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Accounting is more than calculating numbers—it’s the language of business. The study and application of concepts and techniques used to measure business activities and record and interpret financial data enables informed communication and decision making at all levels of business. The Department of Accounting provides intensive study within the discipline, and real-world experience to gain a competitive edge in a variety of career opportunities.
Several accounting degree options are available for undergraduates and graduates at the Fox School, as well as numerous professional development and enrichment activities outside the classroom. The Master of Accountancy (MAcc) program is offered for those seeking the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure. In addition, our PhD program is available for graduates interested in pursuing careers as university professors or research professionals.
With an accounting degree, graduates pursue professional opportunities in a diverse array of careers, including but not limited to public accounting and industry.
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Hilal Atasoy
Assistant Professor
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Research Interests: | Accounting information systems, Managerial accounting, Economics of Information Systems |
Dr. Hilal Atasoy is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Temple University. She has a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Economics from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her research analyzes the impacts of information technology and innovation on labor markets, and how information systems and associated flow of information across providers affect healthcare. Dr. Atasoy’s research was published in leading outlets such as Management Science, Information Systems Research and Industrial and Labor Relations Review.
- “The Spillover Effects of Health IT Investments on Regional Health Care Costs“, with Pei-Yu Chen and Kartik Ganju. Management Science, Forthcoming
- “On the Longitudinal Effects of IT Use on Firm Employment,” with Rajiv Banker and Paul Pavlou. Information Systems Research, 27(1), 6-26. (Lead Article)
- “The Effects of Broadband Internet Expansion on Labor Market Outcomes,” (single author). Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 66(2), 315-345.
- Young Researcher Award, Workshop on Health IT and Economics, 2014
- Best Paper Award Nominee, Conference on Information Systems and Technology, 2015
- Fox School Young Scholars Seed Funding, Temple University, 2014, 2015
- PwC Grant for Accounting Information Systems, 2016
- Summer at Census Scholar, US Census Bureau, 2017
Fox School of Business, Temple University
- Accounting Information Systems
Steven Balsam
Professor
Merves Senior Research Fellow
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Research Interests: | Taxation, Financial Accounting, Executive Compensation |
Steven Balsam, Professor of Accounting and Senior Merves Research Fellow at the Fox School of Business at Temple University, obtained his Ph.D. from the City University of New York (Baruch College) in 1991. His research interests are executive compensation, earnings management, and capital markets. He has written several books on executive compensation including Executive Compensation: An Introduction to Practice and Theory, and an AICPA self study course, Accounting for Stock Options and Other Stock-Based Compensation, he has published articles in academic journals including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of the American Taxation Association, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Accounting Horizons, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, and Journal of Corporate Finance; and practitioner journals including the Journal of Accountancy. Professor Balsam is also a member of the editorial boards of Accounting Horizons and the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. He has been widely quoted in the media and has given expert witness testimony on executive compensation to the United States Senate Committee on Finance. Prior to coming to Temple University he taught at Baruch College and the University of Rochester. Before entering academia he was a Certified Public Accountant working for the international accounting firm of Ernst & Young.
- The Determinants and Performance Impact of Outside Board Leadership (with John Puthenpurackal and Arun Upadhyay), Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis August 2016: 51(4): 1325-1358
- The Impact of Say-on-Pay on Executive Compensation (with Jeff Boone, Harrison Liu, and Jennifer Yin) Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 35 (2016) 162–191
- The impact of CEO compensation on nonprofit donations (with Erica Harris) The Accounting Review March 2014: 89(2): 425-450.
- Equity Incentives and Internal Control Weaknesses (with Wei Jiang and Bo Lu) Contemporary Accounting Research, Spring 2014: 31(1);178-201.
- Impact of Job Complexity and Performance on CFO Compensation (with Afshad Irani and Jennifer Yin) Accounting Horizons September 2012.
- 2007 Musser Excellence in Leadership Award in Research, Temple University
- Fox School of Business Research Roundtable, 2004-present
- Merves Research Fellow, Temple University, Fox School of Business, 2000-2005
- Merves Senior Research Fellow, 2005-present.
- Research Honor Roll, Temple University, Fox School of Business, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008.
- Financial Accounting Theory (PhD)
- Intermediate Accounting (BBA)
- Coordinator for Temple Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Rajiv D. Banker
Professor
Merves Chair
Rajiv Banker is the Merves Chair in Accounting and Information Technology at the Fox School of Business, Temple University. Dr. Banker is internationally recognized as a leader in interdisciplinary research in management, and is one of the most highly cited scholars in management and economics worldwide. The Institute for Scientific Information (Web of Science) has recognized him as a researcher for having made fundamental contributions to the advancement of science and technology. He is ranked as the most prolific scholar in management accounting published in the top accounting research journals over the past 20 years. His research articles are cited over 500 times each year by other researchers in a wide range of disciplines. One of his papers is ranked fourth highest in citations in the 70-year history of Management Science.
Dr. Banker received a Bachelor of Science degree with Highest Honors in Mathematics and Economics, standing first, at the University of Bombay, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Harvard University concentrating in Planning, Accounting and Control Systems. He has served as editor and on advisory boards of leading research journals in accounting, information systems and operations management. Currently, he is the editor-in-chief of the Data Envelopment Analysis Journal and the president of the International Data Envelopment Analysis Society.
Dr. Banker’s research interests address emerging problems of importance to managers analyzing data collected from different companies. His research on information systems explores issues of technology-enabled competitive strategy, business value of investments in information technology, software productivity and quality, and management of software development and maintenance. His research in accounting addresses questions pertaining to performance measurement, incentive compensation, strategic cost management and competitive industry analysis. His research in management science includes the development of new methods for productivity analysis, efficiency evaluation and incentive regulation.
He has received numerous awards for his research, including awards by the American Accounting Association for Lifetime Contribution to Management Accounting, Notable Contribution to the Management Accounting Literature and Notable Contribution to the Governmental Accounting Literature, and best paper awards at international conferences in information systems and in accounting.
- Rajiv Banker, with Ali Emrouznejad, Mohsen Afsharian, Heinz Ahn, Ali Emrouznejad. “Editorial: Recent developments on the use of DEA in the Public Sector” Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 61, March 2018.
- Rajiv Banker, with M. Mihelja Žaja, S. Fang, D. Hunjet, L. Neralić and R. E. Wendell “Efficiency Gains in Croatia’s Electricity Distribution Centers Following Industry Structure Changes”, Data Envelopment Analysis Journal, November 2017.
- Rajiv Banker, with Finn R. Førsund and Daqun Zhang “Use of Data Envelopment Analysis for Incentive Regulation of Electric Distribution Firms”, Data Envelopment Analysis Journal, November 2017.
Rajiv Banker, Yi Liang, and Xinjie Ma, Best Paper Award, “A Textual Measure of Strategy”, 2018 MIT Asia Conference in Accounting.
Sudipta Basu
Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Programs
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Research Interests: | Financial Accounting, Accounting Evolution, International Accounting |
Sudipta Basu is a professor of Accounting and Robert Livingstone Johnson Senior Research Fellow at the Fox School. He has been studying accounting since his teens, starting with double-entry bookkeeping in high school. He received the American Accounting Association (AAA) 2012 Distinguished Contribution to Accounting Literature Award for his research on the effects of accounting conservatism on the properties of reported earnings. His research on the origins of accounting and its co-evolution with the brain and the complexity of economic exchange was recognized with the AAA’s 2006 and 2010 Accounting Horizons Best Paper Awards, and as the AAA’s 2019 Yuji Ijiri Memorial Lecturer on the Foundations of Accounting.
Basu was an editor of Contemporary Accounting Research and is an associate editor or editorial board member of seven journals. He is chair of the AAA’s Accounting Horizons Steering Committee and a member of the AAA Publications Committee. He was co-chair of the 2012 AAA Doctoral Consortium Committee and chair of the 2011 Doctoral Education Committee of the Academy of Accounting Historians. At the Fox School, he served previously as chair of the Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, research director of the Translational Research Center (TRC), chair of the Accounting Department Faculty Recruiting Committee, and in many other roles. He received a Temple University 2018 Outstanding Faculty Service Award.
Sudipta earned his PhD and MS at the University of Rochester, MBA at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and BA (Honors) in Economics at the University of Delhi. Sudipta joined the Accounting Department in Fall 2007, having taught previously at Emory University and Baruch College, City University of New York.
