Areas of Expertise

Managerial Accounting, Performance Evaluations, Incentive and Reward Systems, Manager-Employee Relationship, Audit Quality Disclosures

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020
• M.Acc., University of Iowa, 2014
• B.S., Susquehanna University, 2007

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, 2019 – 2024
• Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2014 – 2019
• Teaching Assistant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2013 - 2014
• Staff Auditor, Pauly, Rogers and Co., Tigard, OR, 2009 – 2012
• Staff Auditor, KPMG LLP, Portland, OR, 2008

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• Outstanding Reviewer Award, Management Accounting Section (MAS) Midyear Meeting: 2021 – 2023
• Gies College of Business Research Grant (with Joe Burke, Donnie Young, and Jacob Zureich): $24,620; 2022
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, University of Illinois: Fall 2021
• Best Reviewer Award, Management Accounting Section (MAS) of the AAA Annual Meeting: 2020
• The Ashford Watson Stalnaker Memorial Prize for Student Excellence, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017 – 2018 Academic Year
• University of Iowa Student Achievement Award for Masters’ of Accountancy Students, Federation of Schools of Accountancy, 2013 – 2014 Academic Year

Edited on January 5, 2026