Dr. Hanlu Fan is an Assistant Professor of Accounting in the Labovitz School of Business and Economics at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Before joining UMD, she was a Vice Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow at RMIT University in Australia. She earned her PhD in Accounting from Western Sydney University.
Her research interests include environmental and sustainability accounting, carbon accounting, environmental disclosure and assurance, climate risks and opportunities, water and natural resource reporting, and corporate responses to environmental regulation. Her research has been published in journals including The British Accounting Review, Accounting & Finance, Business Strategy and the Environment, and Organization & Environment. She also serves as a reviewer for journals including The British Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Abacus, and Accounting & Finance.
At UMD, she teaches managerial accounting, accounting information systems, and accounting data analytics. Her teaching focuses on helping students understand accounting concepts, apply them in business contexts, and develop practical analytical skills.
She currently serves on UMD’s Climate Action Steering Team.