- “Implications of impairment decisions and assets’ cash-flow horizons for conservatism research,” with Rajiv Banker and Dmitri Byzalov. The Accounting Review, Vol. 92 No. 2, March 2017, forthcoming. doi: 10.2308/accr-51524.
- “Neuroaccounting: Consilience between the biologically evolved brain and culturally evolved accounting principles,” with John Dickhaut, Kevin McCabe and Greg Waymire, Accounting Horizons, Vol. 24 No. 2, June 2010, 221-255.
- “Recordkeeping alters economic history by promoting reciprocity,” with John Dickhaut, Gary Hecht, Kristy Towry and Greg Waymire, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, Vol. 106 No. 4, January 27 2009, 1009-1014.
- “Loss function assumptions in rational expectations tests on financial analysts’ earnings forecasts,” with Stan Markov, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 38 Nos. 1-3, December 2004, 171-203.
- “The conservatism principle and the asymmetric timeliness of earnings,” Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 24 No. 1, December 1997, 3-37.
- 2014 Musser Excellence in Leadership Award in Research, Temple University
- 2012 AAA Distinguished Contribution to Accounting Literature Award
- 2011 AAA Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award
- 2007 AAA Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award
Fox School of Business, Temple University
- Capital Markets Research (PhD)
- Cost Accounting (BBA)
- Special Topics – Accounting Theory (MAcc)
Lawrence Brown
Professor
Seymour Wolfbein Professorship
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Research Interests: | Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Forecasting and Methodology |
Best known for his research in earnings forecasting by security analysts, Brown has over 100 publications and has made nearly 200 presentations at universities and professional conferences. He has published at least two articles in the six most influential academic journals in accounting: Journal of Accounting Research (12 articles), The Accounting Review (6 articles), Contemporary Accounting Research (7 articles), Journal of Accounting and Economics (4 articles), Review of Accounting Studies (3 articles) and Accounting Organizations and Society (2 articles). He has published 2 articles in the premier research journal in finance, Journal of Finance and 6 in the premier research journal in forecasting, International Journal of Forecasting.
Brown’s research papers have been downloaded by ssrn.com OVER 80,000 times, putting him in the top 3/100th of one percent of all downloaded authors who have posted their work to that website. He has been cited by scores of media outlets including Barron’s, Business Week, CNBC Business News, CFO Magazine, Economist, Forbes, Fortune, Institutional Investor, Investor’s Business Daily, Newsday, Newsweek, The New York Times, Reuters, Smartmoney.com, Spiegel Online, and The Wall Street Journal. Brown received the AAA Outstanding Accounting Educator Award in 2006. He is a former Editor of The Accounting Review and a former Editorial Board member of Contemporary Accounting Research. He has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting for over 25 years, having organized the accounting-track of the CFEA three times.
- PhD., University of Rochester
- M.B.A., University of Chicago
- B.S., SUNY-Buffalo
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Capital Markets Research
- Forecasting
- Corporate Governance
- Bibliometric Research
Lawrence D Brown, Andrew C. Call, Michael B. Clement, and Nathan Y. Sharp, “Managing the Narrative: Investor Relations Officers and Corporate Disclosures,” Journal of Accounting and Economics, January 2019.
Dmitri Byzalov
Associate Professor
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Research Interests: | Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting |
Dmitri Byzalov joined the Accounting Department in Fall 2009. His research on meet-or-just-beat behavior, conditional conservatism, accrual modeling, and cost behavior is published in Journal of Accounting and Economics, The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, and Journal of Management Accounting Research. The American Accounting Association (AAA) recognized his research on demand uncertainty and cost behavior with the 2015 Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award. He earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University. He currently teaches undergraduate Managerial Accounting and PhD Seminar on Special Topics in Accounting.
- “Modeling the determinants of meet-or-just-beat behavior in distribution discontinuity tests,” with Sudipta Basu. Journal of Accounting and Economics, forthcoming
- “Cost management research,” with Rajiv Banker, Shunlan Fang, and Yi Liang. Journal of Management Accounting Research, 2018, 30(3), 187–209.
- “Implications of impairment decisions and assets’ cash-flow horizons for conservatism research,” with Rajiv Banker and Sudipta Basu. The Accounting Review, 2017.
- “Conditional conservatism and disaggregated bad news indicators in accrual models,” with Sudipta Basu. Review of Accounting Studies, 2016, 21(3), 859–897.
- “The confounding effect of cost stickiness on conservatism estimates,” with Rajiv Banker, Sudipta Basu, and Janice Chen. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2016, 61(1), 203–220.
- “Asymmetric cost behavior,” with Rajiv Banker. Journal of Management Accounting Research, 2014, 26(2), 43–79.
- “Demand uncertainty and cost behavior,” with Rajiv Banker and Jose Plehn-Dujowich. The Accounting Review, 2014, 89(3), 839–865.
- “Cost Management Research,” with Rajiv Banker, Shunian Fang, and Yi Liang. Journal of Management Accounting Research, 2018.
- 2015 AAA Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award
Fox School of Business, Temple University
- Managerial Accounting (BBA)
- Cost Accounting (BBA)
- Special Topics in Accounting (PhD)
- Economic Theory (PhD)
Shira Cohen
Assistant Professor
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Research Interests: | Corporate Investment, Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance, Accounting Information and Managerial Decision Making |
Shira Cohen joined the Temple faculty as an Assistant Professor of Accounting after earning her PhD from Columbia University. Her research interests can be grouped into two main areas. The first attempts to understand how managers use financial statement information in making investment decisions, and the second focuses on corporate disclosures. Her dissertation received the Best Paper Award at the 2014 AAA Regional Meeting.
Prior to entering academia, Professor Cohen gained extensive work experience in both the consulting and finance industries. As a management consultant she took part in post-merger integration of Fortune 500 companies, and as an investment banker she worked primarily on valuation of hedge fund positions. Her experience ranges across industries, both domestically and internationally.
In addition to industry experience, during the 2017-2018 academic year, Professor Cohen served as a visiting scholar-in residence at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, D.C. During her time in government, she worked as a financial economist, gaining in-depth policy experience and providing economic and risk analysis on both proposed and adopted regulation.
As a graduate student, Professor Cohen taught at Columbia Business School’s Executive Education and Executive MBA programs. In recognition of her classroom accomplishments, she was selected as a finalist for the 2011 Presidential Graduate Student Teaching Award.
In addition to a PhD, Professor Cohen holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.
- Provost Office Sabbatical Research Award, Temple University (fall semester), 2018
- High Achievement in Sponsored Project Research Award, Temple University, 2017
- Merit Award, Temple University, 2014-2017 (academic years)
- UN Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition (PDC) Research Prize, Finalist, 2016
- IRRC Institute Research Paper Award, Honorable Mention, 2015
- Best Paper Award, AAA Regional Meeting, 2014
- Education Foundation for Women in Accounting Ph.D. Fellowship, 2013
- European Accounting Association Summer School Fellow, 2013
- Presidential Graduate Student Teaching Award, Finalist, 2011
Fox School of Business, Temple University
- Financial Accounting 2101
- Managerial Accounting 2102
- Guest Speaker on CNBC’s Fast Money, May 2007
Mary Anne Gaffney
Associate Professor
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Research Interests: | Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations, Gender Issues in Accounting, Tax Effects of Transfer Pricing |
Dr. Gaffney’s research areas include accounting for not-for profits and gender issues in accounting. Her research has appeared in the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Advances in Public Interest Accounting, and Business and Economic Review. Recipient of the 2001 Fox School Andrisani/Frank Outstanding Teacher and the 2002 Musser Award for Excellence in Teaching she contributes to teaching at all levels both within The Fox School and for the University. She has published Scholarship of Teaching Articles in Issues in Accounting Education, The Accounting Educators Journal, and Advances in Accounting Education.
- Gaffney, M. A., Borkowski, S. C. (in press). Proactive transfer Pricing Risk Management in PATA Countries. To appear in Journal of International Accounting Research.
- Borkowski, S. C., Gaffney, M. A. (in press). Transfer Pricing and FIN 48: How Managers Attempt to Mitigate Audit Risk. To appear in Strategic Finance.
