kaspereit, Thomas ##### *University of Oedenburg* **Research area:** Environmental Disclosure Management **Faculty Sponsor:** Eli Bartov ## Pieirni, Lucia ##### *LUISS Guido Carli* **Research area:** Intangible Assets **Faculty Sponsor:** Baruch Lev ## Quan, Xiaofeng ##### *Soochow University* **Research area:** Accounting and Corporate Finance **Faculty Sponsor:** Xiaojing Meng ## Dong, Minyue ##### *HEC, University of Lausanne* **Research area:** Financial Analysis of banks and other financial services firms **Faculty Sponsor:** Stephen Ryan ## Ferrari, Mascia ##### *University of Modena and Reggio Emilia* **Research area:** Corporate Social Responsibility **Faculty Sponsor:** Joshua Ronen ## Allini, Alessandra ##### *University of Napels Federico II* **Research area:** Innovations in the Risk Market System **Faculty Sponsor:** Joshua Ronen ## Rossi, F. Manes ##### *University of Salerno* **Faculty Sponsor:** Joshua Ronen