2023

How Does the Slow Wage Growth in the Accounting Profession Impact the CPA Pipeline?

Submitted By:
Dr. Dennis Bline – Bryant University
Dr. Xiaochuan Zheng – Bryant University

How Industry and Academic Trends Have Affected Candidates Graduating From Small Accounting Programs and How Those Effects Have Impacted the CPA Pipeline

Submitted By:
Dr. Charles Thomas, Jr., PhD, CMA, CGMA, CPA – Tarleton State University
Judd Leach, J.D. – Tarleton State University
Laura Gordey, J.D. – Tarleton State University

    2022

      The Importance of Metacognition in Today’s Business Curriculum, and the Impact of Core Business Courses and Online Adaptive Learning Technology on Students’ Metacognition

      Submitted By:
      Ryan Cahalan, JD – Central Washington University
      Dr. Gabriel Dickey, CPA – University of Northern Iowa
      Dr. William Wilcox, CPA – University of Northern Colorado

      Is success on the CPA Examination furthered by an institutional culture supportive of such effort at institutions of higher education. This proposal seeks to study a single contributing factor to this culture – the professional certification of college instructors.

      Submitted By:
      Dr. Timothy J. Fogarty, JD, CPA  – Case Western Reserve University
      Dr. William Black, CPA – University of North Georgia

        2021

          “Do the program curriculum, faculty characteristics, and support association at Minority Serving Institutions contribute to achieving CPA certification?” Submitted By:
          Marlissa J. Phillips and Tonya Smalls – Clark Atlanta University (Atlanta, GA)

            2020

              OPTIONS FOR MEETING THE 150-HOUR REQUIREMENT TO MAXIMIZE STUDENTS’ DEMAND AS PUBLIC ACCOUNTING RECRUITS: ESTABLISHING NEW BENCHMARKS IN THE AGE OF DATA ANALYTICS

              Submitted By:
              Tristan B. Johnson – University of South Alabama
              J. Russell Hardin – University of South Alabama
              D. Shawn Mauldin – Mississippi State University

              Johnson/Hardin/Mauldin Manuscript

              REJUVINATING THE ACCOUNTING CURRICULA: HOW CAN WE BRING ACCOUNTING STUDENTS INTO THE 21ST CENTURY?

              Submitted By:
              M. Pamela Neely – State University New York – Brockport
              Timothy Hungerford – State University New York – Brockport

              Rejuvinating The Accounting Curricula

                2019

                  WHY MASTER’S IN ACCOUNTING STUDENTS DO NOT SIT FOR THE CPA: DETERMINANTS AND PERCEPTIONS OF CPA VALUESubmitted By:
                  Dierdre Collier – Fairleigh Dickinson University
                  Hannah Rozen – Fairleigh Dickinson University
                  Alexander Sannella – Rutgers UniversityWHAT ACCOUNTING PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM FEATURES INFLUENCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF GRADUATES ATTEMPTING THE UNIFORM CPA EXAM?Submitted By:
                  Ben Angelo – Ball State University
                  Kelsey Brasel – Ball State University
                  Jason Stanfield – Ball State University
                  Tiffany Westfall – Ball State University

                  Angerlo/Brasel/Standfield/Westfall Manuscript

                  MOST EFFECTIVE STUDY METHODS FOR HIGH-STAKES TESTS: THE CPA EXAM

                  Submitted By:
                  Linda Quick – East Carolina University
                  Denise Dickins – East Carolina University
                  Rachel Hull – East Carolina University

                  Quick/Dickins/Hull Manuscript

                    2018

                      READING ABILITY AND SUCCESS IN ACCOUNTING PROGRAM

                      Submitted By:
                      Helen H. L. Choy – Drexel University
                      Deirdre J. Derrick – American Board of Internal Medicine

                      Choy/Derrick Manuscript

                      GIVING ACCOUNTING A SECOND CHANCE: FACTORS INFLUENCING RETURNING STUDENTS TO CHOOSE ACCOUNTING AND BECOME CPAS

                      Submitted By:
                      Veena L. Brown – University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
                      Amy C. Tegeler – University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

                      Brown/Tegeler_Manuscript

                      AN EXAMINATION OF THE DE-MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS INHIBITING HISPANIC STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN THE CPA EXAM

                      Submitted By:
                      Akinloye Akindayomi, Ph.D.- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Accountancy
                      Deborah Gonzalez, MPA, CPA – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Accountancy
                      Linda G. Acevedo, MACC – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Accountancy

                      Akindayomi/Gonzalez/Acevedo Manuscript

                      RESEARCH EXPLORING DETERMINANTS OF THE PATH TO BECOMING A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

                      Submitted By:
                      Bradrick Cripe – Northern Illinois University
                      Ann Dzuranin – Northern Illinois University
                      Linda Matuszewski – Northern Illinois University
                      Rebecca Shortridge – Northern Illinois University

                        2017

                          THE LANDSCAPE OF HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNTING EDUCATION AND THE IMPACT ON THE FUTURE OF THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION

                          Submitted By:
                          Kimberly Swanson Church, Ph.D. – University of Missouri
                          Gail Hoover King, Ph.D. – Purdue University Northwest

                          STEREOTYPE THREAT AND MINDSET ORIENTATION: PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS TO THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION

                          Submitted By:
                          Brandis Phillips, Ph.D., CPA – North Carolina A&T State University

                          IS SUCCESS ON THE CPA EXAM ALL ABOUT OPPORTUNITY

                          Submitted By:
                          Reza Espahbodi, Ph.D., CPA – Washburn University
                          G. Thomas White, Ph.D., CPA – College of William and Mary