- Borkowski, S. C., Gaffney, M. A. (2012). Fin 48, and transfer pricing: (Im)perfect together? Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 21(1), 32-51.
- Gaffney, M. A., Ryan, D., Wurst, C. (2010). Do Online homework systems improve student performance? Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations.
- Wurst, C., Smarkola, C., Gaffney, M. A. (2008). Ubiquitous Laptop Usage in Higher Education: Effects on Student Achievement, Student Satisfaction, and Constructivist Measures in Honors and Traditional Classrooms. Computers & Education, 51, 1766-1783.
- Dean’s Senior Teaching Fellow, Fox School. (March 2014).
- Beta Alpha Psi Professor of the Year. (April 28, 2010).
- ACCT 2902, Honors Managerial Accounting
- ACCT 4501, Accounting Senior Seminar
- ACCT 4596, Senior Seminar in Accounting
- ACCT 5004, Managerial Decision-Making Using Accounting Information
Elizabeth Gordon
Professor & Merves Fellow
Department Chair
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Research Interests: | Financial Accounting, International Accounting |
Elizabeth A. Gordon is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Accounting at the Fox School. She specializes in the areas of financial reporting and international accounting investigating topics such as international financial reporting standards, corporate communications, executive compensation, related party transactions, accounting restatements, market development and corporate disclosure. Her research is published in top journals in her field including the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, the Review of Accounting Studies, the Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, and the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. She serves as an associate editor for the Journal of International Accounting Research and the Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting. She is an editor, Institutional Perspectives Section, of the Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting, and an editor of the Journal of International Accounting Research.
Dr. Gordon is the Past-President of the International Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association (AAA) and serves as the Vice-President Finance of the International Association for Accounting Education and Research. She is a Past-chair of the AAA New Faculty Consortium. Dr. Gordon has taught courses in financial accounting and international accounting at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels, receiving a number of teaching awards. Her well-received textbook, Intermediate Accounting, recently entered its second edition.
Dr. Gordon was an auditor with PwC and interned at the White House’s Office of Management and Budget before entering academia. She received her Doctorate from Columbia University, Masters in Business Administration from Yale University and Bachelors of Science in accounting with highest distinction from Indiana University. Dr. Gordon is a licensed as a CPA in Maryland. She has been on the faculty of the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, the Rutgers Business School, and a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
- “Flexibility in Cash Flow Reporting Classification Choices under IFRS” (with B. Jorgensen, E. Henry, and C. Linthicum) Forthcoming, Review of Accounting Studies.
- “Earnings Quality: Evidence from Canadian Firms’ Choice between IFRS and U.S. GAAP.” (with B.M. Burnett, B. N. Jorgensen, and C.L. Linthicum) Accounting Perspectives, 14, Issue 3 (September 2015): 212-249.
- “The IASB’s Discussion Paper on the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting: A Commentary and Research Review.” (with J. Bishof, H. Daske, P. Munter, C. Saka, K. Smith, and E. Venter) Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting, 26, Issue 1 (February 2015): pp. 72-110.
- “Do Analysts’ Cash Flow Forecasts Mitigate the Accrual Anomaly? International Evidence.” (K. Petruska and M. Yu) Journal of International Accounting Research, Volume 13 (January 2014): pp. 61-90.
- “Stock Exchange Disclosure and Market Liquidity: An Analysis of 50 International Exchanges” (with C. Frost and A. Hayes). Journal of Accounting Research, Volume 44, Issue 3 (2006): 437-483.
- Intermediate Accounting (2016). (With J.S. Raedy and A.J. Sannella) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN 978-0-13-216230-2.
- 2018 International Accounting Section Outstanding International Educator Award, American Accounting Association.
- Best Paper Award, Journal of International Accounting Research, American Accounting Association, 2016, “Do Analysts’ Cash Flow Forecasts Mitigate the Accrual Anomaly? International Evidence,” with K. Petruska and M. Yu.
- Best Paper Award, 2015 Midyear Meeting, International Accounting Section, American Accounting Association, “Mandatory Disclosure Reform, Monitoring, and Executive Compensation,” with Balsam and X. Li .
Fox School of Business, Temple University
- Financial Accounting Research Seminar (PhD)
- Intermediate Accounting (BBA)
- Advanced Accounting (BBA)
- Senior Seminar (BBA)
- Special Topics – Accounting Theory (MAcc)
David Jones
Associate Professor
Jerome Fox Chair in Accounting, Taxation, and Financial Strategy
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Research Interests: | Taxation, Real Estate, Advanced Accounting Topics |
David (Dave) Jones joined the Accounting Department in Fall 2015. Dave received his Doctor Management degree from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio and was a tax partner with Ernst & Young, LLP before retirement in 2006 as the Global CEO of the firm’s Global Mobility Services. Dave has been a professor at Slippery Rock University and Case Western Reserve University prior to joining Temple. Dave’s research interests include practitioner-oriented tax research in general topics and real estate tax, and behavioral trends among tax professionals. Dave is active with students, a faculty advisor for an accounting student professional organization and leads the Department’s relationship with AACSB International, (an accreditation association) the world’s largest business education network connecting students, academia, and business to advance business education worldwide.
- “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: How Tax Practitioners Straddle Client Advocacy and Professional Responsibility” Timothy J. Fogarty and David E. Jones, Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, Vol 11, No 4. 2014 pp 286-316.
- “A FREE Tax Deduction gets a Boost”, David E. Jones, Real Estate Law Journal, projected publication date Winter 2017.
- David Jones, “But What There is More: Passthrough Deduction, Part 2”, The Real Estate Law Journal, Spring 2019.
- David Jones and Wayne Williams, “The Section 199A Passthrough Deduction”, The Real Estate Law Journal, Summer 2018.
- David Jones and Marco Malandra, “Passthrough Loss Limitation Hurdles and the New IRC Section 461(I) Provisions”, The Real Estate Law Journal, Fall 2018.
- Most Involved Faculty SPO Banquet April 2016
- Faculty of the Year 2015-2016 MAcc program
Fox School of Business, Temple University
- Federal Taxes on Income ( BBA)
- Advanced Accounting (BBA)
- Advanced Federal Taxation (MAcc)
A. J. Kreimer
Assistant Professor
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A. J. Kreimer joined the faculty as a full time Assistant Professor in Fall 2011. He has a wide ranging background in the fields of accounting, finance, and real estate. He earned his MBA from Temple and holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.
He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Pennsylvania and holds the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation. In addition, he is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Pennsylvania. He is a member of the AICPA, the PICPA (Pennsylvania) and the NJCPA (New Jersey) and the IMA (Institute of Management Accountants.)
Professor Kreimer practiced as a CPA with the Philadelphia firm of Waldbaum, Rockower & Company where he focused on individual, corporate and partnership taxation. His audit clients included unions and a wide range of privately held companies. In addition, he worked extensively on limited partnership syndications.
His institutional experience includes various positions with the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company in the Controller’s Department and later in the Investment Department where he worked extensively in the acquisition and oversight of syndications and joint ventures. He was controller of a Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company real estate subsidiary and later served as Portfolio Manager for Atlantic Metropolitan Development Corporation, a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust.
Through his company, Hartwell Realty Corp., he has been actively engaged in consulting and the acquisition, divestiture, financing, development, management and brokerage of commercial, industrial, office and multi-family residential properties. He has also served as an advisor and manager for a Trustee of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Professor Kreimer is a member of the Global Board of Directors of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) where he serves on the Member Relations Committee, the Chapter Council and Student Initiatives Subcommittee, and as the board liaison to the Committee on Academic Relations. He also serves on the ACCA’s (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Education Global Forum.
Professor Kreimer was an elected member of the Moorestown, New Jersey Board of Education from 1997 to 2010. His board positions included serving as the chair of the budget and finance committee overseeing a $65 million budget. In addition, he served on or chaired many board committees including legal review, policy, communications, curriculum, student services, and special education. In 2005, he was appointed as one of five members to a bi-partisan Government Efficiency Task Force by the Moorestown Town Council to recommend solutions to the municipal fiscal structure.
