Accounting

Faculty

Iowa's accounting faculty members are "thought leaders" in accounting education and research. Not only are they noted for their teaching excellence, they have authored leading textbooks, and served as advisors to accounting regulatory bodies. You can read more about the textbooks authored by Tippie accounting faculty on page 3 of the fall 2008 issue of The Iowa Ledger magazine.

In addition, the department ranks highly in a recent study of accounting research departments by topical area and methodology based on publications in top accounting research journals over the last six and 12 years. The Iowa accounting department ranks 3rd nationally in the area of tax research, 9th nationally in financial accounting research, and 10th nationally across all topical areas.

Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty


Ramji Balakrishnan Ramji Balakrishnan     ramji-balakrishnan@uiowa.edu
Office: W262A PBB    Phone: 335-0958
Professor and Director, RSM McGladrey Institute of Accounting Education and Research
Carlson-KPMG Professor of Accounting

Academic History:
  • - PhD in Accounting, Columbia University, 1986
  • - MBA, Indian Institute of Management, 1979
  • - BSc in statistics, University of Madras, India, 1977
Joyce Berg Joyce Berg     joyce-berg@uiowa.edu
Office: S284 PBB    Phone: 335-0840
Associate Professor and Interim Director, Iowa Electronic Markets
Pioneer Hi-Bred Research Fellow

Academic History:
  • - PhD in Accounting, University of Minnesota, 1988
  • - MBA, University of Minnesota, 1985
  • - BSB in Accounting, University of Minnesota, 1979
Expertise: Design of Incentive Systems, Experimental Markets, Internet Markets and Market Design, Iowa Electronic Markets, Management Accounting, Prediction Markets
Daniel Collins Daniel Collins     daniel-collins@uiowa.edu
Office: W262B PBB    Phone: 335-0912
Professor and Director, PhD Program in Accounting
Henry B. Tippie Research Chair in Accounting

Academic History:
  • - PhD in Accounting, The University of Iowa, 1973
  • - BBA in Accounting, The University of Iowa, 1968
Expertise: Corporate Governance and its effects on debt and equity cost of capital, Empirical assessments of earnings quality, Financial accounting, Role of earnings and other accounting numbers in struggles for corporate control
Douglas DeJong Douglas DeJong     douglas-dejong@uiowa.edu
Office: W252 PBB    Phone: 335-0919
Professor and Departmental Executive Officer
Arthur Andersen Alumni/Faculty Professor

Academic History:
  • - PhD in Accounting, University of Michigan, 1980
  • - MBA in Finance, University of Iowa, 1971
  • - BBA in Accounting, University of Iowa, 1970
Expertise: Corporate Governance (US and International), Experimental Economics: strategic games, markets and econometrics, Incentive Issues within the firm and within the legal system as it pertains to the market for audit services
Cristi Gleason Cristi Gleason     cristi-gleason@uiowa.edu
Office: W350 PBB    Phone: 335-1505
Associate Professor
Larry and Lori Wright Research Fellow

Academic History:
  • - PhD in Management, Cornell University, 1998
  • - MAc in Accounting, Brigham Young University, 1992
  • - BS in Accounting, Brigham Young University, 1990
Expertise: Financial Accounting and Reporting, Financial Reporting of Income Tax
Paul Hribar Paul Hribar     paul-hribar@uiowa.edu
Office: W346 PBB    Phone: 335-1008
Associate Professor
Lloyd J. and Thelma W. Palmer Research Fellow

Academic History:
  • - PhD in Accounting, The University of Iowa, 2000
  • - MSc in Accounting, College of Commerce, University of Saskatchewan, 1995
  • - BMgt in Accounting, Faculty of Management, University of Lethbridge, 1992
Expertise: Empirical/Archival Research in Financial Accounting. Specialties include measurement of earnings management using empirical models; accounting-based anomalies; predicting stock returns using accounting data.
W. Johnson W. Johnson     bruce-johnson@uiowa.edu
Office: W322 PBB    Phone: 335-1048
Professor
Sidney Winter Professor of Accounting

Academic History:
  • - PhD, Ohio State University, 1975
  • - MS in Accounting, Ohio State University, 1973
  • - BS, University of Oregon, 1970
Expertise: Applied equity valuation, Corporate financial reporting, Financial statement analysis
Richard Mergenthaler Richard Mergenthaler     rick-mergenthaler@uiowa.edu
Office: W276 PBB    Phone: 335-0848
Assistant Professor
Academic History:
  • - PhD in Accounting, University of Washington, 2008
  • - MAc, Brigham Young University, 2002
  • - BS in Accounting, Brigham Young University, 2002
Mark Penno Mark Penno     mark-penno@uiowa.edu
Office: W324 PBB    Phone: 335-1409
Professor
Soumyo Sarkar Research Fellow in Accounting

Academic History:
  • - PhD in Accounting and Information Systems, Northwestern University, 1983
  • - MS in Business, University of Wisconsin, 1977
  • - BA in Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1973
Expertise: Accounting Theory
Sonja Rego Sonja Rego     sonja-olhoft@uiowa.edu
Office: W278 PBB    Phone: 335-0891
Associate Professor
Lloyd J. and Thelma W. Palmer Research Fellow

