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Dr Cherrie Yang PhD
Senior Lecturer in Accountancy
School of Accountancy, Economics and FinanceCherrie is the lead author on most of her publications and has a track record in securing both internal and external research grants (over $100k). Her recent external grant was awarded by the Australian Accounting Standards Board in 2024.
Cherrie maintains strong industry engagement. She published an industry report, in collaboration with BDO New Zealand, on a Charity Service Performance Assurance project in 2025. Since 2020, she has also served as a judge for the annual For-Purpose Reporting Awards, organised by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Cherrie is the Massey co-ordinator for the Community Accounting Program, which aims to build financial literacy in the nonprofit sector and to provide students with experiential learning opportunities in accounting and reporting.
Cherrie has extensive teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She currently teaches 115.112 Accounting for Business, 110.309 Advanced Financial Reporting, 110.701 Accounting Systems, and 110.732 Risk, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence. She welcomes potential PhD candidates in line with her research interests.
Cherrie is a Senior Lecturer in Accountancy. Her research has been published in leading accounting journals, including Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory and The British Accounting Review. Cherrie is a qualitative researcher, and her research areas include
- Nonprofit accounting, reporting, and assurance
- Impact measurement
- Gender accounting
- Climate reporting
She served as a guest editor for a special issue on 'Accounting for Social Impact' in the Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management Journal in 2021.
Professional
Contact details
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Location: QB 3.23A, Massey Business School
Campus: Albany
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy - Auckland University of Technology (2016)
Research Expertise
Research Interests
Accounting and accountability, outcome and impact measurement, non-financial performance reporting and assurance in the charity and not-for-profit sector
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Accounting Theory and Standards (150101):
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability (150100):
Auditing and Accountability (150102):
Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services (150000)
Research Outputs
Journal
[Journal article]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Habib, A., Perera, R., Yang, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Laura, M., Yang, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Journal article]Authored by: Yang, M.
Report
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Yang, M.

Conference
[Conference]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Laura, M., Yang, M.

[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yang, M.

[Conference Paper]Authored by: Habib, A., Yang, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yang, M.
Other
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Habib, A., Yang, M.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Yang, M.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Yang, M.
Consultancy and Languages
Languages
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English
Last used: Current
Spoken ability: Excellent
Written ability: Excellent -
Chinese
Last used: Current
Spoken ability: Excellent
Written ability: Excellent
Teaching and Supervision
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
| Position | Current | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| Co-supervisor | 1 | 0 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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Dhanushka Sakalarachchige
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Doctor of Philosophy
Assurance of Climate-Related Forward-Looking Disclosures in New Zealand
Media and Links
Media
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17 Oct 2023 - Magazine
Back on board
CAANZ Acuity -
01 Jan 2021 - Community Service
Feedback on the Charity Reporting Awards 2021
served as the judge for the Charity Reporting Awards 2021 -
01 Jan 2020 - Community Service
Innovation and best practice in charity reporting
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01 Feb 2024 - Magazine
In the spreadsheets, or on the streets?
CAANZ Acuity