Professor Kreimer is an actively involved volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America at the National and Regional levels. He currently serves as a Vice President and member of the Executive Committee of the Northeast Region and sits on a number of National Committees including the National Membership Committee and the National Religious Relationships Task Force. His previous positions include Chairman of the National Jewish Committee on Scouting, Area 5 President of the BSA’s Northeast Region and President of the Burlington County Council (NJ). He also serves on the Garden State Council’s board and is a trustee of its Camp Corporation. In 2008, Scouting’s National Court of Honor recognized him with the Silver Antelope Award for distinguished service to the youth of the BSA’s Northeast Region.
The Fox School has recognized Professor Kreimer as a Dean’s Teaching Fellow and the University selected Professor Kreimer as a Diamond Peer Teacher Mentor. He was also chosen by the Provost’s office to participate in its initial Student-Oriented Active Redesign (SOAR) course initiative. The Fox School awarded him its Crystal Teaching Award for Excellence in the Classroom and the Innovative Teaching Award. He was chosen to be a Tech Fellow in the Fox Tech Academy and was a member of the Fox School’s Center for Innovation Teaching and Learning Committee. He also served on the University’s Writing Intensive Course Committee. He has taught a wide range of courses including Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting and Auditing and serves as the course coordinator for the Senior Seminar in Accounting course. He’s also taught an Executive MBA course in Singapore in Financial Accounting as well as graduate courses in Philadelphia including Auditing Theory and Practice and two graduate finance courses leading to the CFA designation.
Jayanthi Krishnan
Professor & Merves Research Fellow
Dr. Jayanthi Krishnan (Ph.D., Ohio State University) joined the Accounting Department in Fall 2000. She teaches cost accounting and intermediate accounting for undergraduate students, and financial and managerial accounting in the Fox School full-time and professional MBA programs. Her other teaching interests include introductory financial accounting, senior seminar in accounting, and financial statement analysis.
Jayanthi Krishnan is the recipient of the 2015 American Accounting Association’s Notable Contribution to the Auditing Literature Award. She is an editor of Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, and serves on the editorial boards of the Accounting Review, Accounting Horizons, and Current Issues in Auditing. Her publications appear in a number of journals including the Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Accounting Horizons, and the Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics. Her research interests are in the areas of audit quality, audit regulations, corporate governance, industry classifications and their impact on accounting ratios, and the impact of international diversification on auditor decision-making.
Dr. Jayanthi Krishnan has been named to the Fox School Dean’s Research Honor Roll, is a recipient of the Business Honors Association’s Teacher of the Year Award, a two-time recipient of the Beta Alpha Psi Teacher of the Year Award, a two-time recipient of the Fox MBA Faculty of the Year award, a three-time recipient of the Fox School Crystal Award for teaching, and the recipient of the 2008 Musser Excellence in Leadership Award for teaching.
- Krishnan, Jagan, Jayanthi Krishnan, and H. Song. 2017. PCAOB International Inspections and Audit Quality. The Accounting Review (forthcoming).
- Chen, H., Jayanthi Krishnan, and H. Sami. 2014. Goodwill Impairment Charges and Analyst Forecast Properties. Accounting Horizons 29 (1), March, pp. 141-169.
- Goh, Beng Wee, Jayanthi Krishnan, and Dan Li. Auditor Reporting under Section 404: The Association between the Internal Control and Going Concern Audit Opinions. 2013. Contemporary Accounting Research 30 (3), Fall, pp. 970-995.
- Chen, H., Jayanthi Krishnan, H. Sami, and H. Zhou. 2013. Auditor Attestation under SOX Section 404 and Earnings Informativeness. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 32 (1), February, pp. 61-84.
- Krishnan, Jayanthi, Yuan Wen, and Wanli Zhao. 2011. Legal Expertise on Corporate Audit Committees and Financial Reporting Quality. The Accounting Review, Volume 86 (6), November, pp. 2099-2130.
- Krishnan, Jagan, Jayanthi Krishnan, and Hakjoon Song. 2011. The Effect of Auditing Standard No. 5 on Audit Fees. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Volume 30 (4), November, pp.1-27.
- 2015 American Accounting Association’s Notable Contribution to the Auditing Literature Award.
- 2008 Fox Musser Award for Excellence in Leadership for Teaching, Temple University
- 2008 & 2010 Fox MBA Faculty of the Year Award, Temple University
- 2004 & 2005 Beta Alpha Psi Teacher of the Year Award, Temple University
- 1997 Teacher of the Year Award, Business Honors Student Association, Temple University
- 2006 & 2013 Named to the Fox School of Business and Management’s Dean’s Research Honor Roll
- 2008, 2009 & 2010 Fox School of Business Crystal Teaching Award
- PwC INQuires Program Research Grant (with Jagan Krishnan and Hakjoon Song), 2009
- Center for Audit Quality Research Grant (with Tom Adams), 2014
- 2007 Appointed as a Merves Research Fellow
- 2006 & 2013 Named to the Fox School of Business and Management’s Dean’s Research Honor Roll
Fox School of Business, Temple University
- Introductory Financial Accounting MBA core
- Financial and Managerial Accounting MBA Core
- Senior Seminar in Accounting (Undergraduate)
- PhD Seminar in Auditing and Corporate Governance
Jagannathan Krishnan
Professor & Merves Senior Research Fellow
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Research Interests: | Audit Quality, Auditor litigation, Regulation, Corporate Governance, International Audit, and Fraudulent Financial Reporting |
Jagan Krishnan is a Professor and Merves Senior Research Fellow in the department of Accounting. He is the coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Accounting and teaches undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses in auditing. He has over 30 years of teaching and professional experience in auditing and consulting.
After completing a doctorate at the Ohio State University, he joined Temple in 1991. He is the recipient of the 2003 Musser Award for Leadership in Teaching and the 2000 Beta Alpha Psi Teacher of the Year Award. His research interests are in the areas of audit quality, corporate governance, auditor litigation, regulation, and fraudulent financial reporting. He is an editor of Accounting Horizons (one of the three association-wide journals published by the American Accounting Association) and currently serves on the editorial boards of The Accounting Review, Accounting Horizons, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance and Current Issues in Auditing. He has published articles in academic journals including The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, Contemporary Accounting Research, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Accounting Horizons, Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, and Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. He is listed among prolific auditing researchers by two different studies. Prior to entering academia, he worked in the audit and consulting divisions of affiliates of Ernst & Young and KPMG.
- Krishnan, Jagan, Jayanthi Krishnan, and Hakjoon Song. 2017. PCAOB International Inspections and Audit Quality. The Accounting Review (forthcoming).
- Baber, William R., Jagan Krishnan, and Yinqi Zhang. 2014. Investor Perceptions of the Earnings Quality Consequences of Hiring an Affiliated Auditor. Review of Accounting Studies 19 (1): 69–102.
- Krishnan, Jagan, Chan Li, and Qian Wang. 2013. Auditor Industry Expertise and Cost of Equity. Accounting Horizons 27 (4): 667–691.
- Ye, Z. Shelly, Dana Hermanson, and Jagan Krishnan. 2013. Shareholder Voting in Director Elections and Initial SOX Section 404 Reports. Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance 28 (2), April, 103–127.
- Fung, Simon Y.K., Ferdi A. Gul, and Jagan Krishnan. 2012. City-Level Auditor Industry Specialization, Economies of Scale and Audit Pricing. The Accounting Review 87 (4), July, 1281–1307.
- Editor: Accounting Horizons
- Editorial Boards: The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, and Current Issues in Auditing.
- Listed among leading archival audit researchers (BYU Research Ranking System).
- PwC INQuires Program Grant (with Jayanthi Krishnan and Hakjoon Song), 2009.
- Merves Senior Research Fellow in recognition of achievements in research, Fox School of Business and Management, Temple University (2007 to present).
- Dean’s Research Honor Roll in recognition of outstanding research in the past year, Fox School of Business and Management, Temple University, October 2007.
- Harris, Erica, and Jagan Krishnan. 2012. The Impact of Tarnished Auditor Reputation on Nonprofit Income. International Journal of Auditing 16 (2), July, 130–146.
Fox School of Business, Temple University
- Auditing (undergraduate)
- PhD Seminar in Auditing and Corporate Governance
- PhD Pro-Seminar (first year Accounting PhD students)
Yi Liang
Assistant Professor
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Research Interests: | Corporate Governance, Accounting Regulation and Corporate Laws, Management Accounting, Financial Institutions |
Yi Liang joined the Accounting Department in Fall 2015. Dr. Liang deploys empirical archival methods to analyze accounting research questions. His research interests include financial and managerial accounting with a focus on the economic impact of corporate governance reforms and corporate laws. He is also interested in applying new methods, such as structural estimation and text analysis. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. at the Carnegie Mellon University; and B.S. at Tsinghua University. He served as an instructor while completing his doctoral studies. He currently teaches Accounting Information Systems to B.B.A. and M.S.A. students.
