Patrick Hopkins

Dr. Patrick L. Hopkins is an Assistant Professor of Accounting, having previously served on the faculty at Texas Christian University after earning his Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Arkansas in 2019. A Certified Public Accountant with nearly a decade of professional experience before his academic career, his research primarily focuses on taxation, corporate investment, and mergers and acquisitions, with publications in prominent journals such as the�Journal of the American Taxation Association and the�Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. In addition to his active research pipeline and teaching portfolio in taxation and financial accounting, Dr. Hopkins is highly engaged in academic service, serving as a frequent conference presenter, journal reviewer, and media contributor offering tax expertise to public outlets such as WalletHub and Finance Buzz.