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Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration – Accounting

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Program URL: https://business.wsu.edu/graduate-programs/phd-business/accounting/

Faculty working with Students: 75

Students: 10

Students receiving assistantships or scholarships: 80%

Priority deadline:

Fall January 10

Campus:

Pullman: Yes

Tests required:

7.5 IELTS Minimum score
90 MELAB Minimum score
62 Pearson Minimum score
580 TOEFL Minimum score
92-93 TOEFLI Minimum score

Degree Description:

The goal of the doctoral program in accounting is to prepare doctoral students to become outstanding accounting researchers/educators in the areas of managerial accounting, financial accounting, auditing, and taxation. The Ph.D. program is research-oriented, emphasizing doctoral students and faculty interaction in order to facilitate quality publication in both behavioral accounting research and archival accounting research.

Admission Requirements:

Candidates must reach a minimum admissions index score of 1250 to be considered for admission. The index is based on the formula GPA x 200 + GMAT. There is not a minimum GMAT score. However, successful candidates typically exceed 650.
GMAT score report code 09D-TL-81 Pearson Test of English score report code: 8Z2-GT-38

Student Learning Outcome:

All graduates will be able to:

Develop a comprehensive knowledge of theory and methods used in their chosen field and related disciplines.
A College of Business PhD graduate who has comprehensive knowledge of the theory and methods will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the content in their chosen field and related disciplines.
- Demonstrate an understanding of research methods applicable to their chosen field and related disciplines
Execute quality research.
A College of Business PhD graduate who can execute quality research will be able to plan, organize, design, construct, and execute research to assess/test research questions and/or hypotheses.
Effectively communicate research.
A College of Business PhD graduate who can effectively communicate will be able to write and present research.
Be effective teachers.
A College of Business PhD graduate who is an effective teacher will be able to deliver course content effectively.

Student Opportunities:

Students are introduced to contemporary accounting research literature in the department’s doctoral seminars and also take graduate course work outside the department to support their research interests (e.g., in statistics, psychology, finance). In the accounting research workshops, doctoral students are exposed to faculty members’ and visiting scholars’ research. Faculty members work closely with students and assist them in developing and publishing research projects.

Career Opportunities:

Upon completion, graduates will have a comprehensive background in the theories, research paradigms, tools, and methods of behavioral accounting research, and will be prepared to enter careers at the research university level.

Career Placements:

Oklahoma State University, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Montana State University, Bozeman, Loyola Marymount, Kent State University, California State University-Sacramento, East Carolina University, Bowling Green State University

Faculty Members:

Ahn, Sung K., Ph.D.

ahn@wsu.edu

URL: http://public.wsu.edu/~ahn/

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Multivariate Time Series Analysis
Multivariate Statistical Analysis
Econometrics
Business Forecasting
Applied Financial Econometrics

Allison, Thomas, Ph.D.

thomas.allison@wsu.edu

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Atanas, Nikolov

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Baker, Timothy, Ph.D.

bakert@tricity.wsu.edu

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Barnes, Beau, Ph.D.

beau.barnes@wsu.edu

URL: https://business.wsu.edu/dividend/points-of-pride/

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Bravo, Jesus

Serves as: member only on graduate committee

Brooks, Lilly

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Butterfield, Ken

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Carter, Michelle Suzanne

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

IT Identity, Role of Trust in Shaping IT use, Information Systems Management

Chen, Ming

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Chi, Christina, Ph.D.

christina.chi@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=christina.chi

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Tourist satisfaction, destination loyalty, residents’ attitude and tourism sustainability issues.
Generations/labor issues in the hospitality workplace and consumers’ wine consumption behaviors

Compeau, Deborah Ruth, Ph.D.

deborah.compeau@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=deborah.compeau

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Interaction between people and information technologies (IT) in organizations, training and learning and the adoption and implementation of IT, and IT in healthcare settings.

Cote, Jane

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Crossler, Robert E., Ph.D.

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Curry, Michael

Serves as: member only on graduate committee

Cussatt, Marc

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

DeLisle, Jared

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Fairhurst, Douglas, Ph.D.

dj.fairhurst@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=dj.fairhurst

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Factors impacting managerial decision making related to corporate financing and real investment decisions.

Featherman, Mauricio, Ph.D.

featherman@wsu.edu

Serves as: member only on graduate committee

Fotopoulos, Stergios

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Gao, Xinghua

xinghua.gao@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=xinghua.gao

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Giese, Joan

Serves as: member only on graduate committee

Goodstein, Jerry, Ph.D.