- “Technical Debt and Firm Performance,” with Rajiv Banker and Narayan Ramasubbu. Management Science, forthcoming.
- “Director-Liability-Reduction Laws and Conditional Conservatism,” with Sudipta Basu. Journal of Accounting Research, 2019, 57(4): 889-917.
- “Cost Management Research,” with Rajiv Banker, Dmitri Byzalov, and Shunlan Fang. Journal of Management Accounting Research, 2018, 30(3): 187-209.
Fox School of Business, Temple University
- Accounting Information Systems (BBA)
- Accounting Information Systems (MSA)
Marco Malandra
Associate Professor
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Research Interests: | Financial Accounting, CPA Exam (FAR Section), and Individual Tax Planning |
Professor Malandra has taught numerous undergraduate and graduate financial, managerial, and tax accounting courses at Temple University’s Fox School of Business since 1986. He has also taught Temple-Rome in 2014, and various Executive MBA courses in Singapore, Tokyo, Cali, Morocco, Beijing, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank, and in the Masters of Accountancy Program, as well as undergraduate courses at Seton Hall, Widener, and Eastern Universities, and at Philadelphia Community College.
All of Professor Malandra’s courses include extensive on-line comprehensive PowerPoint slides, emphasizing key concepts presented in a Q&A format to promote class discussion. All assignments, also on-line, provide students with immediate, comprehensive explanations and calculations of all answers, and experiential group projects promote teamwork and understanding of all steps in the accounting process or researching financial accounting cases in FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification and IFRS standards. During the spring 2016 semester, Professor Malandra prepared 20 online exams with 1,000 multiple choice questions based on prior CPA Exam – Financial Accounting & Reporting Section questions, which now serve as homework assignments for the Intermediate Accounting courses and his MAcc course, Advanced Studies in Financial Reporting.
Professor Malandra graduated from Girard College High School in Philadelphia, studied education and psychology at Antioch College in Ohio, served as a Specialist 4 Legal Clerk in the US Army at Fort Lewis, Washington, worked as a legal clerk, notary public, and process server in a criminal law practice in San Francisco, studied law under California’s Law Office Study Program, and was licensed as an Attorney at Law in 1979. On receiving his BS degree in Accounting at San Francisco State University in 1980, he began his accounting career at Deloitte’s Tax Department, earning an MS in Taxation at Golden Gate University, and was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in 1983. Moving back to his Philadelphia hometown after 14 years, he became a Tax Department Manager at Laventhol & Horwath, and since 1986, began teaching at Temple, while maintaining his own active tax planning and compliance practice.
- Faculty of the Year Award, Masters in Accountancy Program (September, 2015)
- Musser Excellence in Teaching Award, Fox School of Business (November, 2012)
- Faculty of the Year Award-Cali, Colombia, Executive MBA Program (September, 2012)
- Faculty of the Year Award – Singapore, Executive MBA Program (September, 2012)
- International MBA Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award (September, 2011)
- Beta Alpha Psi – Alpha Phi Chapter Outstanding Teacher of the Year (September, 2011)
- International MBA Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award (September, 2009)
- Andrisani-Frank Undergraduate Teaching Award, Fox School of Business. (May, 2009)
- Beta Alpha Psi – Alpha Phi Chapter Outstanding Teacher of the Year (October, 2008)
- Classroom Engagement & Performance through Technology Award (April, 2005)
Fox School of Business, Temple University
- ACCT 2101, Introduction to Financial Accounting
- ACCT 2102, Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- ACCT 3511, Intermediate Accounting I
- ACCT 3512, Intermediate Accounting II
- ACCT 5112, Federal Income Taxation
- ACCT 5201, Advanced Studies in Financial Reporting & Analysis
- ACCT 5801, Financial Information Reporting & Financial Accounting Analysis
- ACCT 5802, Strategic Cost Analysis for Enterprise Management-Singapore
José E. Muñoz, Jr.
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Education:
- Bachelor of Science (BS)-Finance, and Bachelor of Science (BS)-Management-Florida State University-1968
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)-Finance-Florida State University-1970
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)-Texas-1972
- One year of law school at University of San Diego-1977
- Doctor of Business Administration-Accounting (DBA)-Anderson University (Indiana)-2016
Academic Educator:
- Over 18 years of Undergraduate and Graduate teaching experience
- Currently, Professor at the Fox School of Business at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA starting Fall 2019, teaching primarily in the MBA program.
- Previously, Professor at the Fermanian School of Business at Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA. Taught there 13 years (2006-2019).
- 75% in MBA program
- Courses taught: Strategy, Managerial Accounting, Finance, International Business, Healthcare Finance
- International Visiting MBA Professor (Face-to-Face) at CETYS Universidad, Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico:
- Classes conducted in English and Spanish
- Courses: International Finance, International Business
- International Visiting MBA Professor (Online) at Steinbeis University-SIBE, Berlin, Germany for students in Germany, Tajikistan, Israel, Brazil, China, Thailand, Spain, Poland, and Uganda
- Courses: Empirical Research Methods, International Management
- Served as Committee Chair for over 30 MBA thesis projects at Point Loma Nazarene University and Steinbeis University-SIBE (Germany)
- Over 7 years of Adjunct Teaching at both Undergraduate and MBA level (mostly MBA) at following universities: San Diego State University, National University, California Miramar University, Prairie View A&M University (Houston, Texas), University of Richmond (Virginia)-Ft. Lee Extension
- Led PLNU MBA trips to Europe corporate/cultural events in 2011 and 2018.
Teaching Evaluations:
- PLNU has utilized the IDEA national database and ranking criteria since Fall 2015.
- Excellent course teaching evaluations received from students on a scales of 5.0:
- 27% of all course teaching evaluations received are a perfect 5.0.
- 45% of all course teaching evaluations received are either 4.9 or 5.0.
- 91% of all course teaching evaluations received are between 4.7 and 5.0.
- 100% of all course teaching evaluations received are above 4.3.
- In summary, consistently rank in the top 10% nationally using the IDEA national data base ranking criteria.
Academic Publications:
- Dissertation title: An Investigation of the Impact that the Reduction in Shares Outstanding Resulting from a Stock Buyback Program has on the Overall Changes in the Share Price Compared to the Changes in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (2016)
- Publication title: An Alternative Explanation for Stock Price Increases among the S&P 500 Following a Stock Buyback Announcement. Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 3(2) 2017, pp. 127-136
- Publication Title: Do Share Price Increases Diminish for Companies with Multiple Stock Buyback Announcements? (submitted for publication)
- Publication Title: CEO’s Charismatic Leadership and Humility as Determinants of Organizational Ambidexterity in Responsive or Proactive Market Orientation within the Pakistani SME Financial Services Sector (submitted for publication) (co-authored with Ahmed, A. & Yahya, F.)
- Several articles are currently in progress and include an amplification of the “Share Price Increase” article above and articles on culture, leadership, and strategy in different Pakistani business sectors.
- Adapted textbook in use for Strategic Management course in PLNU MBA program with McGraw Hill: Munoz, J.E., BUS 695-Strategic Management, 2017, McGraw-Hill Education (ISBN: 978-1-307-05706-5.
- Multiple industry publications concerning the USA and worldwide tuna industry dating back to 1991.
- Letter to the Editor of the Wall Street Journal that was published in 1974.
Academic Presentations:
- Keynote speaker (by video) for 1st International Conference on Social Sciences: Emerging Trends in Research, hosted by the Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Pakistan.
- Presentation at 2nd International Research Conference on Economics, Business, and Social Sciences, July 2017, in Penang, Malaysia for the Alternative Explanation article above
- Presentation at the 84th International Atlantic Economic Society Conference, October, 2017, in Montreal, Canada for the Diminishing Returns article above
- Keynote speaker at Tabor College in Hillsdale, KS, on March 8, 2017 for their Nachtigal Series.
