Jonathan Bonham, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Accounting
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UH 2305
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601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607
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About
Jonathan Bonham is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the UIC College of Business Administration, where he has taught since 2023. Prior to joining UIC, he spent six years as an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, one of the world's leading business schools. He earned his Ph.D. in Accounting from Rice University and holds dual undergraduate degrees in Accounting and Economics from Brigham Young University. Professor Bonham is a leading researcher in accounting theory, with work published in top journals including The Accounting Review and the Review of Accounting Studies, and has presented at prestigious institutions such as Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Yale, and Columbia. His teaching spans financial and managerial accounting at both the undergraduate and MBA levels, and he is committed to helping students understand how accounting information shapes business decisions and incentives.
Selected Publications
- Bonham, J. D. (2024). Shaping incentives through measurement and contracts. The Accounting Review, 99(4), 57–81.
- Bonham, J., & Riggs-Cragun, A. (2023). A different approach to agency theory and implications for ESG. Seattle University Law Review, 47, 635.
- Ball, R. T., Bonham, J., & Hemmer, T. (2020). Does it pay to ‘Be Like Mike’? Aspirational peer firms and relative performance evaluation. Review of Accounting Studies, 25(4), 1507–1541.
Notable Honors
2025, Ernst & Young Accounting Faculty Research Award, Ernst & Young
2025, Invited Lecturer, Fucape Business School PhD Accounting Theory Seminar
2022, Faculty, Accounting and Economics Society Summer School
2019, Dissertation Committee Member, University of Chicago
Education
PhD Accounting — Rice University Jones Graduate School
MA — Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management
BS Accounting; BA Economics (Mathematics Minor) — Brigham Young University
Selected Presentations
- UIC Accounting Research Conference
- Management Accounting Section (MAS) Midyear Meeting
- EIASM Workshop on Accounting and Economics
- Utah Winter Accounting Conference