School of Accountancy

Ph.D. Program: Recent Graduates

Andrew Newman
Graduated:
Placement out of GSU:
May 2008
University of Pittsburgh
Dissertation Chair:
Dissertation:
Lynn Hannan
"The Behavioral Effect of Cost Targets on Managerial
Cost Reporting Honesty."

Recent Publications:


"The Effects of Disseminating Relative Performance
Feedback in Tournament and Individual Performance
Compensation Plans."
Accounting Review, 2008.
(with Lynn Hannan – GSU faculty & Ranjani Krishnan)


Marcus Caylor
Graduated:
Placement out of GSU:
May 2006
University of South Carolina
Dissertation Chair:
Dissertation:
Lawerence Brown
"Strategic Revenue Recognition to Achieve
Earnings Benchmarks" 
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy (Forthcoming)

Recent Publications:


"Corporate governance and firm operating performance. "
Review of Quantitative Finance & Accounting, 2009.
(with Lawrence Brown – GSU faculty)


"Is the value relevance of earnings conditional on the
timing of earnings information?"
Journal of Accounting
& Public Policy
, 2007. (with Thomas Lopez & Lynn Rees)


"Corporate Governance and Firm Valuation."
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 2006.
(with Lawrence Brown – GSU faculty)

Mary Catherine Cleaveland
Graduated:
Placement out of GSU:
May 2006
Kennesaw State University
Current Placement:
Dissertation Chair:
Dissertation:
Mercer University
Ernest Larkins - retired
"The Relationship Between R&D Investment and
Dividend Payment Tax Incentives"
2007 American Tax Association Outstanding
Tax Dissertation Award Recipient

Recent Publications:



"Code Comprehension and Aggressiveness among
Corporate Tax Executives: The Impact of Certification
and Licensure", M. C. Cleaveland, K. K. Epps, and
C. F. Bradley. Forthcoming Academy of Accounting
and Financial Studies Journal
.
 
"The Impact of Corporate Tax Executive Credentials
on Person-organization Fit", K. K. Epps,
M. C. Cleaveland, and C. F. Bradley. Forthcoming
Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications
and Conflict.


"
Web-based practice and feedback improve tax
students' written communication skills."

Journal of Accounting Education, 2004.
(with Ernest Larkins – GSU faculty retired)


Lynn Jones
Graduated:
Placement out of GSU:
May 2004
University of South Florida
Dissertation Chair:
Dissertation:
Ernest Larkins - retired
"Reinsurance: Subnational, national, and
multinational tax motivations"

Recent Publications:


"Master Limited Partnerships: Tax and Investment
Issues."
CPA Journal, 2008 (with Johnny Johnson
& Seth Anderson)


Emad Mohd (Mohammad)
Graduated:
Placement out of GSU:
May 2004
SUNY – Buffalo
Current Position:
Dissertation Chair:
Dissertation:
McMaster University
Lawrence Brown
"Accounting for Software Development Costs and
Information Asymmetry."Accounting Review, 2005.

Recent Publications:


"The Predictive Value of Analyst Characteristics."
Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance, 2003.
(with Lawrence Brown – GSU faculty)


Indrarini Laksmana
Graduated:
Placement out of GSU:
May 2004
Kent State University
Dissertation Chair:
Dissertation:
Lawrence Brown
"Corporate Board Governance and Voluntary
Disclosure of Executive Compensation Practices."
Contemporary Accounting Research, 2008.

Recent Publications:


"Accounting Ph.D. program graduates: affiliation
performance and publication performance."
Review of Quantitative Finance & Accounting, 2007.
(with Lawrence Brown – GSU faculty)


"Corporate Web Site Reports: Some Evidence on
Relevance and Usefulness.
" Information Resources
Management Journal
, 2006 (with Ram Sriram – GSU faculty)


"Ranking Accounting Ph.D. Programs and Faculties
Using Social Science Research Network Downloads.
"
Review of Quantitative Finance & Accounting, 2004
(with Lawrence Brown – GSU faculty)

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