- Keynote speaker and 2-day sales seminar leader for Wright Medical in San Juan, Puerto Rico (2014)
- Multiple television, radio, print media interviews on a variety of business topics (1981-Present).
- Multiple industry presentations concerning the USA and worldwide tuna industry (1981-2010.
Academic Editorial/Advisory Boards and Scientific Committees:
- Editorial Board:
- Journal of Business & Social Review in Emerging Economies, based in Pakistan and Malaysia (March 2017-Present)
- Leadership, Education, Personality: An Interdisciplinary Journal, based in Germany (October 2018-Present)
- Guest Editorial Reviewer, Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences (July 2018)
- Scientific Committee:
- Emerging Economies in Transition, based out of Cracow University, Poland (December 2018-Present)
- Advisory Board:
- Center for Sustainability, Research & Consultancy (CSRC), based in Pakistan and Malaysia (August 2018-Present)
Academic Administrator:
- MBA Program Director at Point Loma Nazarene University for 7 years.
- Built evening MBA program from 25 students to over 150 students.
- Significantly increased tuition over this time.
- Significantly increased program entry standards.
- Instrumental in starting a daytime, full-time MBA program.
- Raised $4M in new tuition revenue for the University during the recession of 2007-2010.
Business Executive and Consultant:
- Over 45 years as an international businessperson; 38 at the CEO-COO-CFO level.
- Former CEO of Chicken of the Sea (1988-92):
- Today a billion-dollar international seafood company.
- Led the team that acquired the company from Ralston Purina.
- Put together US$400 million financing package with group of international lenders.
- After acquisition, became CEO of company for 5 years.
- International business consultant (1981-Present):
- Financial analysis, re-structurings, business plans.
- Operational and organizational issues.
- For small start-ups, family firms, private and publicly traded companies.
- Clients have included a large public medical device company, several billion-dollar seafood companies, and a giftware company, among others.
- Consultant/Advisor to US State Department on Pacific/Atlantic Ocean tuna fishery negotiations
- Expert witness for US State Department in international fisheries case involving Ecuador.
- Other executive business experience (1974-2007):
- Consultant/CEO of shared sustainable commercial tuna fleet for 4 large multinational seafood companies (South Pacific Tuna Corp).
- CEO of Mexico-based sustainable aquaculture company (BC Abalone).
- CFO of multinational tuna cannery (Sun Harbor Industries).
- Controller, Solar Turbines International (International Harvester).
- CFO of commercial fishing division of US public company (Zapata Corp).
- Non-executive business experience (1971-74):
- Financial analyst for State of Florida and Exxon Corporation.
- Manager of accounting office on US Army base (Ft. Lee).
Other Items:
- Citizen of USA; Born in Puerto Rico.
- Fluent in English and Spanish.
- Excellent health.
- Have visited 81 countries.
- Completed Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Hawaii (1983).
- Have completed over 20 marathons and over 20 cycling centuries.
- Officer in US Army (First Lieutenant); Honorable discharge.
- Married 48 years, 3 daughters.
- Keynote speaker (by video) for 1st International Conference on Social Sciences: Emerging Trends in Research, hosted by the Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Pakistan.
- Keynote speaker at Tabor College in Hillsdale, KS, in March 2017 for their Nachtigal Series of influential businesspersons.
- Keynote speaker and 2-day sales seminar leader for Wright Medical in San Juan, Puerto Rico (2014)
Radio and Television
- KCBQ-San Diego, “It’s Your Business”, syndicated show hosted by Richard Muscio, (2019)
- Univision-San Diego, Economic outlook (Conducted in Spanish) (2012)
Print Media>
- Hatch Magazine, Feature interview on PLNU online MBA program, 3 (1), p.15, (2018)
- Rising Influence: China and the World Economy, Point Loma Nazarene University Viewpoint, October 2010, in-depth interview.
- Leadership & Online Teaching, Interview conducted by Ms. N. Westermann at Steinbeis University’s School for International Business & Entrepreneurship in Stuttgart, Germany (15 November 2018)
Cory Ng
Assistant Professor
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
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Research Interests: | Artificial Intelligence in Accounting, Data Analytics, Blockchain, Accounting Information Systems, International Accounting, Accounting Education |
Dr. Cory Ng is an Assistant Professor of Instruction and the Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Accounting at Temple University. He also serves as the faculty advisor to the Fox Accounting Association. Cory earned his Doctor of Business Administration degree from Wilmington University, his MS in Accounting from Drexel University, and his BS in Economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also a licensed CPA in Pennsylvania and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. In June 2018, Cory was appointed to a two-year term on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
- “Accounting AI and Machine Learning: Applications and Challenges”, with J. Alarcon and T. Fine, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Digital-Only Special Edition, May 2019
- “Blockchain in the Accounting Curriculum,” Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Spring 2019, Volume 90, Number 1
- Developing and Teaching a Data Visualization Course, with S. Risler, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Fall 2018, Volume 89, Number 3
- Blockchain and the Future of Accounting, with J. Alarcon, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Winter 2018, Volume 88, Number 4
- Leveraging Cloud Technology for Smaller Accounting Firms, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Winter, 2018, Volume 88, Number 4
- Dynamic Decision Making through Data Visualization, with M. Pan, Pennsylvania CA Journal , Spring 2017, Volume 88, Number 1
- Integrating Higher Order Thinking Skills in the Classroom, with E. Gordon, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Fall 2016, Volume 87, Number 3
- The For-Profit Education Dilemma, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Fall 2014, Volume 85, Number 3
- Managing Foreign Currency Risks in the BRICs, with J. Eburne and P. Kaye, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Summer 2014, Volume 82, Number 2
- China: A Huge Country with Vast Opportunity, with J. Chan, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Spring 2013, Volume 84, Number 1
- Accounting Education Assessment Tools, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Fall 2012, Volume 83, Number 3
- Emerging Trends in Online Accounting Education at Colleges, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Spring 2011, Volume 82, Number 1
- Faculty of the Year Award, Master of Accountancy Program, (August 2019)
- Dean’s Teaching Fellow, Fox School of Business (2018-20)
- Fox Honors Faculty Fellow (2018-20)
- Provost’s Teaching Academy Certificate, Temple University, 2017
- Accounting Student Professional Organization Award, 2016-2017
- Departmental Adjunct Teaching Award for Excellence in the Classroom, Fox School of Business, Temple University, 2015
- US Department of Education, Title VI Business & International Education (BIE) Faculty Fellowship, 2009 – 2010
Fox School of Business, Temple University
- Financial Accounting, ACCT 2101
- Managerial Accounting, ACCT 2102
- Honors Financial Accounting, ACCT 2901
- Honors Managerial Accounting, ACCT 2902
- Intermediate Accounting II, ACCT 3512
- Cost Accounting, ACCT 2521
- Co-operative Experience in Accounting, ACCT 3581
- Auditing, ACCT 3596
- Senior Seminar in Accounting, ACCT 4501
- Accounting for Managerial and Investment Analysis and Planning, ACCT 5001
- Special Topics, Data Visualization, ACCT 5170
- Special Topics, Applied Data Analtyics in Audit, Accounting & Tax, ACCT 5170
- Enterprise Systems & IT Internal Controls, ACCT 5202
- Concepts and Analysis of Financial Statements, ACCT 5207
Hyun Jong Park
Assistant Professor
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Eric G. Press
Professor
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Education:
- Ph.D., University of Oregon
- M.B.A., University of Washington
- B.A., University of Washington
Specializations:
- Use of accounting numbers in debt contracts
- Accounting choices and financial distress
- Impact of SEC Regulation on firms’ accounting choices
After earning his doctoral degree from the University of Oregon in 1988, Eric began his career at SUNY-Buffalo. The durability of western New York winters soon exceeded his patience (having been raised in Miami), so, after a visit at the Fuqua School of Duke University, he moved to Philadelphia (where his wife has relatives) to join the Fox School of Business at Temple University in 1992.
Dr. Press has been an active researcher, publishing in journals such as Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, and the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. He taught a variety of accounting courses at the undergraduate, Masters, and Ph.D. levels.
As chairman of the Department of Accounting at Temple since 2006, Eric has crossed a number of items off his to-do list. He revised the undergraduate curriculum to make learning more effective for students; recruited several nationally prominent Accounting scholars; signed up founding members of the Temple Accounting Circle to support faculty research, Ph.D. students, and professional development activities; initiated a Masters of Accountancy program that begins in 2011; and, in 2014, oversaw fund raising and an Alumni Reunion Dinner that together raised more than $700,000 for scholarships, and aims to attain AACSB Department of Accounting accreditation in 2018. These accomplishments evidence Eric’s dedication to accounting education and research.