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Gramlich, Jeffrey, Ph.D.

jeff.gramlich@wsu.edu

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Gunasti, Kunter

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Gursoy, Dogan, Ph.D.

dgursoy@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=dgursoy

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Sustainability, services management, hospitality and tourism marketing, tourist behavior, travelers’ information search behavior, community support for tourism development, cross-cultural studies, consumer behavior, involvement and generational leadership.

Hammond, Rhonda

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Harrington, Robert

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Harris, Mary Kathleen

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Houser, Kimberly

Serves as: member only on graduate committee

Howlett, Betsy, PhD

betsy.howlett@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=betsy.howlett

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Jiang, George, Ph.D.

george.jiang@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=george.jiang

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Capital market efficiency, empirical asset pricing, interest rate modeling, risk measurement and management, volatility forecasting, option pricing, and evaluation of mutual fund performance.

Joireman, Jeffrey, Ph.D.

joireman@wsu.edu

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Joshi, K. D.

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Kallberg, Jarl

Serves as: member only on graduate committee

Kim, Jenny Hyun Jeong

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Kuhn, Kristine

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Lahiri, Amrita, Ph.D.

amarita.lahiri@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=amrita.lahiri

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Entrepreneurial firms with a focus on strategic management of resources and innovation. Her recent research has investigated ways in which a start-up’s past influences its future strategy and performance trajectory. She will teach strategic management and entrepreneurship courses. She earned her doctorate in strategic management at the University of Washington.

Latham, Claire

clatham@wsu.edu

URL: https://directory.vancouver.wsu.edu/people/claire-latham

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Liu, Sheen Xin, Ph.D.

liusx@wsu.edu

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Mariadoss, John Babu

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

McNamara, Mike

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

McTier, Brian, Ph.D.

b.mctier@wsu.edu

URL: https://directory.vancouver.wsu.edu/people/brian-mctier

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Miller, Chadwick, PhD

chadwick.j.miller@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=chadwick.j.miller

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

How consumers choose between premium and basic products, make the decision to upgrade, and decide how much to upgrade.
Experiential purchases, feature preferences, and consumer-created rituals.

Muehling, Darrel, Ph.D.

darrel@wsu.edu

URL: http://omba.wsu.edu/muehling/

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Munson, Chuck, PhD

munson@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=munson

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Operations management

Perkins, Andrew

a.perkins@wsu.edu

URL: https://business.wsu.edu/news-events/dividend/dividend-fall-2016/selfie-savvyinternet-marketing-class-benefits-students-firms/

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Philander, Khalil

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Reyes, Mario Gabriel

Serves as: member only on graduate committee

Rose, Gregory, Ph.D.

grose@wsu.edu

URL: https://labs.wsu.edu/greg-rose/

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Sahaym, Arvin, Ph.D.

arvin@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=arvin

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Real-world phenomena at the interface of Management and Organization, Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Saldanha, Terrence

terence.saldanha@wsu.edu

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Sanders, Debra, PhD

dsanders@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=dsanders

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Decision-making under conditions of uncertainty, prospect theory, ethical behavior, legal issues and taxation of cannabis, and other current tax topics.

Saylors, Rohny, Ph.D.

r.saylors@wsu.edu

URL: https://labs.wsu.edu/rohny-saylors/

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Seo, Soobin

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Sheppard, Leah

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Simonov, Andrey

andrey.simonov@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=andrey.simonov

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Corporate governance, auditing, internal controls, and financial reporting.

Skilton, Paul, Ph.D.

paul.skilton@tricity.wsu.edu

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Sprott, David, PhD

dsprott@wsu.edu

URL: http://directory.business.wsu.edu/bio.html?username=dsprott

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Retailing, branding, influence strategies and marketing public policy

Swanger, Nancy Ann, Ph.D.

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Tajeddini, Kayhan

Serves as: co-chair or member on graduate committee

Tier, Alex

Serves as: co-chair or member on graduate committee

Toolson, Richard B, Ph.D.

toolson@wsu.edu

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Tripp, Tom, Ph.D.

ttripp@wsu.edu

URL: https://directory.vancouver.wsu.edu/people/tom-tripp

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Organizational Justice
Workplace Conflict (including revenge and forgiveness)
Negotiations

Uchila, U.N.

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Venkatraman, Srinivasan

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Vinhas, Alberto Sa, Ph.D

asavinhas@wsu.edu

URL: https://labs.wsu.edu/alberto-savinhas/

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Vithayathil, Joseph, Ph.D.

Serves as: chair, co-chair, or member on graduate committee

Research Interests

Economics of information systems and the application of economic theory, agency theory, and the related issues of moral hazard, adverse selection, information asymmetry and incentives in the context of information systems