Melissa Lewis
Assistant Professor
School of Accounting
Email: melissa.lewis@business.utah.edu
Degrees:
2007 PhD Indiana University
2006 Masters Indiana University
2001 BS California State University, Fresno
Teaching Areas:
Financial Accounting
Research Statements:
To conduct research that results in legitimate consequential belief revision of academics, practitioners, and other market participants.
Recent Awards:
2008 AAA Western Region Best Paper Award - American Accounting Association
2008 Favorite Professor - University of Utah Women’s Volleyball
2007 USA Track and Field Pole-Vaulting Hall of Fame - USA Track and Field
2004 CSU, Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame - CSU, Fresno
1998 NCAA Champion - NCAA
Journal Articles
- "Diversification to Mitigate Expropriation in the Tobacco Industry" Journal of Financial Economics. (Forthcoming)
Co-Author(s): M. Daniel Beneish, Ivo Jansen, and Nathan Stuart - "The Role of Tax Regulation and Compensation Contracts in the Decision to Voluntarily Expense Employee Stock Options" Journal of Accounting and Economics. (Forthcoming)
Co-Author(s): Blacconiere, W., and M. Johnson

