Monika Causholli's paper, "The Ties that Bind: Knowledge-Seeking Networks and Auditor Job Performance," co-authored with Theresa Floyd (University of Montana), Nicole Jenkins (University of Virginia), and Scott Soltis was accepted for publication in Accounting, Organizations and Society.
On Jan. 23, 2021, Evisa Bogdani discussed the paper titled, “Does an Audit Office’s Quality Control System Impact Audit Quality? Evidence from Audit Report Errors” by Abbott, Blepp, Marquardt, and Merrell at the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Virtual Midyear Meeting of the American Accounting Association. She also participated as a moderator at the FARS meeting.
Additionally, Bogdani attended and participated in the following events:
On Jan. 22, VASOA Ph.D. candidate Valbona Sulcaj presented the paper, “Litigation Risk, Financial Reporting Quality, and Critical Audit Matters in the Audit Report: Early U.S. Evidence” at the 2021 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Meeting. The paper is part of her dissertation work under the guidance of Professors Brian Bratten, Monika Causholli (co-chair), Dave Ziebart (co-chair), and Joseph Waddington.
Tyler Kleppe recently received several paper acceptances into competitive, peer-reviewed academic conferences.
He will be presenting a solo-authored paper titled, "Auditor Information Spillovers and Company Operating Performance: Evidence from Targeted Auditor Switches" at the AAA Auditing Section Midyear Meeting, the AAA FARS Section Midyear Meeting, and the Hawaii Accounting Research Conference.
A paper by KPMG Professor, Jeff L. Payne and Russell Williamson (University of Louisville, former Von Allmen School of Accountancy PhD student) entitled, "An Examination of the Influence of Mutual CFO / Audit Firm Tenure on Audit Quality," has been accepted for publication at The Journal of Accounting and Public Policy.
Congratulations to two University of Kentucky Accounting students, Ariel Q. Brent (left), and Geetika Rakhraj, who received Legacy Scholarships from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The two students received the Scholarship Award for Minority Accounting Students for the current academic year.
On October 30, VASOA Ph.D. candidate Valbona Sulcaj presented the paper “Litigation Risk, Financial Reporting Quality, and Critical Audit Matters in the Audit Report: Early U.S. Evidence” at the 2020 PCAOB/TAR Conference on Auditing and Capital Markets. The paper is part of her dissertation work under the guidance of Professors Brian Bratten, Monika Causholli (co-chair), Dave Ziebart (co-chair), and Joseph Waddington.
Monika Causholli's paper titled, "The Market Premium for Audit Partners with Big 4 Experience", co-authored with Aleksandra Zimmerman (Florida State University) and Kenneth Bills (Michigan State University), has been accepted for publication at Accounting Horizons.
Assistant professor Ben Commerford’s paper (co-authored with Jessica Buchanan of Providence College and Elaine Wang of University of Massachusetts - Amherst) titled, "Auditor Actions and the Deterrence of Manager Opportunism: The Importance of Communication to the Board and Consistency with Peer Behavior" has been accepted for publication at The Accounting Review.
On August 16, VASOA PhD candidate Valbona Sulcaj presented the paper "Litigation Risk, Financial Reporting Quality, and Critical Audit Matters in the Audit Report: Early U.S. Evidence." The paper is part of her dissertation work.
