Quinn's research has been published in Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Financial Reporting, Review of Accounting Studies, and The Accounting Review. He is an editor at Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory and serves on the editorial boards of Contemporary Accounting Research and The Accounting Review.
Quinn completed his PhD in Accounting at the University of Tennessee. Prior to academics, he worked for KPMG in South Florida.