He
earned his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from The University of the
West Indies-Mona and completed his Ph.D. at Virginia Tech (one
of the top 50 research universities in the US) in 1987. He joined
The University of Akron in August 1988 after two years as Assistant
Professor at the University of New Orleans. He has worked in development
banking, public accounting and consulting prior to starting his
Ph.D.
He was recently
elected as Vice Chair/Chair Elect (2003-04), Teaching &
Curriculum Section, American Accounting Association (AAA). He
has published more than 30 articles in academic and professional
journals, including: Journal of Applied Business Research, Journal
of Accounting Education, Journal of Accounting & Computers,
Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, and many others.
He is the
lead author on monograph, A Framework for Evaluating Effective
Teaching, Center for Accounting Education Research, James Madison
University, 1997. and on monograph, Best Practices in Accounting
Program Assessment (forthcoming December 2003). He has developed
and presented workshops for major U.S. corporations, including
First Energy, Schwab, and Advanced Elastomer Systems. He has
presented academic and professional paper presentations at more
than 40 local, regional, national, and international meetings
and conferences. He served on editorial board for Accounting
Enquiries: A Research Journal (1996 to present), Internal Auditing
(2001 to present), and Journal of Managerial Issues (1995 -
1998). He serves as ad hoc reviewer for Issues in Accounting
Education and Journal of Accounting Education and also serves
as ad hoc reviewer for several regional and national academic
meetings. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of Jamaica; American Accounting Association; Institute of Management
Accountants and Information Systems Audit & Control Association.
