Entered Ph.D. Program:
Research Area/Interests:
Works With:
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2007/2008
Behavioral Financial Accounting
Larry Brown, Jennifer Joe
Paul has a considerable number of years
experience in financial and accounting consulting.
He earned his B.S. in Business Administration
(Accounting) from University of Ghana and an
MBA in Finance from Clark Atlanta University.
He is a member of the Ph.D. Project Accounting
Doctoral Students Association. |
Email:
Phone: |
accpbbx@langate.gsu.edu
404-413-7200 |
Achievements & Activities: |
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2007 – 2008 KPMG Foundation Minority Doctoral
Scholarship
2009 AICPA Minority Doctoral Fellowship
Conferences attended
2007 AAA Annual Meeting
2007 Ph.D. Project Accounting Doctoral Student
Association Conference
2008 AAA Annual Meeting
2008 Ph.D. Project Accounting Doctoral Student
Association Conference
2008 ABO Research Conference and Doctoral Consortium
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| Stephen Fuller |
Entered Ph.D. Program:
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2009/2010
Undecided
Jennifer Joe
Steve spent five years in the audit division
of Arthur Andersen before entering private industry
where he worked in a variety of accounting and
finance roles, primarily for BellSouth Corporation.
He has a BS in Accounting from Auburn University. |
| Email: |
sfuller8@student.gsu.edu
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| Liang (Leo) Guo |
Entered Ph.D. Program:
Research Area/Interests:
Works With:
Bio:
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2009/2010
Financial Accounting, Capital Markets,
Analysts' Earnings Forecasting
Lawrence Brown, Arianna Pinello
Leo obtained his Masters degree in Economics
from Duke University prior to joining the Ph.D.
program. He was intensively involved in strategic
planning and valuation activities in China's investment
banking industry before pursuing the intellectually
challenging academic life in US. |
Email:
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lguo5@student.gsu.edu |
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| Stacy Hawkins |
Entered Ph.D. Program:
Research Area/Interests:
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2007/2008
Managerial Accounting, Business Ethics
Lynn Hannan, Jennifer Joe
Stacy is a Certified Professional Accountant and
Certified Management Accountant with experience in
banking and insurance. She earned her BS in
Accounting from Northeastern Illinois University
and her MA in Organizational Management from the
University of Phoenix. She is a member of the
Ph.D. Project Accounting Doctoral Students Association. |
Email:
Phone: |
accshhx@langate.gsu.edu
404-413-7227 |
Achievements & Activities: |
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2007 – 2009 KPMG Foundation Minority Doctoral
Scholarship
2009 AICPA Minority Doctoral Fellowship
Conferences attended
2008 Ph.D. Project Accounting Doctoral Student
Association Conference
2008 AAA Annual Meeting
2009 Ph.D. Project Accounting Doctoral Student
Association Conference
2009 AAA Annual Meeting – served as Discussant |
Current Projects: |
Halo effect on Subjective Performance Evaluations -
second year summer project advisor Jennifer Joe
GAAP versus The Street: Post Regulation -
with Larry Brown
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| Kelly Huang |
Entered Ph.D. Program:
Research Area/Interests:
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2006/2007
Financial accounting, Capital markets, Financial analysts
Larry Brown, Arianna Pinello
Prior to joining the Ph.D. program, Kelly worked
in public accounting in Honolulu where she received
her CPA. She has a Master of Accounting from the
University of Hawaii. |
Email:
Phone: |
xhuang5@student.gsu.edu
404-413-7214 |
Achievements & Activities: |
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2007 Catherine E. Miles Doctoral Fellowship,
Georgia State University
2008 AAA Doctoral Consortium, Tahoe City, CA,
Deloitte Foundation
Conferences attended
2006 17th Annual Conference on Financial
Economics and Accounting, Atlanta
2008 AAA Doctoral Consortium, Tahoe City
2009 AAA Financial Accounting and Reporting Section
Doctoral Colloquium and Mid-year meeting, New Orleans |
Current Projects: |
Consistency between analyst earnings forecasts
& stock recommendations project – with Larry Brown
Analyst cash flow forecasts v. earnings forecasts:
benchmark meeting/beating project – with Larry Brown
and Arianna Pinello
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| Sandi Kam |
Entered Ph.D. Program:
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2008/2009
Managerial Accounting
Lynn Hannan, Timothy Mitchell
Prior to joining the Ph.D. program, Sandi was a
research assistant at City University of Hong Kong.
