About
Jake Thornock studies information intermediaries, investor attention, disclosure, and corporate taxation. His research asks how information flows to and through capital markets — via the internet, social media, financial statement users, and short sellers — and how firms and investors respond. A second stream examines the determinants and real effects of corporate tax avoidance.
Academic Appointments
| PhD Prep Coordinator — BYU Marriott | 2026 – present |
| Associate Director, Executive MBA — BYU Marriott | 2025 – present |
| Professor of Accounting — BYU Marriott | 2019 – present |
| John W. & Nancy S. Hardy Chaired Professorship | 2019 – present |
| Academic Fellow, UNC Tax Center | 2019 – present |
| Associate Professor of Accounting — BYU Marriott | 2016 – 2019 |
| Associate Professor (with tenure) — UW Foster | 2014 – 2016 |
| Assistant Professor of Accounting — UW Foster | 2010 – 2014 |
Education
| PhD, Accounting — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler | 2010 |
| MAcc & BS, Accounting — Brigham Young University, Marriott | 2006 |
Selected Awards & Honors
- ATA Best Manuscript Award (2026) — Tax Boycotts
- Karl G. Maeser Research Award (2022) — highest university-wide research award at BYU
- BYU School of Accountancy Excellence Award (2021)
- AAA FARS Best Paper Award (2019) & Outstanding Discussion Award (2021)
- Marriott School Outstanding Researcher Award (2019)
- Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award (2018)
- Andrew V. Smith Award for Excellence in Research, UW Foster (2015)