- “Insider Trading and Earnings Management in Distressed Firms,” with M. D. Beneish and M. Vargus. Contemporary Accounting Research (March 2012).
- “Accounting Rates of Return Revisited: Evidence of their Usefulness in Estimating Economic
- Returns,” with M. Danielson. Review of Accounting Studies 8 (December 2003).
- “The North American Industry Classification System and Its Implications for Accounting
- Research,” with J. Krishnan. Contemporary Accounting Research 20 (Winter 2003).
- “Costs of Technical Violation of Accounting‑based Debt Covenants,” with M. D. Beneish.
- The Accounting Review 68 (April 1993).
- “Accounting‑Based Constraints in Public and Private Debt Agreements: Their Association with
- Leverage and Impact on Accounting Choice,” with J. Weintrop. Journal of Accounting and
- Economics 12 (January 1990).
Fox School of Business, Temple University
- Capital Markets Research (PhD)
- Intermediate Accounting (BBA)
- Financial Accounting (BBA)
- Accounting Bootcamp (MSA)
- Financial Accounting (MBA)
Sheri Risler, CPA
Associate Professor
MAcc Academic Director
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Prior to joining the faculty in 1997 as Professor of Practice, Sheri Risler, CPA was an Audit Partner with the Philadelphia office of Ernst &Young where she provided a broad range of services to entrepreneurial, middle market and public companies. Her focus was in managing and directing engagement teams performing financial statement audits of companies in the service, high technology and life sciences industries. Professor Risler has a complete knowledge of accounting, financial and SEC reporting requirements and has assisted her clients, attorneys and investment bankers in the preparation of offering documents for initial and secondary public and private offerings. Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Professor Risler was also a Senior Internal Auditor with the University of Pennsylvania where she conducted evaluations of internal accounting controls, reviewed adherence to policies and procedures, recommended efficiencies in the University’s operations and reported on the findings. Professor Risler received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Accounting from Boston University. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Professor Risler is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA). Professor Risler was the recipient of the 2016 PICPA Volunteer Service Award.
In 2011, Professor Risler was named the Director of the Fox School Master of Accountancy Program. In March 2017, she was appointed to the Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy as a board member for a 4-year term. Since joining the Fox School, Professor Risler has enjoyed teaching undergraduate Auditing and Senior Seminar in Accounting and Advanced Auditing in the MAcc program. She has received several faculty awards, including the 2009 Beta Alpha Psi Teacher of the Year award and the 2012 Master of Accountancy Faculty Award. Professor Risler also received the Musser Award for Faculty Service in November 2013.
David H. Ryan
Associate Professor Emeritus
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Research Interests: | Effects of tax policy |
Dr. David Ryan joined the Fox School in 1989 after a successful career in public accounting working with small businesses. He earned an undergraduate degree in accounting at Penn State and graduate degrees in international business and accounting at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Ryan is a Pennsylvania CPA and teaches federal income taxation as well as financial accounting at Fox. He studies the effects of tax policy and has published papers on the behavioral and distributive effects of tax law changes in both professional and academic journals.
Quiana D. Williams
Department Coordinator
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Barbara Su
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Minhui “Barbara” Su joins the Fox School on a tenure-track appointment within the Department of Accounting, upon the completion of her doctoral studies at the University of Toronto.
Her current research primarily focuses on financial institutions and debt markets. One of the common themes of her research projects is to study the spillover effect of banking regulations or banking practices on non-financial firms that rely on banks as credit suppliers.
Her teaching interests include financial accounting and managerial accounting. She is a winner of the 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award of the Rotman School of Management.
Prior to joining the PhD program, she accumulated work experience in various accounting and consulting roles at Diageo, General Electric, Ernst & Young, Bain & Company, and Roland Berger.
Su recently earned her PhD in Accounting from the University of Toronto. She received a Master of Science degree in Accounting from Queen’s University in Canada, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Wei Wang
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Wei Wang joins the Fox School on a tenure-track appointment within the Department of Accounting, upon the completion of his doctoral program at the University of Missouri at Columbia.
Wang’s research centers on the role of corporate transparency and corporate governance in capital markets. His research interests include banking, debt contracting, and the economic effects of financial reporting.
His most recent work, published by the Management Science, examined the effects of hedge fund activism on targeted companies’ disclosure and earnings management behavior.
Wang received his PhD in Accounting from the University of Missouri at Columbia. He earned a Master of Science degree in Accounting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Mathematics and Economics from Lake Forest College.
- Wei Wang, Matt Glendening, Inder Khurana, “The Market for Corporate Control and Dividend Policies: Cross-country Evidence from M&A Laws,” Journal of International Business Studies 2016 (47), 1106-1134.
- Wei Wang, Inder Khurana, Yinghua Li, “The Effects of Hedge Fund Interventions on Strategic Firm Behavior,” Management Science 2018 (64), 3971-4470
- Wei Wang, Inder Khurana, “International Mergers and Acquisitions Laws, the Market for Corporate Control and Accounting Conservatism,” Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Wayne W. Williams
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Wayne W. Williams is an Assistant Professor of Accounting.
He joins the Fox School from the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP), where he had served since 2004 as a faculty member and Director of Education Services.
At CCP, Williams served on committees to support the college’s five-year strategic plan and promote programs designed to improve success rates for students of color. He also launched an entrepreneurship education program with CCP’s largest grant award to date.
Williams earned his Doctor of Education in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Master of Science in Taxation and Financial Planning from Widener University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the Fox School.
Christian E. Wurst
Associate Professor
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Research Interests: | Ubiquitous computing in the classroom, large classroom teaching techniques |
Wurst joined the accounting department in 1998. His current research interests include assessing the impact of ubiquitous computing in the university classroom and effective teaching methods for large sections. He coordinates the accounting 2101 courses and the Fox School Accounting Tutoring Center.
- 2019 Blue Mouse Award for innovative teaching with technology, Fox School of Business
- Dean’s Teaching Fellow — 2011, 2008
- MBA Teaching Excellence, Center for Innovation in Learning and Teaching, Fox School of Business — 2009
- Crystal Apple Award for Teaching Excellence — 2015, 2010
- Blue Mouse Award for Teaching with Technology — 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
- Teacher of the Year — 2007, 2006, 2003
- Teaching Academy — 2003
- Andrisani-Frank Undergraduate Teaching Award, Fox School of Business — 2002
- Golden Key Honor Society — 2004
- CPA — 1999 – present
- CPA Review, Person Wolinsky CPA Review Courses, 1996 – 2003
- Staff Accountant, J. Peter Ford & Associates, P.C., 1996 – 1999
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Department of Accounting Events
Join us to learn more about the Department of Accounting and the Fox School of Business at an upcoming information session, webinar, or other special event.
6 Dec December 6, 2019
Accounting Seminar Series: Edward Riedl
A presentation of research by Edward Riedl, PhD, Chair of the Accounting Department, Questrom School of Business, Boston University.
13 Mar March 13, 2020
Accounting Seminar Series: Marshall Vance
A presentation of research by Marshall Vance, PhD of the Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech.University.
20 Mar March 20, 2020
Accounting Seminar Series: Feng Gao
A presentation of research by Feng Gao, PhD of Rutgers University.
27 Mar March 27, 2020
Accounting Seminar Series: Michael Welker
A presentation of research by Michael Welker of the Smith School of Business, Queen’s University.
3 Apr April 3, 2020
Accounting Seminar Series: Nir Yehuda
A presentation of research by Nir Yehuda, PhD of the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University…
10 Apr April 10, 2020
Accounting Seminar Series: Anna Costello
A presentation of research by Anna Costello, PhD of the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.
17 Apr April 17, 2020
Accounting Seminar Series: Maria Ogneva
A presentation of research by Maria Ogneva, PhD of the Leventhal School of Accounting, Marshall School of Business, University of…
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Dear Friends of the Department of Accounting, I am honored and humbled to become the chair of this great department….
