Nelson’s research examines psychological and economic factors that influence how people make decisions, interpret and apply accounting, auditing, and tax regulations, and trade in financial markets. His research has been published in scholarly journals in accounting and psychology, including the ...
Nelson’s research examines psychological and economic factors that influence how people make decisions, interpret and apply accounting, auditing, and tax regulations, and trade in financial markets. His research has been published in scholarly journals in accounting and psychology, including the Accounting Review, the Journal of Accounting Research, Accounting Organizations and Society, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. His research has been honored with the AAA’s Notable Contribution to Accounting Literature Award, the Deloitte Wildman Medal for research that is judged to have made the most significant contribution to the advancement of the practice of public accountancy, AJPT’s inaugural Best Paper Award for research that makes an outstanding contribution to auditing research, and the Johnson's Faculty Research Award.