Joshua Madsen is an assistant professor of accounting at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and teaches intermediate accounting and financial data analytics for undergraduate business majors. His research focuses on the effect of financial disclosure on the dissemination of information. Professor Madsen received a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2013. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2007 with bachelor degrees in accounting and economics, and a masters degree in accounting.