J.M. Tull School of Accounting

Recent PhD Placement

Name Date Location Dissertation Advisor
Penelope Bagley Spring 2007 Texas Tech University Evaluation Apprehension: An Examination of Affect in the Audit Environment Dr. E. Michael Bamber
Sarah Clinton Spring 2007 University of Tennessee Voluntary Risk-Related Disclosures Dr. Stephen P. Baginski
Jason Porter Summer 2006 University of Idaho Do Analysts Remove Earnings Management When Forecasting Earnings? Dr. Jennifer J. Gaver
George Wilson Summer 2006 Louisiana State University The Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley on Earnings Management Behavior Dr. Benjamin C. Ayers
John Jiang Summer 2005 Michigan State University Beating Earnings Benchmark and Cost of Debt Dr. Benjamin C. Ayers
K. C. Rakow Summer 2005 Louisiana State University Dimensions of Disclosure and the Cost of Equity Capital: Evidence from the Post Regulation Fair Disclosure Period Dr. Stephen P. Baginski
Isabel Wang Summer 2005 Michigan State University The Descriptive Validity of the King, Pownall, and Waymire (1990) Framework and Its Implications for Regulation Fair Disclosure Dr. Linda Smith Bamber

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Name Date Location Dissertation Advisor
James Hansen Summer 2004 University of Illinois at Chicago Earnings Management Around Earnings Benchmarks Dr. Kenneth M. Gaver
Danny Lanier Summer 2003 Texas Christian University The Effect of Earnings Management Constraints on Financial Reporting Decisions: An Empirical Examination of Accounting Write-Offs Dr. Kenneth M. Gaver
Suzanne Sevin Summer 2002 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Additional Evidence on the Lease Choice Decision: A Study Incorporating the Use of Synthetic Leasing Dr. Kenneth M. Gaver
Mary F. Calegari Summer 2001 San Jose State University An Empirical Investigation of the Consequences to CEOs of Reporting Losses Dr. Jennifer J. Gaver
Betsy Haywood Summer 2001 Rider University The Balanced Scorecard and Decision Strategies: Do Explicit Weights on Financial and Nonfinancial Criteria Lead to Better Decisions? Dr. E. Michael Bamber
Aamer Sheikh Summer 2001 College of William and Mary The Effect of Ratcheting Performance Standards on CEO Compensation Dr. Kenneth M. Gaver
Dahlia M. Robinson Summer 2000 Arizona State University Reverse Stock Splits and Earnings Dr. Kenneth M. Gaver
Cheryl L. Allen Summer 1998 Morehouse College The Perceived Benefit of an Accounting Education for Students Choosing 150 Hour Programs Dr. E. Michael Bamber

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Name Date Location Dissertation Advisor
Nilabhra Bhattacharya Summer 1998 Southern Methodist University Investor's Trade Size and Trading Responses Around Earning's Announcements: An Intraday Analysis Dr. Linda S. Bamber
Barbara Chaney Summer 1997 University of Montana The Association Between Accounting Measures and Interest Cost on Municipal Bond Issues: A Test of Entity Relationships Dr. Paul A. Copley
William Heninger Summer 1997 Brigham Young University The Effect of Earnings Management on Auditor Litigation Dr. E. Michael Bamber
Kirby Hughes Fall 1996 Louisiana State University Environmental Cost Uncertainty and Market Valuation of Accounting Information Dr. Linda S. Bamber
Melanie McCoskey Fall 1996 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Incentives to Manage Expenses in Mutual Life Insurance Firms Dr. Paul J. Streer

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Name Date Location Dissertation Advisor
D. Lee Warren Spring 1996 Belmont College The Effects of Information Asymmetry on Voluntary Disclosures by Banks Dr. Jennifer J. Gaver
Jeffrey Austin Summer 1995 Southern Methodist University The Choice of Incentive Stock Options vs. Nonqualified Stock Options: A Marginal Tax Rate Perspective Dr. Kenneth M. Gaver
Theodore Christensen Summer 1995 Brigham Young University The Effects of Uncertainty on the Relation between Earnings and Stock Price: Evidence from the Insurance Industry Dr. Linda S. Bamber
Edward Douthett Summer 1995 George Mason University An Empirical Assessment of the Determinants of Auditor Choice in the Market for New Issues Dr. Paul A. Copley
Jeffrey Paterson Summer 1995 Florida State University Insurance Managers' Statutory Reporting and Tax Objectives: An Analysis of the Endogineity of Policy Choices Dr. Kenneth M. Gaver

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CONTACT INFORMATION

J.M. Tull School of Accounting
Terry College of Business
University of Georgia
255 Brooks Hall
Athens, GA 30602-6252
706-542-1616
706-542-3630 (fax)

PhD COORDINATOR

Jennifer Gaver
233 Brooks Hall
706-542-3699
email