Assistant Professor, Accounting

PhD in Accounting, Cornell University

MS in Management, Cornell University

MAC in Professional Accountancy, Brigham Young University

BS in Accounting, Brigham Young University

Judgment and decision making in financial reporting

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), State of Georgia, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), 2014

Gilbert P. Maynard Excellence in Accounting Instruction Award - Tippie College of Business, 2025

Gilbert P. Maynard Excellence in Accounting Instruction Award - Tippie College of Business, 2022

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation - American Accounting Association, 2020

AAA/Deloitte/J. Michael Cook Deloitte Dotoral Consortium Fellow, 2018

Doctoral Fellowship - Deloitte Foundation, 2017 - 2019

Faculty/Staff Member Making Positive Difference in the Life of a Graduating Senior - University of Iowa, 2025

Faculty & Staff Career Impact Award - Pomerantz Center, University of Iowa, 2024

Faculty/Staff Member Making Positive Difference in the Life of a Graduating Senior - University of Iowa, 2024

Midyear Meeting Connecting to Practice Award - American Accounting Association, FARS, 2024

William A. and Mary E. Swift Accounting Faculty Award - University of Iowa, 2023

Durney, M., Johnson, J., Sinha, R. K., & Young, D. (2024). CEO (In)Activism and Investor Decisions. Contemporary Accounting Research.

Durney, M., Gee, K. H., & Wiebe, Z. (2024). Segment Profit/Loss and the Limitations of a “Management Approach”. Management Science.

Ali, A., Durney, M., Fisch, J. E., & Kyung, H. (2023). The Effect of Corporate Disclosure Regulation on Managers' Private Communications. Contemporary Accounting Research. 40 (3) pp. 1641-1670.

Durney, M., Elder, R. J., & Glover, S. M. (2014). Field Data on Accounting Error Rates and Audit Sampling. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory. (33 (2)) pp. 79-110.

Durney, M., Smith, J., & Wynes, M. (2024). Connecting the Dots: Helping Investors Use Risk Disclosures When Evaluating Financial Statements.

Durney, M., Soltes, E., Kyung, H., & Park, J. (2024). What Makes Managers’ Private Disclosures Informative? Evidence from Professional Investors’ Perceptions.

Asay, S., Durney, M., & Witz, P. (2024). Private Access and Professional Investor Judgements.

Durney, M., Asay, S., & Clor-Proell, S. (2024). Behind Closed Doors: Selective Disclosure in Private Meetings.

Durney, M., Kyung, H., Markov, S., & Park, J. (2024). Forecasting Earnings from Home.

Anderson, S., Durney, M., Garavaglia, S., & Gee, K. (2024). Investment Professionals' Asset Measurement Preferences.

Durney, M. (2023). Managers' Private Disclosures: Descriptive Evidence and the Effect of Audience Size.

Durney, M., Johnson, J., & Warne, R. (2023). The Politics of Climate Change in Accounting Disclosures: Evidence from Juror Judgments.

Durney, M., Rennekamp, K. M., Guggenmos, R., & Frederick, L. (2023). Disclosure Preparation and Managers' Explanations for Performance.