He focuses primarily on researching auditing topics using experimental methods. His current research includes examining auditor-client communications; audit-client negotiations; materiality judgments; and corporate use of electronic mediums to disseminate information. His work has been published in The Accounting Review and Contemporary Accounting Research, and he has been awarded competitive research grants from KPMG and the University of Alabama to support his research efforts. Bradley currently serves on the editorial board for Behavioral Research in Accounting. Prior to obtaining his Ph.D. from the University of Alabama in 2012, Bradley was an audit manager at KPMG.