Diplomas
PhD - Business Economics - Accounting dissertation
KU Leuven, Leuven
(2016)
Master - Business Engineering - Accountancy and Audit
University of Antwerp, Antwerpen
(2009)
Bachelor - Business Engineering
University of Antwerp, Antwerpen
(2007)
Experiences
Associate Professor in Accounting and Auditing
Oslo Metropolitan University
2022 - 2025
Associate Professor in Accounting
Illinois State University
2021 - 2022
Assistant Professor in Accounting
Illinois State University
2018 - 2021
Assistant Professor in Accounting
Belmont University, Nashville TN
2015 - 2018
Visiting scholar - Fisher School of Accounting
University of Florida, Gainesville - FL
2014 - 2015
Researcher
KU Leuven, Leuven
2010 - 2014
PwC - Auditor
2009 - 2010
Visiting out
2026 - 2026
University of Antwerp, : Visiting Professor
Publications
Forthcoming
LABRO E., PIERK J., VAN LINDEN C., (2026). In-network auditors and subsidiaries’ investment efficiency.
European Accounting Review
KERCKHOFS L., VAN LINDEN C., VANDENHAUTE M.-L., ZIMMERMAN A., (2026). Audit Firm Employee Turnover: Implications for Audit Quality.
Auditing, A Journal of Practice and Theory
Published
MANSORI F., VAN LINDEN C., WIDIATAMI A. K., (2026). Gendered governance and financial reporting quality: evidence from Norwegian museum foundations.
European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy, 15, 8
Scientific activities
Reviewer for an academic journal
Reviewer for the European Accounting Review
2019
Reviewer for the British Accounting Review
2017
Reviewer for Accounting and Business Research
2017
Reviewer for Journal of Applied Accounting Research
2017
Awards and honors
Best Reviewer Award - Hawaii Accounting Research Conference, 2021