Areas of Expertise

Data Analytics, Performance Appraisal, Corporate Governance, Executive Turnover

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D., Accounting and Information Systems, Michigan State University, 2017
• MACIS, Accounting and Information Systems, Virginia Tech, 2010
• B.S., Accounting and Information Systems, Virginia Tech, 2008

Professional Experience

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Indiana University (2023–present)
• RubinBrown Faculty Scholar and Assistant Professor of Accountancy, University of Missouri (2017–2023)
• Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant, Michigan State University (2012–2017)
• Instructor, Virginia Tech (2011–2012)
• Audit Assistant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2010–2011)

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• CPA (Virginia)
• FACET Peer Review Training (2024)
• Tableau Desktop Specialist (2023)
• Alteryx Designer Core (2021)
• ACUE Certificate in Effective College Instruction (2020)
• Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Expert (2017)

Selected Publications

• Demeré, B. W., Sedatole, K. L., and Wilson, J. (2022). Counterfeiting and anti-counterfeiting costs: An application of cost of quality concepts. In J. M. Wilson (Ed.) Brand Protection and the Global Risk of Product Counterfeits: A Total Business Solution Approach. Edward Elger Publishing.
• Wilson, J. M., Grammich, C., Demeré, B. W., and Sedatole, K. L. (2022). Identifying and assessing performance metrics in brand protection. In J. M. Wilson (Ed.) Brand Protection and the Global Risk of Product Counterfeits: A Total Business Solution Approach. Edward Elger Publishing.
• Higginbotham, N., Nash, L., and Demeré, B. W. (2021). Making audits more effective through data visualization. Journal of Accountancy, May 1.
• Demeré, B. W., Sedatole, K. L., and Woods, A. (2020). Employee appraisals and the calibration process. Strategic Finance, November 1.
• Demeré, B. W., Sedatole, K. L., and Woods, A. (2019). The role of calibration committees in subjective performance evaluation systems. Management Science 65(4), 1562–1585.
• Demeré, B. W., Sedatole, K. L., and Woods, A. (2018). Why managers shouldn’t have the final say in performance reviews. Harvard Business Review, June 11.
• Sedatole, K. L., Demeré, B. W., and Wilson, J. (2017). Applying cost of quality concepts to brand protection. The Brand Protection Professional 2(4), 26–28.
• Demeré, B. W., Krishnan, R., Sedatole, K. L., and Woods, A. (2016). Do the incentive effects of relative performance measurement vary with the ex ante probability of promotion? Management Accounting Research, 30, 18–31.

Edited on August 20, 2025