Nava Cohen

Nava Cohen joined the NJCU School of Business as an Assistant Professor of Accounting in September 2018. She received her Ph.D. in Accounting at ESSEC Business School in 2018. During her Ph.D., she spent four months in 2017 as a visiting scholar at the University of Iowa. Professor Cohen teaches courses in financial and managerial accounting.

Her research lies in the areas of corporate social responsibility and financial reporting and has been presented in international conferences, such as the American Accounting Association (AAA) Midyear and Annual Meetings and the European Accounting Association Annual Congresses.

Courses Taught

• Financial Accounting (ACCT251)
• Managerial Accounting (ACCT251)
• Intermediate Accounting (ACCT 351)
• Contemporary Accounting Issues (ACCT 754)
• Graduate Business Essentials - HBS CORe Preparation (BUSI 599)

Research Interests / Expertise
Financial Reporting, Taxation, Audit, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Philanthropy, Accounting and Business ethics.

Research Publications

Cohen, N. & Zhu, X. (2024 forthcoming). Corporate Initial Responses to COVID-19 and ESG Ratings: The Role of ESG Consistency. Sustainability Accounting, Management, and Policy Journal

Cohen, N., & Sopt, J. (2024). Children’s imaginaries of outer space exploration: Implications for space accountability systems and stakeholder engagement. Accounting, Auditing, and Accountability Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-12-2022-6177

Cohen, N. & Helikum, L. (2024). Shadows on Solar: A Teaching Case on the Role of Corporate Governance on Forced Labour. Accounting Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1111/1911-3838.12353

Andreicovici, I., Cohen, N., Ferramosca, S., & Ghio, A. (2021). Two wrongs make a ‘right’? Exploring the ethical calculus of earnings management before large labor dismissals. Journal of Business Ethics, 172, 379-405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-020-04475-8