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    On August 13, NASBA announced the recipients of its 2024 Accounting Education Research Grants. This year’s grant recipients include Dr. Kris Hoang and Amy Mathews at the University of Alabama. They received $5,500 for their ‘Job Stressors and Career Commitment in Early-Career Auditors’ Work Experiences’ study, which will investigate job stressors among early-career auditors and their influence on workplace well-being and career commitment.

    The team of Dr. Denis Gracanin at Virginia Tech and Dr. Dina El Mahdy at Morgan State University received $9,750 for their study ‘Demystifying Accounting and Using Immersive Analytics to Increase Enrollment, Recruitment, and Retention.’ Their project aims to demystify accounting and make it an exciting educational experience by developing an immersive data analytics tool – DataWorld.

    The final recipient, Drexel University Assistant Clinical Professor JT Thazhathel, received $9,750 for his ‘Balancing Books and Bytes: A Survey of Accountants’ Use of AI in the Workplace’ study. The project seeks to examine the prevalence and practical uses of artificial intelligence (AI) among accounting professionals.

    “Amy Mathews (co-principal researcher) and I are thrilled to receive a NASBA Accounting Education Research Grant to study job stressors in early-career auditors,” said Associate Professor Kris Hoang, PhD, CPA, CA. “The grant will help us address the challenge of recruiting volunteers with real-world experience. We appreciate NASBA’s role in connecting scholars with practitioners to advance the accounting profession.”

    Established in 2011, the grants program is spearheaded by members of NASBA’s Education Committee, under the leadership of Alison Houck Andrew. The program seeks to advance research on educational issues impacting certified public accountants, the accounting profession and state boards’ charge to protect the public.

    The 2025 Call for Proposals is open August 13, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. CT on Monday, March 3, 2025. Suggested research interest areas include integrating data analytics and AI as part of an accounting education, inclusivity within the CPA profession, CPA pipeline related items or impact of licensing requirements on students’ decisions to pursue accounting careers (suggested research areas are subject to change throughout the year). Post-doctoral researchers and professors seeking funding are encouraged to submit grant proposals for consideration prior to the deadline. The 2025 class of grant recipients will be announced in summer 2025.

    For additional information (including a full program description, eligibility requirements, research topics and details on past recipients), CLICK HERE. For questions regarding the program, email: [email protected].