Faculty Staff Activities
Faculty, staff & student employees are busy between semesters & outside of classes
Ongoing work is done behind the scenes by faculty, staff, and student employees to assure we meet the needs of our students. In addition to teaching, faculty have scholarly research/publication expectations and service commitments. In the ever-changing field of accounting, there are also seminars and CPE courses needed to be able to share with our students the many updates in standards and technology along with maintaining our professional certifications. Staff members work year-round; they begin preparing for the next semester almost as soon as (or before) the current semester ends.
Graduate Assistants & Undergraduate Student Employees are Invaluable
Student employees are an integral part of the Department of Accounting. Often, an undergraduate employee is the face of the department because they are the first person to greet a visitor. They answer questions, give directions, and may provide connections to other sources of information. Graduate Assistants (GAs) support administrators and faculty by maintaining files, assisting with in-class proctoring of exams, and performing some research. The student employees also must remain dedicated to their own academic courses while maintaining their work schedule. We appreciate and respect all our student employees and want to say, "We could not do it without you."
Undergraduate Student Employees (not pictured): Matthew Applewhite, Melissa Cruz, Lili Lawhon, and Juliana Melandez
New Staff Member
Karen Serafino joins the Department of Accounting on June 5 as Administrative Assistant III. She earned a B.S. with a major in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh and has been pursuing her MAcy degree on a part-time basis while working full-time. Welcome, Karen!
Faculty Research & Scholarly Activities
Faculty are engaged in research with the goal of publishing their work in academic journals or giving presentations at local/regional, national or international conferences. A sample of the faculty research from the current academic year includes:
Billy Brewster, Assistant Professor, is co-author with R. Young and C. Conn of "Martin's Lounge: from Audit to Fraud Examination," a teaching case accepted for publication in Issues in Accounting Education (n.d.).
Linda Campbell & Kasey Martin, Associate Professors, are co-authors of "A Call to Revamp I.R.C. 121: The Rules, the Reality, and a Path to Tax Parity for Long-term Homeowners," (under review).
Nate Cannon, Associate Professor, is co-author with Almer, E. and J. Kremin, "Measuring the Impact of Supervisor Relationships on Auditor Turnover Intentions Using the Theory of Leader-Member Exchange." Behavioral Research in Accounting (forthcoming).
Carolyn Conn, Clinical Associate Professor, and Kathy Moffitt, Senior Lecturer, are co-authors with Nia Moffitt (BBA '22) of "Reading, Writing & Cybersecurity." Presented at AAA-Southwest, Houston (March 2023). Professor Conn also co-authored with R. Young & B. Brewster, "Martin's Lounge," a teaching case accepted for Issues in Accounting Education (forthcoming).
Matt Driskill, Assistant Professor, is a co-author with Knechel, R. & Thomas, E. (2022). "Financial auditing as an economic service." Current Issues in Auditing. 16 (2): 39-50.
Binod Guragai, Assistant Professor, is the author of "Market response to stock exchange listing deficiency notices: evidence from NASDAQ." Advances in Accounting, 59, 100615 and he also presented "Chief Accounting Officers & Financial Reporting Quality" (04/14/22) at the McCoy College of Business Research Symposium.
Keith Kebodeaux, Clinical Assistant Professor, is the author of "Subterranean uncertainty; carbon dioxide sequestration & the landowner," vol. 46, no. 3, Section Report of the Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law, State Bar of Texas & "Accounting firm's distributed clients are intangible assets," Tax Matters, in the Journal of Accountancy (02/23).
Mina Pizzini, Department Chair & Associate Professor, and Mikhail Sterin, Assistant Professor, are co-authors of "The relation between cash reserves, governance, and donations to nonprofit organizations." (02/07/23) Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance.
Robert Rutledge, Professor, is co-author with Parsons, S. & Smothers, A.E. (2022). "Human resource management in nonprofit organizations: an analysis of the adequacy of written policies & procedures versus actual practices." International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 12 (3), 1-18.
Yangmei (Emily) Wang, Assistant Professor, is co-author with Huston, R. & Wang, T. "How do firms respond to a non-income tax? the interplay between non-income taxes and income tax avoidance." Accounting Horizons. (accepted for publication; forthcoming). Co-author with Cook, K. "Do Firms Modify Investments in Tax Planning to Manage Earnings?" (April 2023) Accounting Horizons, 1-28. Paper presented at Central Texas Tax Symposium and at McCoy College Research Forum, (spring 2023) "CEO Connectedness and Corporate Tax Behavior."
Randall Young, Associate Professor, is co-author with C. Conn & B. Brewster, "Martin's Lounge: from valuation engagement to fraud examination," a teaching case accepted for publication by Journal of Forensic Accounting Research. (forthcoming)
Faculty Service Activities
Laurie Brown, Graduate Advisor & Assistant Department Chair
Faculty Advisor, Beta Alpha Psi
Carolyn Conn, Clinical Associate Professor
Faculty Advisor, Accounting Club and IMA Student Case Competition
Secretary, Austin chapter of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Alexandra Hampshire, Senior Lecturer
Faculty Advisor, Accounting Ambassadors
Keith Kebodeaux, Clinical Assistant Professor
Faculty Advisor, Beta Alpha Psi
Board member & president-elect, CASA of Central Texas
Ludmila Krylova, Senior Lecturer
Chair, McCoy College's Teaching Innovation Committee
Organizer, McCoy College's 2nd Annual Master Teacher Showcase
Kasey Martin, Associate Professor & MAcy Director
Chair, MAcy Task Force
Jerry McWilliams, Clinical Assistant Professor
Faculty Advisor, National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)
Kathy Moffitt, Senior Lecturer
Member, McCoy College Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Steve Proesel, Lecturer
Chairman, Air Transportation Association Audit Panel
Christopher Proschko, Senior Lecturer
Faculty Advisor, VITA Tax Clinic
Mark Vargus, Lecturer
Member, Undergraduate Accounting Task Force
Justin Wilhelm, Lecturer
Volunteer &/or participant in Chuy's Annual Hot to Trot for Special Olympics Texas; Chuy's Hot to Trot for Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Central Texas; and Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure
Glen Young, Assistant Professor
Faculty Advisor, Beta Gamma Sigma
Ann Watkins, professor, has been actively involved as a team member and chair for multiple peer review teams for the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). This year she served on her 10th team which has included service as the chair of seven different accounting teams. The AACSB was originally founded in 1916 and has grown to become globally-recognized for establishing accreditation standards for schools of business and, more recently, for a supplementary accreditation for accounting programs.