Aaron Saiewitz (Accounting) recently served as an invited participant at the American Accounting Association (AAA) Global Doctoral Consortium, where he spoke on a panel providing advice on academic career success. At the AAA Global Connect Conference (formerly Annual Meeting), Aaron served as a panelist and facilitator for a workshop organized by…

Kim Charron and Robert Cornell (both Accounting), along with Rick Warne, published “Practical AI for Fraud Risk: Detection, Prevention, and Controls in Small and Medium-Sized Entities” in Strategic Finance. The article shows how small and medium-sized organizations can use accessible artificial intelligence (AI) tools to strengthen fraud…

Robert Cornell (Accounting) and his co-author, Rick Warne, recently authored “Navigating the Hostile Litigation Environment: Influence and Persuasion Insights for Newer Accounting Experts” in the peer-reviewed journal of The National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA). JFIA is dedicated to advancing research in forensic…

Kim Charron and Robert Cornell (both Accounting) published the article “AI Can Simplify Complexity in Litigation Support,” in the September/October 2025 issue of Fraud Magazine. The article earned UNLV accounting faculty Charron and Cornell, along with Rick Warne, the Hubbard Award from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE…

Scott Jackson (Accounting) recently presented at the 2026 European Network for Experimental Accounting Research (ENEAR) Conference held in Bern, Switzerland. Jackson presented two papers, one titled “Profanity and the Company-Investor Relationship" and another titled "CEO Gender and Investors' Judgments: Evidence on Information Acquisition and…

Jason Smith (Accounting) and his co-author John Keyser from Arizona State University recently published their paper, “Private Equity and Public Accounting: New Development or Variation on a Theme?” in Accounting Horizons. Investigating the recent surge of private equity investors acquiring stakes in U.S. CPA firms, the study examines the roots of…

Scott Jackson (Accounting) and co-authors Paul E. Ordyna (University of Missouri-St. Louis) and Srinivasan C. Ragothaman (University of South Dakota) received the 2026 “Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education” Award from the Public Interest, Ethics and Sustainability Section of the American Accounting Association. The award recognizes their case…

Xu (Joyce) Cheng (Accounting) and her co-authors Travis Holt, James Long, and Tina Loraas (Auburn University) recently published their paper, “Blockchain Applications: The Impact of a Firm’s Choice of Financial Accounting System on Nonprofessional Investor Judgment and Decision-Making,” in Information & Management. Using an experimental design…

Aaron Saiewitz (Accounting) completed his term as President of the Accounting Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Section of the American Accounting Association (AAA) by hosting the 2025 ABO Research Conference in Indianapolis. Dr. Saiewitz also had a paper accepted to the conference (presented by a co-author), titled "Clients’ Experiences with the…

Scott Jackson (Accounting) recently presented at the 2025 BYU Accounting Research Symposium held in Provo, Utah. Jackson presented his paper entitled “Nonprofit CEO Compensation and Gender: A Different Context for the Implied Communality Deficit."

Scott Jackson (Accounting) recently published a case study, "A COVID-19-Related Fraud at Applied BioSciences Corp.: What Are the Lessons?" in Issues in Accounting Education, the premier educational journal in accounting. The case, co-authored with Paul Ordyna (University of Missouri - St Louis) and Srini Ragothaman (University of South…

Aaron Saiewitz (Accounting) and his co-authors, Mary Kate Dodgson (Lehigh University) and Marcus Doxey (University of Alabama), recently had their paper, "Examining the Use of Trait Skepticism Feedback in Auditor Training," accepted for publication in Accounting Horizons. Their study used an experiment to test the efficacy of a new audit firm…