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Accounting Faculty

The Department of Accounting consists of full-time faculty members, and highly trained professionals from the Miami business and legal community who teach specialized courses where their specific expertise and experience is of particular benefit.

Faculty Directory

Dhananjay Nanda

Dhananjay Nanda

Department Chair and Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

International institutions and governance; voluntary disclosure policies; managerial ability and style

Khrystyna Bochkay

Khrystyna Bochkay

Assistant Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

Empirical capital markets; mandatory and voluntary disclosures; disclosure strategies; forecasting; market participants' use of information, and textual analysis

Roman Chychyla

Assistant Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

Content analysis; disclosure presentation; XBRL

Jacklyn Collins

Jacklyn Collins

Lecturer, Accounting

Research Interests

Taxation and Financial Planning, Managerial Accounting

Emmanuel De George

Emmanuel De George

Assistant Professor, Accounting

Shirley Dennis-Escoffier

Shirley Dennis-Escoffier

Associate Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

Tax planning for corporations and investment decisions

Diana Falsetta

Associate Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

Taxpayer judgment and decision making; and tax policy

FABRIZIO FERRI

Associate Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Shareholder Activism.

Mark E. Friedman

Mark E. Friedman

Associate Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

Computerized solutions to business problems; continuous improvement; application; and general controls

Andrew McMartin

Andrew McMartin

Assistant Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

Disclosure; regulation; and capital markets

Daniel Medina

Lecturer, Accounting

Miguel Minutti-Meza

Miguel Minutti-Meza

Associate Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

Empirical capital markets – auditing and financial accounting; measuring audit quality and separating auditor’s characteristics from client’s characteristics in tests of audit quality, applied econometrics and research methodology, including matching and Bayesian methods; internal controls; SOX and valuation of private firms; and analytical audit procedures

Olga Quintana

Associate Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

Cost analysis—health care industry

Sundaresh Ramnath

Sundaresh Ramnath

Associate Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

Accounting information and capital markets; industry effects; and financial intermediaries

Avi Rushinek

Associate Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

Internet internal controls; web site development; programming and design; e-commerce security and controls; web marketing return on investment; e-learning; web-casting; video streaming and instructional DVD production; internet domains copyright; trademarks; and patents value and registration; programming network development; and hardware and software maintenance

Manuel V. Sicre

Manuel V. Sicre

Lecturer, Accounting

Research Interests

Lean accounting; and budget techniques

Kay W. Tatum

Associate Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

U.S. and international auditing standards; audit committees; and corporate governance

Eric Weisbrod

Assistant Professor, Accounting

Research Interests

Information content of accounting disclosures (focused on financial distress); and behavioral finance

Michael Werner

Lecturer, Accounting

Research, Teaching and Service

Research

Consistent with our goal of making intellectual contributions to the academic and professional communities, the department encourages and expects publications in the leading outlets for each faculty member’s specialization. Accordingly, our faculty publish articles in top academic and professional journals as well as numerous textbooks and case studies.
Teaching

Our faculty members teach a variety of courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Graduate programs include the Master of Professional Accounting program and the Master of Science in Taxation program, as well as the school’s MBA programs. Our faculty members have won many awards for teaching excellence at the school and university levels.
Service

Our faculty members maintain an active presence in the professional and business communities. Examples include past President of the American Taxation Association, academic member on the Standing Advisory Group of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), senior editor of the Accounting Educators’ Journal, and member of the International Accounting Standards Revision Committee for Spanish language standards. This presence is supplemented with professional acumen as most faculty members hold one or more of the following professional designations: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).