Adjunct Associate Professor of Accounting; Deputy Vice Dean, Wharton Graduate Division
Accrual management; regulated industries, particularly financial institutions
Examination of firms' use of accounting accruals to effect regulation and investor perceptions.
(with Catherine Schrand)
MBA Companion to accompany Financial Accounting by Libby, Libby and Short 4/e, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York, NY, 2004.
(with Thomas Lys)
“Inferring Accounting Information from Corporate Financing Choices: An Examination of Security Issuances in the Banking Industry.” Contemporary Accounting Research 18 (2001).
PhD, Northwestern University, 1995; BBA, Texas Christian University, 1985
MBA Core Curriculum Award, 1998; “Tough, but we’ll thank you in five years” Award, 2004, 2005, 2007; Whatever It Takes Award, 2008
Wharton: 1997-present (Deputy Vice Dean and Director, MBA Program, 2001-present). Previous appointments: New York University; Northwestern University
Lending Officer, Credit Analyst, First Republic Bank Fort Worth, 1985-88
MBA Roundtable, Board of Directors, 2002-present, Secretary, 2006-present
