Dr. Hongping Tan

Professor

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Biography

Hongping Tan is a Professor of Accounting at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. He specializes in financial analysis, corporate disclosure, and data analytics. His research interests encompass areas such as Big Data and Machine Learning, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, International Finance, and Law and Finance. Professor Tan has supervised PhD students and has experience teaching various accounting courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. Previously, he held positions at York University and the University of Waterloo, where he contributed to the academic community through significant research and mentorship. Over his career, he has received numerous grants and awards for his contributions to the field, including SSHRC Insight Grants and International Paper Awards. His current research focuses on textual analysis of corporate disclosures in financial analyst reports.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2014-07-01 — 2017-06-30

York University • York, Ontario, Canada

Associate Professor

2012-07-01 — 2014-06-30

University of Waterloo • Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Visiting Associate Professor

2012-08-01 — 2013-04-30

SUNY Buffalo • Buffalo, New York, USA

Assistant Professor

2008-07-01 — 2012-06-30

University of Waterloo • Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Assistant Professor

2006-07-01 — 2008-06-30

University of Northern British Columbia • Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

Visiting Scholar

2000-06-01 — 2001-06-01

University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lecturer

1996-07-01 — 2001-08-01

Hubei University • Wuhan, Hubei, China

Awards

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SSHRC Connection Grant

2023-01-01
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SSHRC Insight Grant Stream B

2022-01-01
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SSHRC Insight Grant

2019-01-01
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SSHRC Insight Grant

2016-01-01
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SSHRC Insight Grant

2012-01-01
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International Paper Award

2012-01-01
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CFA Paper Award

2011-01-01
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Vernon Zimmerman Paper Award

2011-01-01
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SSHRC Standard Research Grant

2011-01-01
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WatRISQ Research Award

2010-01-01
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SSHRC Standard Research Grant

2009-01-01
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SSHRC Standard Research Grant

2008-01-01
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Paper Award

2006-01-01
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Queen’s Graduate Award

2005-01-01
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Mcleod-D.I. Fellowship

2005-01-01
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Geoffrey H. Wood Scholarship

2005-01-01
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Graduate Research Award

1999-01-01
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Top 10 Distinguished Youth Faculty

1998-01-01

Courses

MGCR211 Introduction Financial Accounting Acct434 Advanced Topics Data Analytics Capital Market ACCT696 Data Analytics Capital Market ACCT705 PhD Advanced Topics: Data Analytics

Requirements for McGill University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
B.Sc. degree or equivalent M.D. degree
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Medicine. Program: Experimental Medicine.