Education 

Jan. 2002-March 2006    Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  Received Doctorate in Business Administration with Concentration in Accounting. 
 

Sep. 1995-Mar 1997   Utah State University, Logan, UT.   Accounting Major. Received Masters Degree in March 1997.

Sep. 1992-June 1996   Utah State University, Logan, UT.   Accounting Major. Received Bachelors Degree in June 1996.

Professional Accomplishments

June 2002                    Passed all four parts of the National Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Exam.  Licensed  in October 2002. 
 

April 2002                    Utah Valley State College ACT (Athletes Coming Together) Teacher of the Semester. 
 

May 1997                    Passed all four parts on National CPA Exam in first sitting.  Licensed in October 1997.

Professional Activities

Membership in Professional Organizations:

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants (UACPA)

Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

American Accounting Association (AAA)

Publications

February 2003     "Peanut Butter Simulation in Accounting Classes" with Steve Teeter at Utah Valley State College.  Presented at ASBBS Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

February 2004     "User Approach in Accounting-Like it or Not" with Steve Teeter at Utah Valley State College.  Presented at ASBBS Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

April 2004           "The 10 Practice of Excellent in Online Education", Presented at American Accounting Association Western Regional Conference, Newport Beach, CA.

August 2004        "Continuous Improvement in The Accounting Curriculum - The Generalizability of Albrecht and Sack" with Steve Johnson and Steve Teeter at Utah Valley State College.  Presented at American Accounting Association National Conference, Orlando, FL.

June 2007            "Post Enron: The Reputation Hypothesis for the Big Four" with Steve Johnson and Farid Islam at Utah Valley University and John T. Sennetti at Nova Southeastern University.  Currently submitted for publication.  McGraw-Hill/Irwin "Best Paper" Award at the Academy of Business Disciplines, 2007.

June 2009            "Clear and Present Danger-Teaching Fraud in the Classroom" with Steve Teeter and Kelly Fisher at Utah Valley University.  Currently in edit phase and estimated date of submission to conference October 2009.

University and Community Service