She has also worked as a staff auditor for
KPMG, Macau. Sandi has a BCom from the University
of British Columbia and an MSc in Applied Economics
from City University of Hong Kong. She is also a
licensed CPA of Washington State.
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Email:
Phone: |
accskkx@langate.gsu.edu
404-413-7221 |
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| Nan Liu |
Entered Ph.D. Program:
Research Area/Interests:
Works With:
Bio: |
2006/2007
Financial accounting, Earnings Management
Lawrence D. Brown
Nan earned her Master of Professional Accountancy
from Georgia State University in 2006. She formerly
worked for the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
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Email:
Phone: |
nliu@student.gsu.edu
404-413-7221 |
Achievements & Activities: |
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2005 John W. Cook Scholarship, Georgia State University
2009 Catherine E. Miles Doctoral Fellowship,
Georgia State University
Conferences attended
2007 – 2009 Southeast Summer Accounting Research
Colloquium |
Current Projects: |
Why are there kinks? A temporary analysis of the
explanation--second year summer project, advisor
Lawrence D. Brown.
How investors react to the Format of Pro forma
reconciliations in earnings announcements--
with Paul Bissah
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| Gregory McPhee |
Entered Ph.D. Program:
Research Area/Interests:
Works With:
Bio: |
2008/2009
Cognitive and behavioral aspects of
managerial accounting
Lynn Hannan, Ivo Tafkov
Greg spent the majority of his career living and
working in Asia. He has a BA from the University
of Michigan, MS from University of
North Carolina-Wilmington and MBA from
University of Chicago's Singapore campus. |
Email:
Phone: |
accgmmx@langate.gsu.edu
404-413-7220 |
Achievements & Activities: |
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Conferences attended
2009 MAS Research and Case Conference and
IMA Doctoral Colloquium
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Current Projects: |
Relative performance information and multitask
environments – with Lynn Hannan and Ivo Tafkov
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| Jomsurang (Jom) Ruangprapun |
Entered Ph.D. Program:
Research Area/Interests:
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Bio: |
2009/2010
Financial Accounting
Ben Luippold
Jom has a Bachelor of Accountancy (AIS major)
from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand and a Master of
Accounting from University of Southern California.
She worked for two years in IT Consulting with
Accenture Thailand and two years in Trade
Negotiations with the Royal Thai Government. |
Email:
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jruangprapun1@student.gsu.edu |
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| Brian Vansant |
Entered Ph.D. Program:
Research Area/Interests:
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Bio: |
2006/2007
Managerial Accounting, Corporate Governance
Jennifer Joe, Lynn Hannan
Brian worked in the banking industry for 8 years prior
to joining the Ph.D. program. He also previously worked
in finance for a large health insurer and in public
accounting at Ernst&Young. He has a BBA from
Auburn University and did graduate work at Virginia Tech. |
Email:
Phone: |
bvansant1@gsu.edu
404-413 7200 |
Achievements & Activities: |
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2008 Catherine E. Miles Doctoral Fellowship,
Georgia State University
Conferences attended
2007 ABO Research Conference and Doctoral
Consortium
2009 MAS Research and Case Conference and
IMA Doctoral Colloquium |
Current Projects: |
"Juror Evaluations of Designated Audit Committee
Financial Expert Legal Liability" - with Jennifer Joe
"Voluntary Disclosures of Financial Expertise and
Investor Perceptions of Audit Committee Effectiveness"
- second year summer project, advisor Jennifer Joe.
"Tax-exemption Motivated Earnings Management in
Non-profit Hospitals, the Joint Impact of Charity Care
and a Zero-profit Constraint" |