Department of Accounting: AAA Faculty Presentation Round-Up
This summer, the Accounting faculty at the Fox School of Business continued their tradition of offering thought leadership at the…
Fox’s Young Accounting Alumni Group relaunches to establish a network for recent graduates
The Fox School of Business prides itself on creating a community that helps students thrive long after graduation. The reformation…
WorldCom whistleblower challenges Fox students to find their ethical true north
During her visit to the Fox School of Business, Cynthia Cooper put an auditorium holding 300 seats in her shoes…
New Accounting faculty to strengthen Fox research reputation and enhance student learning experience
José E. Muñoz Jr. and Hyun Jong Park are making their Temple debut The Department of Accounting of the Fox…
Beta Alpha Psi alumni rep on the value of SPOs and experiences beyond curriculum
For someone so early in their career, Mary Tang, BBA ‘18, MAcc ‘19, understands leadership. Most recently, Mary was named…
In pursuit of big, unanswered questions: a conversation with Sudipta Basu
2019 has been an extraordinary year for Sudipta Basu. In July, Basu was appointed the Fox School’s new associate dean…
For Hospitals, Information Shared is Money Saved
Sometimes ideas for academic research can come from the unlikeliest of places. Like out of your earbuds. Hilal Atasoy, assistant…
An Active Spring for MAcc Students
The spring semester was busy for the students for the Master of Accountancy (MAcc) program; the MAcc students used the…
Message from Eric Press, Chairman of the Department of Accounting
Greetings from Alter Hall! Here is the Spring 2019 Footnotes from Fox. What have students, faculty and our alumni been…
Accounting Alumni Among Centennial Honorees
In recognition of its 100th anniversary, Temple University’s Fox School of Business selected honorees—entrepreneurs, visionaries and disruptors—who helped shape the…
Department of Accounting: Spring News Round-Up
Joshua Khavis, PhD ’19, Joins the University at Buffalo SUNY Joshua Khavis will join the faculty of University at Buffalo,…
Get Re-Acquainted With The Class of 2021
In the Winter 2018 issue of Fox Focus, readers were introduced to a group of Fox students who were among…
Three MAcc Students Among the Top Scorers on CPA Exam
Graduates of the Master of Accountancy (MAcc) 2018 cohort Valerie Brooks, Melissa Cameron and Colleen Diehl are among the top…
Blockchain in the Accounting Curriculum
Reprinted with permission from the Pennsylvania CPA Journal, a publication of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Blockchain…
Alumni and Friends Gather for Third Annual Accounting Achievement Awards
On Wednesday, May 1, alumni and friends of the Fox School of Business gathers for the Third Annual Accounting Achievement…
Profile of John Milligan
In the early ’80s, John Milligan, BBA ’75, faced a choice: remain in a dead-end job or set out…
Anthony Copeman Bridges the Gap Between Finance and Creativity for Millennials
Throughout the month of February, the Fox School of Business is highlighting the voices and businesses of black entrepreneurs, executives,…
Temple’s VITA Program Returns for 12th Year
Temple’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program returns for its twelfth year. Operating on Temple University’s Ambler Campus, VITA provides…
Announcing the 2019 Accounting Achievement Award Recipients
Department of Accounting at the Fox School of Business is pleased to announce the honorees of the 2019 Accounting Achievement…
Message from Eric Press, Chairman of the Department of Accounting
Greetings from Alter Hall! Here is your Fall 2018 Footnotes from Fox. What have the students, faculty, and our alumni…
Emerging Technologies in the Accounting Curriculum
In keeping with current trends, the Department of Accounting has spent the last year evaluating the curriculum for opportunities to…
Temple Newest Chapter for NASBA’s Student Center for the Public Trust
Temple University was identified by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) for a new chapter of NASBA’s…
Fox School Hosts International Auditing Panel with IMA and ACCA
On Monday, September 24, the Fox School of Business, with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute…
Faculty News: Jayanthi Krishnan, Sheri Risler and Cory Ng
Merves Research Fellow Jayanthi Krishnan was promoted this fall to full professor. Krishnan joined the Department of Accounting in Fall…
Accounting Department Celebrates Centennial with Conference
In August 2018, the Department of Accounting hosted over 75 academics for the two-day 100th Anniversary Accounting Conference, bringing together…
Senior William Petty Selected as Diamond Peer Teacher
William Petty, a senior accounting major, was selected to participate in Temple University Diamond Peer Teacher Program for Spring 2019….
Professor Elizabeth Gordon Gives Back
As chair of the American Accounting Association (AAA) 2019 New Faculty Consortium, Professor Elizabeth Gordon of the Department of Accounting…
Student Professional Organizations: Fall Update
It’s been a busy fall for the Department of Accounting’s five student professional organizations (SPOs): Ascend, Beta Alpha Psi, Fox…
New Accounting Circle Exec Committee Members
The Department of Accounting has added six more members to the Accounting Circle Executive Committee, a group of business leaders…
Message from Eric Press, Chairman of the Department of Accounting
Greetings from Alter Hall! Enclosed is Spring 2018, issue #18 of our semi-annual Footnotes from Fox. Once again, we deliver…
Accounting Celebrates 100 Years of Education and Research with Two Major Conferences
The Department of Accounting is celebrating 100 years of academic excellence and fiercely forward thinking with a conference on research…
MAcc Class of 2017–2018: Fox Grads Are Going Places
The Fox School’s Master of Accountancy (MAcc) program is set to graduate the largest cohort in its seven-year existence this…
Blockchain and the Future of Accounting
CPAs must be aware of emerging technologies that have the potential to disrupt their profession. Blockchain technology is one of them.
Running a Successful Tax Assistance Program on Campus
Experiential learning is hot, and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is one way that accounting students can both serve the community and take part in experiential learning.
Fox Accounting Alumni Celebrate, Reconnect at Annual Awards Event
Alumni of the Fox School of Business at Temple University gathered with business leaders and guests at the Second Annual…
Fox to Honor Distinguished Accounting Alumni at The Second Annual Accounting Achievement Awards
Temple University’s Fox School of Business Department of Accounting will honor five distinguished accounting alumni who are business leaders in…
Temple Accounting Students to Help Local Community With Tax Returns
For those who dread filing their taxes, Temple University students are here to help—and with no out-of-pocket expense. Accounting students…
The Amazing Adventure of Transforming a Comic Book Shop into a University
When Ariell Johnson, BBA ’05, was a kid growing up in Baltimore in the 1980s she cut comics out of…
Nominations open for annual Accounting Achievement Awards
Temple University’s Fox School of Business Department of Accounting is now accepting nominations for the Second Annual Accounting Achievement Awards,…
5 Things New Temple University Students Must Do
Updated Aug. 16, 2018: Mary Tang, BBA ’18, is currently working on her Master of Accountancy degree at the Fox…
Network through Fox’s Young Accounting Alumni Group
Since its launch in 2015, the Fox School’s Young Accounting Alumni Group (YAAG) has hosted a variety of social networking…
Why and how a PwC partner and Accounting alum supports ties to Fox
For Jeff Adeli, professional success is rooted in his ability to build relationships. Adeli serves as a partner in the…
Giving in action: Meet the next generation of accounting professionals
The following three Accounting students share insight into the impact of financial assistance on their academic and professional careers. Hear…
MAcc Class of 2016-2017: Where are they headed?
The Fox School’s Master of Accountancy (MAcc) program, now in its sixth year, continues to maintain a track record of…
VITA, free tax prep program, marks a decade of giving back to the community
For the 10th consecutive year, students, faculty, and alumni of the Fox School’s Department of Accounting assisted low-income members of…
Fox accounting alumni celebrate, reconnect at first awards event
Alumni of the Fox School of Business at Temple University gathered with business leaders and guests at the First Annual…
Fox to honor distinguished accounting alumni at first annual awards event
The Fox School of Business will honor five accounting alumni who are business leaders in the Greater Philadelphia region at…
Fox School accounting student earns top score on 2016 CPA exam in Pennsylvania
High-achieving students and alumni of the Master of Accountancy (MAcc) program at the Fox School of Business continue to outperform…
For no cost, Temple accounting students file tax returns for members of local community
For the 10th straight year, students from Temple University are assisting low-income members of the community by filing their income-tax…
Fox School establishes endowed chair in accounting, taxation, and financial strategy
The Fox School of Business at Temple University adds to its growing number of endowed chairs and professorships with the…