Faculty Member

Dr. Mason Snow

Biography

Mason C. Snow, PhD is an assistant professor of accounting at Utah Valley University's Woodbury School of Business. He holds a PhD in accounting from Arizona State University and received degrees in accounting and economics from Brigham Young University. Dr. Snow's research, which focuses on fraud and misconduct, has been published in academic journals such as Review of Accounting Studies, Accounting, Organizations, and Society and Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory. His teaching interests center around financial reporting and emerging technologies in accounting.

Dr. Snow is the proud father of four children. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, gardening, and playing racquet sports. He is proud to teach in UVU's accounting program and rub shoulders with the best accounting educators in the state of Utah.

Education

PhD, Arizona State University, 2022

Major: Business Administration

BS, Brigham Young University, 2017

Major: Accounting

BS, Brigham Young University, 2017

Major: Economics

MAcc, Brigham Young University, 2017

Major: Accounting

Teaching

ACC 2500

Data Analytics in Accounting, Spring 2026

ACC 2500

Data Analytics in Accounting, Spring 2026

ACC 3010

Intermediate Accounting I, Spring 2026

ACC 3010

Intermediate Accounting I, Spring 2026

Presentations

Snow, Mason , 2026 AAA AIS Midyear Meeting, "Panel: Future-Ready Talent_ Closing the College-to-Career Gap with AI and skills development", American Accounting Association, Provo, UT. (February 6, 2026)
Snow, Mason , T3 2025 Conference, "Bridging Practice and Pedagogy_ Integrating AI Insights into the Accounting Classroom", Office of Teaching and Learning, Virtual Conference. (November 7, 2025)
Snow, Mason , UACPA Luncheon, "AI for Accountants", Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants, Salt Lake City, UT. (August 22, 2025)
Snow, Mason , 2025 KPMG National Faculty Symposium, "Revenue Cycle Management Using Analytics_ An ETL and Visualization Case", KPMG, Orlando, FL. (July, 2025)
Snow, Mason , 2025 AIS Midyear Meeting, "Accounting for Leases_ An ETL Exercise with AI Applications", American Accounting Association, Boca Raton, Florida. (February 8, 2025)
Snow, Mason , 2025 AIS Midyear Meeting, "Revenue Cycle Management Using Analytics_ An ETL and Visualization Case", American Accounting Association, Boca Raton, Florida. (February 7, 2025)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Snow, Mason , Myers, Noah , Wood, David , Waddoups, Nathan , "Improving the production and reviewing of design science research in accounting" . Review of Accounting Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11142-026-09933-8
Snow, Mason C, Millar, Melanie , Shohfi, Thomas , White, Roger , (2024) "Do green business practices license self-dealing or prime prosociality? Cross-domain evidence from environmental concern triggers " (vol. 113). Accounting, Organizations and Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aos.2023.101497
Snow, Mason C, Myers, Noah , Lamoreaux, Phillip , (2024) "Costs of Public Auditor Oversight_ Real Earnings Management and Innovation Loss" . Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory. https://doi.org/10.2308/AJPT-2022-089
Snow, Mason C, Samuels, Janet A, (2024) "Analyzing Depreciation_ A Financial Accounting Data Analytics and Visualization Case" (Issue: 3, vol. 39). Issues in Accounting Education. https://doi.org/10.2308/ISSUES-2023-022

Awards

Dean's Award of Distinction for Scholarship

Woodbury School of Business - March, 2026

"In recognition of excellence in scholarship, research, and academic contributions to the Woodbury School of Business."

Best Education Paper Award - 2023 AIS Midyear Meeting

American Accounting Association

"Conference submissions are eligible for up to five best paper awards. The AIS section will award a best research paper, best education paper, and outstanding education case award."

FARS Outstanding Discussion Award

American Accounting Association

"To recognize discussants that provide outstanding discussions of papers presented at the FARS Midyear Meeting."