Accountancy Concentration
Placements
2021
Rebecca Baaske, University of Tampa
The Use of Data Analytic Visualizations to Inform the Audit Risk Assessment: The Impact
of Initial Visualization Form and Documentation Focus
Advisors: Uday Murthy (Co Major Professor), Lisa Gaynor (Co Major Professor), Kristina
Demek, Sandra Schneider- Wright
Hilda Carrillo, University of Louisville
The Effects of Critical Audit Matter Recurrence and Reporting Treatment on Investors’
Information Processing, Judgments, and Decisions
Advisors: Lisa Gaynor (Co Major Professor), Uday Murthy (Co Major Professor), Mark
Taylor, Chad Dube
2019
Stephanie Walton, Louisiana State University
Are Transfer Pricing Disclosures Related to Tax Reporting Transparency? The Impact
of Auditor Provided Transfer Pricing Services
Advisors: Dahlia Robinson (chair), Uday Murthy, Thomas Smith, Ninon Sutton
Rebecca Perols, San Diego State University
Two Essays on the Impact of Cybersecurity Risk Management Examinations on Investor
Perceptions and Decisions
Advisors: Uday Murthy (chair), Lisa Gaynor, Patrick Wheeler, Terry Sincich
2018
Yibo Zhang, Miami University
Three Essays on Digital Annual Reports
Advisors: Uday Murthy (chair), Eun Sook Kim, Patrick Wheeler, Lisa Gaynor, Thomas
Smith
Yiyang Zhang, Youngstown State University
Two Essays on String of Earnings Benchmarks
Advisors: Dahlia Robinson (chair), Thomas Smith, James Whitworth, Ninon Sutton
2017
Sukari Farrington, Monash University (Australia)
The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility Investment and Disclosure on Cooperation
in Business Collaborations
Advisors: Patrick Wheeler (chair), Uday Murthy, Mark Mellon, Timothy Shields
Peter Kipp, University of North Texas
The Effect of Expanded Audit Report Disclosures on User's Confidence in the Audit
and the Financial Statements
Advisors: Lisa Gaynor (chair), Uday Murthy, Dahlia Robinson, Sandra Schneider
Xu Cheng, Auburn University
Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Influence Auditor's Knowledge-sharing Behavior
Advisors: Uday Murthy (chair), Lisa Gaynor, Patrick Wheeler, Terry Sincich
2016
Donald Wengler, University of Central Missouri
Increasing Auditor Sensitivity to the Risk of Fraudulent Financial Reporting: Assessing
Incentives and Pressures on Top Managers
Advisors: Patrick Wheeler (chair), Lisa Gaynor, Uday Murthy, Terry Sincich
Kevin Agnew, Elon University
The Effects of Disclosure Display
Advisors: Patrick Wheeler (chair), Lisa Gaynor, Terry Sincich, Uday Murthy
2015
Neal Snow, Lehigh University
Retail Investors' Perceptions of Financial Disclosures on Social Media: An Experimental
Investigation Using Twitter
Advisors: Uday Murthy (chair), Patrick Wheeler, Moez Limayem, Dahlia Robinson
Amanuel Tadesse, University of New Orleans
Does the Format of Internal Control Disclosures Matter? An Experimental Investigation
of Nonprofessional Investor Behavior
Advisors: Uday Murthy (chair), Dahlia Robinson, Jacqueline Reck, Getachew Dagne
2014
Rina Hirsh, Hofstra University
Do Social Biases Impede Auditor Reliance on Specialists? Toward a Theory of Social
Similarity
Advisors: Patrick Wheeler (chair), Lisa Gaynor, Uday Murthy, Terry Sincich
2013
Maia Farkas, California State University- Fullerton
Multi-task Setting Involving Simple and Complex Tasks: An Exploratory Study of Employee
Motivation
Advisors: Uday Murthy (chair), Michael Robinson, Patrick Wheeler, Terry Sincich
Jason Rasso, College of Charleston
Psychological Distance: The Relation Between Construals, Mindsets, and Professional
Skepticism
Advisors: Uday Murthy (chair), Lisa Gaynor, Mark Mellon, Joseph Vandello
2012
Lee Kersting, Northern Kentucky University
Do Changing Reference Levels Affect the Long-Term Effectiveness of Incentive Contracts?
Advisors: Uday Murthy (chair), Mark Mellon, Jacqueline Reck, Terry Sincich
2011
Linda Ragland, Georgia State University
The Effects of Item Complexity and the Method Used to Present a Complex Item on the
Face of a Financial Statement on Nonprofessional Investors' Judgments
Advisors: Jacqueline Reck (chair), Uday Murthy, Dahlia Robinson, Rosann Collins
Robert Marley, Georgia Southern University
An Empirical Investigation of Decision Aids to Improve Auditor Effectiveness in Analytical
Review
Advisors: Uday Murthy (chair), Stephanie Bryant, Terry Engle, Rosann Collins
2010
Norma Montague, Wake Forest University
The Effects of Directional Audit Guidance and Estimation Uncertainty on Auditor Confirmation
Bias and Professional Skepticism When Evaluating Fair Value Estimates
Advisors: Jacqueline Reck (chair), Uday Murthy, Lisa Gaynor, Terry Sincich