Neal M Snow, Ph.D.
Neal M. Snow earned his doctorate in accounting at the University of South Florida, and a master’s and bachelor’s in accounting at Utah State University. His research interests include, firm benchmarking, communication channels, crowdfunding, text analysis, content analysis, XBRL, machine learning, deep learning and design science. He has published in the Review of Finance (FT 50, ABDC A*), Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance, Accounting & Taxation, along with several articles in the leading accounting information systems journal the Journal of Information Systems. His research has been featured in IR Magazine, the Yale School of Management website and the Lehigh Research Review. In a 2025 worldwide ranking of accounting researchers, Snow is ranked the top 25 for experimental accounting information systems research and top 40 for experimental financial research.
Currently he is an Editorial Board Member for the International Journal of Accounting Information Systems.
Before joining Wright State University, Snow worked at BlackRock as a Data Science Researcher in Princeton, NJ. Before earning his doctorate, he worked at Deloitte in Houston, and Goldman Sachs and Co. in New York, London and Salt Lake City. He has a taught a variety of courses including Data Analytics for Accountings (using Python), Accounting Information Systems, Introduction to Financial Accounting, financial and managerial MBA courses, as well as technical courses on Python, SQL and data science while at BlackRock.
Curriculum Vitae
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ACC 3430 - Federal Income Taxation I (Individual Taxation)
ACC 4440 - Federal Income Taxation II (Corporate Taxation)
BAI 1150 - Python Programming for AI
Publications
Kipp, P., E. Mauldin, and N. Snow (Forthcoming) “Client Autonomous Technology and Auditor Legal Liability” Journal of Information Systems
Snow, N. and J. Rasso (2025) "If the Tweet Fits: How Investors Process Financial Information Received via Social Media" Journal of Information Systems 39(2)
Seavey, S, N. Snow and J. Whitworth (2025) “Earnings Announcement Content as a Signal of Reliability” Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance 40(3)
Schnatterly, K., Gangloff, A., Whitworth. J, N. Snow, and P. Wheeler (2023) “Lowering the Barrier for Funding: How the Influence of Engagement and Disclosure vary with Entrepreneurial Experience and Type of Project” Accounting & Taxation 15(2)
Brockman, P., D. Chung and N. Snow (2023) “Search-based Peers and Commonality in Liquidity” Review of Finance 27(1)
- Financial Times 50 Journal, ABDC A*
- Accepted under Fast Track option, which has a 4.1% acceptance rate
Snow, N. and R. Marley. (2019) “An Empirical Investigation on Social Media Users’ Demand for Financial Information Distributed via Social Media Platforms” Journal of Information Systems Summer 33(2)
Nuttall, G., N. Snow, S. Summers, D.A. Wood. (2018) “Citation-Based Benchmarks and Individual Accounting Faculty Research Rankings by Topical Area and Methodology” Journal of Information Systems Summer 32(2)
Myers, N., N. Snow, S. Summers, D.A. Wood. (2016) “Citation-Based Accounting Institution Research Rankings by Topical Area and Methodology” Journal of Information Systems Fall 30(3)
Moffitt, K., V. Richardson, N. Snow, M. Weisner, D.A. Wood. (2016) “The Journal of Information Systems at Thirty – Looking Forward Thirty Years” Journal of Information Systems Fall 30(3)
Snow, N., and J. Reck. (2016) “Developing a Government Reporting Taxonomy” Journal of Information Systems Summer 30(2)
