Educational Background

Degrees granted/granting universities:

• Ph.D Business Administration (Accounting) , Syracuse University, May 2006
• B.S, North Dakota State University, May 2000

Research Interests:

Financial Accounting – Conservatism, Corporate Governance, Earnings Management, Firm Disclosure, and Financial Statement Fraud

Working Papers:

• “Accounting Conservatism and Board of Director Characteristics: An Empirical Analysis” (with Anwer S. Ahmed), currently submitted for the fifth round at the Journal of Accounting and Economics
• “Evidence on the Benefits of Accounting Conservatism in Corporate Governance” (with Anwer S. Ahmed) currently being prepared for submission to The Accounting Review
• “Do Auditors Comprise Their Independence for Large Clients?” (with Anwer S. Ahmed and Ahmed Abdel Meguid), currently under review at the Journal of Accounting and Economics
• “Auditor Competition and Auditor Independence” (with David G. Harris), currently being prepared for submission to the Journal of Accounting and Economics

Work in Progress:

• “Auditor Competition and Going Concern Opinions” (with David G. Harris), currently in the data collection stage

Teaching Experience:

• State University of New York at Binghamton, Intermediate Accounting II
• Syracuse University, Financial Statement Analysis (MBA Elective)
• Syracuse University, Intermediate Financial Accounting I
• Syracuse University, Introduction to Financial Accounting

Conference Presentations:

• Financial Accounting and Reporting Section 2005
• American Accounting Association Annual Meeting 2006

Professional Affiliations:

• American Accounting Association
• Academy of Management

Awards and Honors:

• Syracuse University Doctoral Prize, 2006
• Syracuse University School of Management Summer Fellowship 2001, 2002, 2003
• AAA Doctoral Consortium, 2003
• Thelma O. Padgett Memorial Scholarship, Syracuse University 2000-2002
• Graduation with Honors, North Dakota State University 2000