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Degree Program University
Ph.D. Accounting West Virginia University
M.S. Criminal Justice Utica College
B.A. Professional Accountancy Eastern Washington University

My Siena Experience

My Teaching Philosophy

Driven by my past experience and a desire to prepare students for the accounting profession, I emphasize real-world accounting situations delivered through research-based pedagogy and adjusted based on real-time student feedback. I enjoy acknowledging my individual students' strengths, activating their personal motivations, and watching them meet or exceed their own expectations. I am grateful to have the opportunity to be a part of the future of the accounting profession.

What I Love About Siena

 The people. Quite simply, Saints live for others and it shows in all they do and in the culture of the campus.  As a liberal arts college, Siena emphasizes education of the whole person, and encourages both conceptual and methodical thinking, which helps Saints empathize and learn from others with a discerning mindset. Coupled with the Fransiscan values, Saints learn to serve others and the greater community and it shows on campus every day. The world truly needs more Saints!

My Favorite Courses to Teach

My favorite courses to teach are Occupational Fraud and Abuse and Forensic Accounting. I am a self-professed "fraud geek" and am passionate about all things anti-fraud, from helping future professionals learn to identify fraud risks and establish anti-fraud measures to diving into the psyche of a fraudster and investigating allegations of occupational fraud. I also enjoy collaborating with insurance, finance, and other professionals, law enforcement and the legal community to prepare forensic accounting cases for trial, providing either fact or expert witness testimony. The skills acquired in fraud and forensics translate across the accounting profession and help students develop an analytical mindset, increase professional skepticism, and move quickly between details and big-picture thinking.

My Professional Experience

Year Title Organization
2023 - 2023 Temporary Faculty Rekjavik University
2021 - Now Assistant Professor of Accounting Siena College
2017 - 2021 Graduate Assistant/Instructor West Virginia University
2012 - 2016 Adjunct Instructor Whitworth University
2010 - 2014 Head of Risk and Compliance Ambassadors Group, Inc.
2010 - 2017 Adjunct Instructor/Program Coordinator Gonzaga University
2010 - 2017 Principal Slaine PS
2007 - 2010 Forensic Accounting Consultant HMA CPAs
2005 - 2007 Accountant Griffiths, Dreher & Evans, PS, CPAs
2000 - 2004 Financial Analyst Merchant e-Solutions
1998 - 2000 Operations Audit Asst. Manager TJX Companies

Current Research

Occupational fraud and workplace deviance
Management controls
Organizational justice
Judgement and decision-making

Articles & Book Reviews

  • An Examination of Frauds Committed by IT Professionals
    Journal of Forensic Accounting Research
    2023
  • The Fraud Goes On: The Effect of Fraud Duration on Victim Organization Type and Perpetrator Status
    Journal of Forensic Accounting Research
    2023

Presentations

  • Best Practices for the Justice for Fraud Victims Project
    March, 2023
    AAA Forensic Accounting Section Midyear Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
  • Curse of the Poker Face: The Effects of Mindfulness on Auditors' Ability to Identify Fraud Risk Factors
    2023
    AAA Forensic Accounting Section Midyear Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
  • An Examination of Occupational Frauds Committed by IT Professionals
    January, 2022
    Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Curse of the Poker Face: The Effects of Mindfulness on Auditors' Ability to Identify Fraud Risk Factors
    2022
    AAA Northeast Region Meeting, Loudonville, Virtual