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College of Business

Dr. Madeline Trimble

Associate Professor
Accounting
Office
SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business 303
Office Phone
(309) 438-5184office
phone
Email
mktrimb@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://about.illinoisstate.edu/mkt... website
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Biography

Madeline Trimble has been a professor of accounting at Illinois State University since 2016. Additionally, she currently serves as the Director of Engagement and Societal Impact for the College of Business at ISU.

She received her Doctorate from the University of Mannheim in Mannheim, Germany and her Bachelors of Science in accounting from Eastern Illinois University. Her current research focus is on the progress of global IFRS adoption and its associated financial reporting effects. She teaches Intermediate Accounting, International Accounting, and Ethics courses and serves as a faculty advisor for ISU’s chapter of Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance (AFWA).

Current Courses

231.001Intermediate Accounting I

231.002Intermediate Accounting I

231.002Intermediate Accounting I

231.004Intermediate Accounting I

340.001International Accounting

440.001International Accounting

Teaching Interests & Areas

International Accounting; Financial Accounting; Ethics; Leadership Development

Research Interests & Areas

International Accounting; IFRS adoption; Financial Reporting Quality

PhD Accounting

University of Mannheim (Germany)
Mannheim, Germany

BS Accounting

Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois

AFWA Women Who Count - Emerging Leader Award

Accounting and Financial Women's Alliance
2024

Advisor of the Year

SLAB
2023

ICPAS Outstanding Accounting Educator Award

Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS)
2023

Outstanding Service Award

ISU College of Business
2023

ISU Impact Award

Illinois State University
2021

Manahan Family Award for Teaching Excellence in Business

Illinois State University
2021

Oustanding Teaching Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2020

Women Who Count - Academic Award

Accounting and Financial Women's Alliance (AFWA)
2020

Wisdom's Torch Teaching & Learning Award

Illinois State University - College of Business
2019

Professor of the Year

Student Accounting Society
2018

Book, Chapter

Madeline Trimble & Xiaoxiao Song, 2024. "The benefits and detriments of global accounting convergence," Chapters, in: Luz Parrondo & Oriol Amat (ed.), Research Handbook on Financial Accounting, chapter 1, pages 5-23, Edward Elgar Publishing.

Journal Article

Troyer, J., Joseph, J., & Trimble, M. Early Evidence of the Effect of ASU 2017-12 on Derivative Disclosure Compliance. Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance 34.3 (2023): 213-231.
Song, X., & Trimble, M. The Historical and Current Status of Global IFRS Adoption: Obstacles and Opportunities for Researchers. The International Journal Of Accounting 57.2 (2022): 1-37.
Trimble, M., Ren, Y., & Sankara, J. Hindsight is 20/20: An Investigation into the Causes and Impact of the Wirecard Collapse. Today's CPA March/April (2022): 25-30.
Johnston, J., Guidry, R., & Trimble, M. Temporal Changes in the Value Relevance of Analysts' Forecasts. Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance 32.2 (2021): 7-21.
Mocadlo, R., Rich, J., Trimble, M., & Zhou, Y. Fostering Intrinsic Motivational Orientation: A Cost-Effective Method for Encouraging Audit Staff to Speak Up. Current Issues in Auditing 14.2 (2020): 9-18.

Other

Trimble, M. Help students embrace emerging technologies. Journal Of Accountancy (2019)

Presentations

Early Evidence of the Effect of ASU 2017-12 on Derivative Disclosure Compliance. American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting,. American Accounting Association (AAA). (2022)
Establishing Credibility Early in Your Career. Women Who Count Conference. Accounting and Financial Women's Alliance (AFWA). (2021)
Fun and Games: Teaching Career Skills Through Play. Illinois Business Educator Association (IBEA) Fall Conference. Illinois Business Educator Association (IBEA). (2021)
The Historical and Current Status of Global IFRS Adoption. American Accounting Association Midwest Meeting. (2019)
A Reinvestigation into Accounting Quality Following Global IFRS Adoption: Evidence via Earnings Distributions. American Accounting Association Annual Meeting. (2017)
Politically Connected Firms and Effective IFRS Adoption. American Accounting Association Annual Meeting. (2016)
The Impact of Supporting Infrastructure and IFRS Adoption on Reporting Quality in Developing Countries. European Accounting Association Annual Congress - PhD Colloquium. (2014)

Grants & Contracts

New Faculty Startup Support Grant. Office of Research and Graduate Studies (Illinois State University). Illinois State University. (2016)