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 Accounting, Organizations, and Society and Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory. Dr. Snow is also a dedicated educator with experience teaching at multiple universities. His diverse teaching experience spans several courses including financial accounting, managerial accounting, accounting information systems, and data analytics.

Dr. Snow is the proud father of four children. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, playing racquet sports, and tackling the New York Times’ daily word games with his wife. He is thrilled to join the accounting department and looks forward to contributing to the success of his students at UVU.

Education

PhD, Arizona State University, 2022

Major: Business Administration

BS, Brigham Young University, 2017

Major: Economics

MAcc, Brigham Young University, 2017

Major: Accounting

Teaching

ACC 6300

Advanced Data Analytics in Accounting, Fall 2025

ACC 2500

Data Analytics in Accounting, Fall 2025

ACC 2500

Data Analytics in Accounting, Fall 2025

ACC 3010

Intermediate Accounting I, Fall 2025

ACC 3010

Intermediate Accounting I, Fall 2025

ACC 3010

Intermediate Accounting I, Fall 2025

ACC 2500

Data Analytics in Accounting, Summer 2025

ACC 2500

Data Analytics in Accounting, Summer 2025

ACC 6300

Advanced Data Analytics in Accounting, Spring 2025

ACC 6300

Advanced Data Analytics in Accounting, Spring 2025

ACC 2500

Data Analytics in Accounting, Spring 2025

ACC 2500

Data Analytics in Accounting, Spring 2025

ACC 2500

Data Analytics in Accounting, Spring 2025

Scholarly/Creative Works

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

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."