Accomplishments: Department of Accounting

Jenny Ulla (Accounting) recently had her paper titled "Man versus Machine: Complex Estimates and Auditor Reliance on Artificial Intelligence" accepted by the Journal of Accounting and Research, one of the top three academic journals in accounting. The study, co-authored by Benjamin P. Commerford, Sean A. Dennis, and Jennifer R. Joe, …
Robyn Raschke (Accounting) and Anjala Krishen (Marketing and International Business) published with their co-author Michael Lee of the Skema Business School in the Journal of Business Research, "Signaling green! firm ESG signals in an interconnected environment that promote brand valuation."    
Robert M. Cornell (Accounting) has a forthcoming article with Eddward T. Herron (University of Central Oklahoma) in Journal of Business Research, titled “Creativity Amidst Standardization: Is Creativity Related to Auditors’ Recognition of and Responses to Fraud Risk Cues?” The research examines the association between aspects of creativity…
Paulette Tandy (Accounting) recently received a $10,000 grant from the Internal Audit Foundation for The Institute for Internal Auditors' (IIA) Internal Auditing Education Partnership (IAEP) program for the 2021-22 academic year. The grant will be used to hire a teaching assistant to help with the internal auditing classes and continuing to…
Jason Smith (Accounting) and his co-authors Eric T. Rapley (Colorado State University) and, Jesse C. Robertson (University of North Texas) recently had their paper, "The Effects of Disclosing Critical Audit Matters and Auditor Tenure on Nonprofessional Investors' Judgments," accepted for publication in the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy.…
Aaron Saiewitz (Accounting) published an article for The Conversation titled "Support for Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package May Not Be as Broad as it Seems – It’s All a Matter of Perspective" with Dave Piercey from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Conversation is a website dedicated to sharing academic research with a…
Anjala Krishen (Marketing) and Robyn Raschke (Accounting) received honorable mention for Outstanding Journal of Marketing Education Article of the Year for “The Story Only Few Can Tell: Exploring the Disproportionately Gendered Professoriate in Business Schools."    
Robyn Raschke (Accounting), Pushkin Kachroo (Electrical Engineering), and Anjala Krishen (Marketing and International Business), along with Orie Berezan (California State University Dominguez Hills) and Shaurya Agarwal (University of Central Florida) recently had their interdisciplinary paper, "The Digital Self and Virtual Satisfaction: A Cross-…
Danijel Zekanovic (Accounting) and Jacob Tolbert (Graphic Design), alongside their bandmate, J.P Ocampo, self-released their debut album, Garage Band. Their band, Post Noble, has been together for their entire college career and is now featured on several streaming services. Zekanovic and Tolbert are students.
Jason Smith (Accounting) recently had his research, "Investor Perceptions of Government Deregulation: Evidence from Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act," accepted for publication in Accounting Horizons, an "A" journal on the Australian Business Deans Council journal list. Smith's research study, which is co-authored with colleagues from…
Robyn Raschke (Accounting) has been appointed the Kenneth and Tracy Knauss Endowed Chair in Accounting. The endowment was established to provide financial support for the department of accounting’s premier faculty member. The position was previously held by Lee Business School accounting professor Bill Messier and is awarded for a three-year…
Dominic Ronca, Stephanie Pohl, and Claire Stanley (Accounting) of the Beta Alpha Psi Theta Omicron Chapter received the Gold Chapter Award for the fifth year in a row at the international organization's  2020 virtual annual meeting. In addition, for the first time in Beta Alpha Psi history, the Theta Omicron chapter received first…