Academic History:
  • - MA in Applied Economics, University of Michigan, 1999
  • - PhD in Business Administration, University of Michigan, 1999
  • - MBA in Accounting and International Business, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1991
  • - BS in Finance, University of Illinois, 1989
Expertise: Impact of taxation on business decisions, Interaction of financial and tax reporting systems, Linking taxes and other corporate policies to firm performance metrics
Albert Schepanski Albert Schepanski     albert-schepanski@uiowa.edu
Office: W352 PBB    Phone: 335-0939
Professor
Academic History:
  • - PhD in Accounting, University of Illinois, 1978
  • - MA in Economics, University of Saskatchewan, 1966
  • - BA in Economics, University of Saskatchewan, 1961
  • - BComm in Accounting, University of Saskatchewan, 1960
Expertise: Financial accounting , Human information processing and decision-making behavior in accounting, auditng, and taxation contexts
Ryan Wilson Ryan Wilson     ryan-wilson@uiowa.edu
Office: W280 PBB    Phone: 335-0849
Assistant Professor
Academic History:
  • - PhD in Accounting, University of Washington, 2007
  • - BS in Accounting and Economics, University of Oregon, 1999
Expertise: Empirical tax research in accounting

Lecturers


Amy An Amy An     amy-an@uiowa.edu
Office: C350 PBB    Phone: 335-1405
Lecturer
Academic History:
  • - MA in Accounting, The University of Iowa, 1982
  • - BA Honors in French, University of British Columbia, 1973
Expertise: Compliance, research and review of tax issues, Tax issues and preparation
Thomas Carroll Thomas Carroll     thomas-carroll@uiowa.edu
Office: S324 PBB    Phone: 335-2727
Lecturer and Director, MAc Program
Academic History:
  • - PhD in Accounting, University of Michigan, 1988
  • - BBA in Accounting, University of Notre Dame, 1979
Expertise: Financial reporting
Kevin Den Adel Kevin Den Adel     kevin-denadel@uiowa.edu
Office: W372 PBB    Phone: 335-1412
Lecturer, Director Accounting Undergraduate Program
Academic History:
  • - PhD in Accounting, The University of Iowa, 1999
  • - BA in Accounting, Central College, Pella, IA, 1991
Expertise: Auditing , Financial Reporting
Robert Hartman Robert Hartman     robert-hartman@uiowa.edu
Office: C368 PBB    Phone: 335-3781
Lecturer
Academic History:
  • - MAc, The University of Iowa, 1998
  • - BS in Accounting, Pennsylvania State University, 1975
Expertise: Financial Accounting and Reporting, Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting, Internal Auditing

Adjunct and Visiting Faculty


No photo Roger Chope     rchope@pdx.edu
Office: W230 PBB    Phone: 335-0920
Adjunct Professor, Consortium of Universities for International Studies (CUIS)
Academic History:
  • - PhD in Accounting, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 1981
  • - MBA in Business Administration, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1977
  • - BA in Economics and History, Albion College, Albion, MI, 1968
Kris Gulick Kris Gulick     kris-gulick@uiowa.edu
Office: S379 PBB    Phone: 360-9161
Adjunct Lecturer
Academic History:
  • - , CPA, State of Iowa
  • - BA, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA, 1986
  • - MA, University of Iowa, 1982
  • - BA, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, 1980
No photo Michael Knapp     mknapp@ou.edu
Office: W230 PBB    Phone: 335-0920
Adjunct Professor, Consortium of Universities for International Studies (CUIS)
Academic History:
  • - PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1983
  • - BBA, University of Oklahoma, 1976
No photo Carol Knapp     cknapp@ou.edu
Office: W230 PBB    Phone: 335-0920
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Consortium of Universities for International Studies (CUIS)
Academic History:
  • - PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1995
  • - MAc in Accounting, University of Oklahoma, 1993
  • - , CPA, 1982
  • - BA, University of Oklahoma, 1974
No photo Paul Mason     paul-mason@uiowa.edu
Office: W230 PBB    Phone: 335-0920
Adjunct Lecturer, Consortium of Universities for International Studies (CUIS)
Academic History:
  • - MS in Professional Accounting, University of Hartford, 1983
  • - MBA, University of Connecticut, 1977
  • - BA in Psychology, University of Connecticut, 1975
No photo Dale Morse     dmorse@oregon.uoregon.edu
Office: W230 PBB    Phone: 335-0920
Adjunct Professor, Consortium of Universitities for International Studies (CUIS)
Academic History:
  • - PhD in Accounting, Stanford University, 1978
  • - MBA in Accounting, University of Oregon, 1975
  • - BA in Chemistry, University of Oregon, 1969
Mary Murphy Mary Murphy     mary-murphy-1@uiowa.edu
Office: W279 PBB    Phone: 335-1408
Adjunct Lecturer
Academic History:
  • - JD, The University of Iowa, 1988
  • - MBA, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 1985
  • - BA in English, Marquette University, 1983
No photo Roy Pettibone     pettibone@mchsi.com
Office: S316 PBB    Phone: 335-3924
Adjunct Lecturer
Academic History:
  • - MAc, Northeast Missouri State University (Truman State), 1984
  • - BS in Accounting, Northeast Missouri State University (Truman State), 1983
Expertise: Accounting, Finance
No photo Melinda Scott     melinda-scott@uiowa.edu
Office: W252 PBB    Phone: 335-0910
Adjunct Lecturer
Academic History:
  • - BBA in accounting, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 1993
No photo Sarvjeev Sidhu     sarvjeev-sidhu@uiowa.edu
Office: S252 PBB    Phone: 335-0929
Adjunct Lecturer
Academic History:
  • - MBA in Finance, Indiana University, South Bend, 1991
  • - MPA in Public Policy, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1989
  • - BS in Computer Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, Bihar, India, 1985
No photo Stephanie Werner     stephanie-werner@uiowa.edu
Office: W230 PBB    Phone: 335-0920
Adjunct Lecturer, Consortium of Universities for International Studies (CUIS)
Academic History:
  • - MA in Accounting and Information Systems, University of Kansas, 2002
  • - BA in Business Administration and Accounting, University of Kansas, 2001

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