Curriculum Vitae Dr Koh Wei Chern Senior Lecturer UniSIM College Tel : +65 6248 0156 Email : [email protected] Education Qualifications 2008 PhD (Accounting), University of Illinois, USA 2000 BAcc (1st Class Honours), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Academic and Professional Experience 2008 - 2013 Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2002 - 2008 Senior Tutor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2008 Instructor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 2000 - 2002 Tax Manager, Singapore Telecommunications Limited, Singapore Membership and Professional Activities 2013 - Current Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (CA Singapore) 2010 - 2013 Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CPA Singapore) 2003 - Current American Accounting Association (Member) Research Interests • Economic Consequences of Accounting Choices • Executive Compensation • Voluntary Disclosures Selected Publications Journals: What Drives Firms’ Decisions to Lobby and Determinants of Their Lobbying Positions: Evidence from Firms’ Comment Letter Submissions during FASB’s Stock Option Expensing Proposal, International Journal of Accounting (March 2011), 46, 1: 1-24. Page 1 of 2 An analysis of the Impact of the Lease Exposure Draft on Lessees’ Leverage Ratios, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) Journal (September 2013), with Patricia Mui Siang Tan. Accounting for AFS Debt Securities Using the Effective Interest Method under FRS 39, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) Journal (April 2014), with Eng Juan Ng and Teck Min Choo. Newspaper Articles: Proposed accounting standard reopens buy versus lease debate. Business Times, 8 April 2014, with Teck Min Choo and Kin Yew Low. Books: A Practical Guide to Financial Reporting Standards (Singapore) - 5th Edition, with Ng Eng Juan, Choo Teck Min and Low Kin Yew Case Studies: Space & Light Studios: Cost Volume Profit Analysis & The Business of Yoga, Case Study, NTU Asian Business Case Centre, 2014, with Wei Hwa Chua and Beng Geok Wee. Updated 21 October 2014 Page 2 of 2