Faculty/Staff

Heather Lively

Heather Lively

Senior Instructor
hlively@usf.edu
Room: BSN 3307
Phone: (813) 974-6562
Vita

Heather Lively is a senior instructor in the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy and the CBIZ Teaching Fellow. She has over 15 years' experience teaching financial accounting and auditing courses. She has received several teaching awards, including the USF Provost Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. While primarily based on the Tampa campus, Lively has taught classes on all three USF campus locations. In addition to teaching, she currently serves as the accreditation coordinator for the school.

Lively has had several articles published; most recently an educational research piece in AAA's Issues in Accounting Education and the Integrated Audit Practice Case, 8e. Prior to joining USF she worked as an auditor at Ernst & Young in Tampa. 

She is a licensed CPA and earned a Master of Accountancy and bachelor's degrees from USF. 

Teaching

  • ACG 3113 – Intermediate Financial Accounting II

  • ACG 4632 – Auditing I

Research

  • Kerr, D. S., Elder, R. J., Lively, H. M., & Arens, A. A. (2024). Integrated Audit Practice Case (8e). Armond Dalton Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 978-0-912503-91-2.

  • Lively, H. M., Valencia, A., & Shouse, R. L. (2024). Decision Trees Impact Learning: An Empirical Study Using Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets. Issues in Accounting Education, 39(3), 59–82. https://doi.org/10.2308/ISSUES-2021-024

  • Myers, K., Lively, H. M., & Andrews, C. (2019). New Laws Bring Much Tougher Data Protections. Journal of Accountancy, November.

  • Mastracchio, N. J., & Lively, H. M. (2017). Private Company Accounting Standards: Survey of New York CPAs Finds Adoption Slow. The CPA Journal, 87(12), 50-53.

  • Mastracchio, N. J., & Lively, H. M. (2015). How to Provide Terrific Practice Development, Receive CPE Credit, and Save Money: A CPE Primer. The CPA Journal, 85(8), 26-27.

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  • Annaraud, K., Singh, D., & Lively, H. (2014). Assessing and Analyzing Internal Control Practices in the Lodging Industry. The Journal of Hospitality Financial Management, 22(1), 26-31.

  • Mastracchio, N. J., & Lively, H. M. (2013). Beware of Financial Statements Stating They Are Developed under a New AICPA Framework. The RMA Journal, 96(3), 42-47.

  • Mastracchio, N. J., & Lively, H. M. (2013). How Many Accounting Frameworks Are Enough? The CPA Journal, 83(8), 6, 8-9.

  • Mastracchio, N. J., & Lively, H. M. (2013). The Effect of the Clarified Standards on Auditor's Reports. The CPA Journal, 83(3), 24-31.

  • Vance, C. A., Carlson, E. T., Lively, H. M., & Mastracchio, N. J., Jr. (2013). Do We Fight the Technology Demands in Education or Embrace it? The CPA Journal, 83(1), 13-14.

  • Lively, H. M., & Mastracchio, N. J., Jr. (2012). Multiple Financial Accounting Standards Intensify the Dilemma of What to Teach. The CPA Journal, 82(10), 62-65.

  • Mastracchio, N. J., & Lively, H. M. (2012). Multiple Auditing Standards Intensify the Dilemma of What to Teach. The CPA Journal, 82(10), 66-67.

  • Mastracchio, N. J., Lively, H. M., & Carlson, E. T. (2011). Should a Master's Degree Be Required for CPA Licensure? The CPA Journal, 81(11), 9-11.

Service

  • Accreditation Coordinator, Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy, 2022-present

  • Member, Ernst & Young (Tampa) Alumni Council, 2012-present

  • Faculty Advisor, Accounting Society (student organization) – Fall 2010 to Spring 2023