Karla Johnstone Wins
Outstanding Dissertation Award

Karla Johnstone will receive the Auditing Section’s Outstanding Dissertation Award during the Section’s luncheon at the AAA meeting in New Orleans. Karla received her Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in 1997 and is currently an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research interests relate to judgment and decision making in accounting. Karla’s research has investigated the auditor’s client acceptance decision for clients of varying risk levels, the impact of client risk on the judgment processes underlying concurring partner reviews in auditing, client-auditor negotiation and accounting curriculum effectiveness. Karla’s teaching interests include auditing and financial accounting. She has received various awards including the Coopers & Lybrand Doctoral Fellowship (1994–1996), the Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting Laurels Fund Scholarship (1996), the University of Connecticut Doctoral Fellowship (1995-1996), and the Connecticut Society of CPA’s Ph.D. Scholarship (1995).

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