Recent Doctoral Graduates

Daniel A. Ames
2009 Graduate
Dissertation: “Private Equity Executive Compensation.” 
Bryant University

Christopher Becker
2013 Graduate
Dissertation: “Income Shifting among Option Intensive Firms in the 1990’s.” 
Eastern Illinois University

Leslie Blix
2017 Graduate
Dissertation: "Self-Esteem: Its Overall Effect on Professional Skepticism"
San Houston State University

David Breger
2016 Graduate
Dissertation: "The Hidden Advantage of Disaggregation in Substantive Analytical Procedures"
University of Wisconsin at River Falls

Bryan Cataldi
2014 Graduate
Dissertation: "Risky Business: How Revenue Measurement and Risk Disclosure Impact Equity Investors’ Value Judgment of Private Companies"
Butler University

Lisa Chen
2013 Graduate
Dissertation: “An Exploratory Study into the Adoption of Internet Banking in Mainland China.”
Salem State University

Mark Edmonds
2016 Graduate
Dissertation: “The Invisible Fraud: The Impact of Inattentional Blindness on Auditor Fraud Detection"
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Nicole R. McCoy
2010 Graduate
Dissertation: “The Effects of Auditor-Client Relationships, Auditor-Auditor Relationships, and Persuasive Communication on Auditor's Objectivity.”
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Frank Nation
2014 Graduate
Dissertation: “The Effect of Perceived Deception on Auditor Judgment and Decision-Making During Analytical Procedures"
University of Illinois - Springfield

Yi Ren
2010 Graduate
Dissertation: “The Impact of Internal Revenue Code Section 162(M) On Pay for Performance: A Reexamination.”
Illinois State University

Emily Seay
2016 Graduate
Dissertation: “An Audit Committee Members's Role in Audit Adjustment Disputes: The Effect of External Auditor Attachment on an Audit Committee Member's ASC 360 Adjustment Decisions"
Ohio University

Jaysinha S. Shinde
2010 Graduate
Dissertation: “Measuring CPA Social Responsibility at the Business Owner Level: Instrument Development and Validation.”
Eastern Illinois University

Katherine Sorenson
2017 Graduate
Dissertation: "Breaking Bonds: The Impact of Accountability on Client Indentification"
University of Memphis

Justin Stearns
2010 Graduate
Dissertation: “The Moderating Effects of the “Big Five” Personality Traits on the Relationship between Budgetary Participation and Motivation.”
Eastern Kentucky University

Chanta Thomas
2015 Graduate
Dissertation: “What’s my Motivation: The Effect of Motivated Reasoning and Accountability on the Determination of Internal Control Effectiveness”
Rutgers University

Brandon Vagner
2017 Graduate
Dissertation: "The Effects of Knowledge Transfer on Complex Problem Representation and Judgment in Auditing"
Middle Tennessee State University