Safayat Hossain

Md Safayat Hossain

Assistant Professor
Accounting
Phone: (603) 862-1227
Office: Paul College, Room 313, Durham, NH 03824
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Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Safayat Hossain is an Assistant Professor of Accounting in the Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. He joined Paul College in the Fall of 2019 and has taught Advanced Accounting, and Financial Statement Analysis. Earlier, he earned his PhD in Accounting from Florida International University.

Dr. Hossain’s research areas include empirical financial accounting and auditing. His research primarily focuses on non-equity financing and financial reporting quality. Dr. Hossain has presented his works at peer-reviewed conferences and received Best Paper Award at the AAA Southeast Regional Conference.

Courses Taught

  • ACC 627: Financial Statement Analysis
  • ACC 727: Financial Statement Analysis
  • ACFI 844: Topics in Advanced Accounting
  • FIN 707: Equity Analysis and Valuation

Education

  • Ph.D., Accounting, Florida International Universi
  • M.B.A., Accounting, University of Dhaka
  • M.Sc., Finance, Clark University
  • B.B.A., Accounting, University of Dhaka

Research Interests

  • Auditing
  • Corporate Governance

Selected Publications

  • Hossain, M. S., & Rahman, M. (2025). Does the presence of GC in the top management team affect debt financing choices?. Advances in Accounting, 69, 100844. doi:10.1016/j.adiac.2025.100844

  • Hossain, M. S., Belina, H., Hasan, M. M., & Kim, M. M. (2024). The Effects of Auditor-level Cybersecurity Breaches on Auditor-Client Relationships. European Accounting Review, 1-28. doi:10.1080/09638180.2024.2435389

  • Hasan, M. M., Hossain, M. S., & Tree, D. R. (2024). Executives' horizon and trade credit. Accounting & Finance, 64(1), 1135-1157. doi:10.1111/acfi.13175

  • Zheng, J., Chowdhury, H., Hossain, M. S., & Gupta, K. (2023). Tournament-based incentives and media sentiment. Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics, 19(2), 100353. doi:10.1016/j.jcae.2023.100353

  • Hasan, M. M., Hossain, M. S., & Gotti, G. (2022). Product market competition and earnings management: the role of managerial ability. Review of Accounting and Finance, 21(5), 486-511. doi:10.1108/raf-06-2021-0169

  • Barua, A., Hossain, M. S., & Rama, D. V. (2019). Financial versus operating liability leverage and audit fees. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDITING, 23(2), 231-244. doi:10.1111/ijau.12157

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