The Department of Accounting at the Fox School of Business celebrates three faculty milestones that reflect the department’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research and service.
Hyun Jong Park and Enrique Gomez have each earned tenure and promotion to associate professor, while Wayne Williams has been promoted to professor of instruction.
These promotions reflect the Department of Accounting’s continued investment in faculty whose work prepares future accounting professionals, advances scholarship that shapes the field and strengthens connections with industry and the community.
Learn more about Hyun Jong Park, Enrique Gomez and Wayne Williams.
Hyun Jong Park Receives Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor
Since joining Temple, Hyun Jong Park has established an impressive research portfolio examining auditing, auditor behavior, regulation, disclosure and financial reporting quality. His scholarship has been published in many of the field’s most respected journals, including Management Science, Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Accounting, Organizations and Society and Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory.
Park has also made meaningful contributions in the classroom through courses in Managerial Accounting and Auditing, as well as guest lectures in the doctoral seminar. Whether teaching large lecture courses, online classes or writing-intensive sections, students consistently describe him as knowledgeable, approachable and invested in their success. His thoughtful feedback, particularly on writing assignments, has helped students strengthen both their analytical and communication skills.
His service contributions have further enhanced the department’s academic mission. Park has served as workshop co-coordinator, committee member and doctoral committee member, while also contributing to the accounting profession through journal reviewing and service on the Editorial Review Board of Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory. Most recently, he accepted the role of faculty advisor to the Fox Accounting Association. His growing scholarly reputation and leadership continue to strengthen both the Department of Accounting and the Fox School’s national standing.
His service includes coordinating the Accounting Research Workshop and Fox Brownbag series, serving on the PhD Recruiting and Research Committees, mentoring doctoral students and reviewing for leading journals and conferences.
Enrique Gomez Receives Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor
Enrique Gomez’s research explores information asymmetry, disclosure, regulation and how market participants learn from prices. Since joining Temple, Gomez has built an outstanding publication record in leading accounting journals, producing influential research on analysts and non-GAAP reporting, SEC regulation, EDGAR implementation, social media financial analysis, disclosure processing costs and managerial learning from market prices. His scholarship has been published in many of the field’s most respected journals, including The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, and Journal of Financial Reporting. His sole-authored article in The Accounting Review examining EDGAR implementation stands out as an important example of both scholarly independence and research impact.
In the classroom, Gomez has earned high praise for teaching foundational accounting courses, including Intermediate Accounting I and Cost Accounting. Students consistently commend his ability to make technically challenging material engaging and relevant by connecting coursework to contemporary financial reporting issues such as SEC filings, earnings management, EDGAR, XBRL, Excel and emerging AI tools.
Gomez has also played an important leadership role within the department. His service includes coordinating the Accounting Research Workshop and Fox Brownbag series, serving on the PhD Recruiting and Research Committees, mentoring doctoral students and reviewing for leading journals and conferences. Most recently, he accepted the role of faculty advisor for Beta Alpha Psi.
Wayne Williams has been promoted to professor of instruction
A longtime member of the Department of Accounting, Wayne Williams has taught undergraduate and graduate courses across the accounting curriculum, including Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Auditing and Federal Taxes on Income, while also bringing his expertise to Legal Studies and Real Estate. Throughout his career, he has consistently earned outstanding student evaluations, with students praising his engaging teaching style, accessibility and ability to connect complex accounting and tax concepts to real-world applications.
Beyond the classroom, Williams has provided instructional leadership by coordinating undergraduate and graduate tax courses and continuously updating curriculum to reflect changes in tax law, CPA exam expectations, data analytics and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
His impact is equally evident through his dedication to student mentorship. As faculty advisor to Fox School student professional organizations including the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) and ASCEND, he has helped students develop professionally while fostering an inclusive and supportive community. Under his leadership, Temple’s NABA chapter earned national recognition, and he was honored as NABA National Faculty Advisor of the Year.
Williams has also demonstrated an unwavering commitment to public service. His leadership has included appointments focused on tax reform, economic development and revenue policy for the City of Philadelphia. As vice chair of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation Loan Committee, he helps oversee a loan portfolio exceeding $500 million that supports regional businesses and nonprofit organizations. He has also partnered with community organizations to deliver financial literacy, entrepreneurship and reentry education programs.
His promotion recognizes not only his excellence in teaching, but also his lasting contributions as a mentor, community leader and ambassador for Temple University.