Accounting
General Information
The Accounting specialization, through the School of Accounting, offers two specific areas of study:
Auditing/Accounting Systems
Financial Accounting
The crux of the academic offerings is a series of doctoral seminars in these areas of emphasis combined with seminars on research methods. Because of the broadening nature of the field of accounting, students are encouraged to pursue related study in other fields and participate frequently in doctoral seminars presented by other departments in the David Eccles School of Business and elsewhere on campus. Students have combined studies in accounting or auditing with allied fields such as finance, economics, statistics, psychology and organizational behavior. To develop skills as researchers and teachers, students are provided a planned set of research and teaching experiences throughout the period of study. These involve teaching classes and serving as research assistants to appropriate faculty members. The time commitment for these activities is in proportion to the benefit to the student and does not interfere with timely completion of the program.
Highlights of the Accounting specialization include:
- Close relationship with faculty
- Nationally recognized, well-connected scholars
- PhD seminars in accounting, finance, and psychology taught by nationally recognized experts
- Co-authorship opportunities
- Networking opportunities—Winter Financial Accounting Conference
- Academic career preparation classes
- Collegial, supportive environment
- Recent placements– University of California Riverside, George Mason University, Tulane University, Montana State University, Oklahoma State University, and Villanova
PhD Committee Representative
Dr. Christine Botosan
Email: christine.botosan@business.utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-8695
Accounting Faculty
Bob Allen (Professor)- PhD, 1992, Michigan State University
Research/teaching focus: Auditing, Financial Accounting
Recent Publications: Accounting Review, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Journal of Applied Business Research
Christine A. Botosan (Director of the School of Accounting PhD Program, Professor)- PhD, 1995, University of Michigan
Research/Teaching Focus: Financial Accounting, Capital Markets Empirical, Disclosure
Recent Publications: Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Accounting Horizons, the Review of Accounting Studies, Valuation Issues
Brian Cadman (Assistant Professor)- PhD, 2005, University of Oregon
Research/Teaching Focus: Accounting
Asher Curtis (Assistant Professor)- PhD, 2007, University Of New South Wales
Research/Teaching Focus: Financial Accounting
Martha Eining (Director of the School of Accounting, Professor)- PhD, 1987, Oklahoma State University
Research/Teaching Focus: AIS, Auditing, Behavioral
Recent Publications: Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Journal of Information Systems, Advances in Accounting Information Systems
Rachel Hayes (Professor)-PhD, 1996, Stanford University
Research/Teaching Focus: Executive Compensation and Disclosure/Financial Accounting
Recent Publications: Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, RAND Journal of Economics
Melissa Lewis (Assistant Professor)- PhD, 2007, Indiana University
Research/Teaching Focus: Financial Accounting
Recent Publications: Journal of Accounting and Economics and Journal of Financial Economics
Matthew Magilke (Assistant Professor)- DBA, 2004, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research/Teaching Focus: Voluntary Disclosure/Financial Accounting
Sarah McVay (Assistant Professor)- PhD, 2004, University Of Michigan
Research/Teaching Focus: Financial Accounting
Recent Publications: Accounting Horizons, Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, and Journal of Accounting and Economics
David Plumlee (Professor)- PhD, 1982, University of Florida
Research/Teaching Focus: Audit, Behavioral, AIS
Recent Publications: Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory
Marlene Plumlee (Associate Professor)- PhD, 1997, University of Michigan
Research/Teaching Focus: Capital Markets, Financial Accounting and Tax
Recent Publications: The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, Review of Accounting Studies, Tax Notes
Accounting Course Descriptions
