CURRENT ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT: 

Professor (with tenure),
Ernst and Young Chair in Accounting, Merrick School of Business, The University of Baltimore

OTHER ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: 

• Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Baltimore, 2013-2018

• Visiting Professor of Finance, Georgetown University, 2023-present

• Adjunct Professor of Accounting, Virginia Tech MBA Program, 2018-2022

• Assistant Professor of Accounting, George Mason University, 2007-2013. 

OTHER NON-ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: 

• Expert–Financial Economist (SGA), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, October 2022-present.

• Visiting Scholar/Economist, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Office of Chief Economist, June 2021-March 2022

• Visiting Economist, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, July 2018-July 2019

• Visiting Academic Fellow, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Chief Accountant, August 2016-July 2017

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Empirical Archival Capital Markets Research, Empirical Archival Auditing, Disclosure, International Accounting and Finance

TEACHING INTERESTS

Financial Accounting, Auditing, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation, Government Accounting

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Ph.D.  Department of Accounting, Washington University,  St Louis, Missouri,  2007

M.S.B.A.  Washington University,  St Louis, Missouri,  Business Administration,  2004

B.S.B.A.  University of Minnesota,  Twin Cities, Minnesota,  Accounting,  1999

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION 

CPA  (Maryland)