Forensic Accounting | American Accounting Association

Objectives

The Forensic Accounting Section is dedicated to the continual improvement of forensic accounting research and education, through the encouragement, development, and sharing of:

The promotion and dissemination of forensic and investigative academic and practitioner research.
The relevant and innovative curricula with an emphasis on effective and efficient instruction.
The exploration of knowledge-organization issues related to forensic accounting programs.
The creation and presentation of CPE courses to members and professionals.

Forensic Accounting often intersects with other professions including those of the law, criminology, sociology, psychology, intelligence, information technology (open sourcing, cyber-crime, digital evidence, data mining, and IT systems and control), computer forensics, and other forensic sciences.

Specific objectives include, but are not limited to those of:

A. Research:

To initiate, encourage, and sponsor research in the field of forensic accounting.
To stimulate discussion, promotion and dissemination of research means, methods, resources, and findings resulting from forensic accounting research.
To raise questions and to share knowledge about forensic accounting and fraud research, including theory, application, and practice.
To provide guidance and opportunities for members to test and to improve their forensic accounting research skills, tools, and techniques.
To investigate and share various means of evaluating research by using scientific research methodologies, forensic accounting practice methods, policies, techniques, and research tools.

B. Education:

To encourage a broad definition of scholarship with a high priority on teaching, learning, and curricular development.
To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and findings about developments related to instruction, learning, and curricular issues in forensic accounting education.
To work with other organizations (especially fraud and litigation support practitioners) pursuing similar goals.
To encourage qualified individuals to consider opportunities in forensic accounting education by providing appropriate guidance and information about such careers.
To unite forensic professors and practitioners by co-creating and sharing educational materials and training.

C. Teaching:

To initiate, encourage, and sponsor research in methods of teaching, learning, and their applications to the field of forensic accounting instruction.
To stimulate discussion and experimentation in instructional means, methods, and materials in the field of forensic accounting in general.
To raise questions and to share knowledge about forensic accounting and fraud-related materials.
To provide guidance and opportunities for members to test and to improve their forensic teaching and research skills and instructional materials.
To investigate and share various means of evaluating forensic accounting instruction, instructional methods and materials, and forensic accounting research.

D. Curricula:

To encourage continued consideration of and experimentation in all facets of curricular developments for forensic accounting programs.
To communicate interests, intentions, and information about curricular developments in forensic accounting programs.

Officers

President Lester Heitger Missouri State University School of Accountancy 901 South National Ave Springfield, MO 65897 Phone: 417-836-5164 LesHeitger@missouristate.edu	President Elect Ronald Daigle Sam Houston State University College of Business 1821 Avenue I Huntsville, TX 77340 Phone: 936-294-1479 daigle@shsu.edu

Immediate Past President Cindy Durtschi DePaul University School of Accountancy & MIS 1 East Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60404 Phone: 312-362-8789 cdurtsch@depaul.edu	Vice President — Practice Toby Bishop Independent Anti-Fraud Strategist fraudmeister@aol.com

Treasurer Carl Pacini University of South Florida College of Business, PNM 107 Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone: 727-873-4268 cpacini@mail.usf.edu	Secretary Patricia Johnson Canisius College 2001 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14208 Phone: 716-888-5947 johnsonp@canisius.edu

Council Representative Timothy J. Louwers College of Business James Madison University School of Accounting MSC 0203 Harrisonburg, VA 22807 Phone: 540-568-3084 louwertj@jmu.edu

Editors

Newsletter
D. Larry Crumbley
Louisiana State University
Phone: 225-578-6231
dcrumbl@lsu.edu

Webmaster
Patricia Johnson
Canisius College
Phone: 716-888-5947
johnsonp@canisius.edu

Committee Chairpersons

Membership Acquisition and Retention Peter Lohrey Montclair State University Phone: 973-655-3514 lohreyp@mail.montclir.edu	Bylaw Review/Strategic Planning Priscilla Burnaby Bentley University Phone: 781-891-2519 pburnaby@bentley.edu

Nominating Committee D. Larry Crumbley Louisiana State University Phone: 225-578-6231 dcrumbl@lsu.edu	IFRS & Fraud Norbert Tschakert Salem State University Phone: 619-200-9852 ntschakert@salemstate.edu

Electronic Evidence & Fraud Salem Boumediene Montana State University – Billings Phone: 406-657-1605 salem.boumediene@msubillings.edu	Litigation Support Bill Barrett Barrett PC Ph: 804-355-3555 bill.barrett@barrettPC.com

Tax Fraud/Underground Economy Carl Pacini University of South Florida Phone: 727-873-4268 cpacini@mail.usf.edu	Fraud in Governmental/NFP Entities Oscar Harvin Florida Atlantic University oharvin@my.fau.edu

Publications Chih-Chen Lee Northern Illinois University Phone: 815-753-6205 cclee@niu.edu	Awards Diane Matson University of St. Thomas dmmatson@stthomas.edu

Syllabus Exchange Helen Pruitt University of Maryland-University College Phone: 301-956-4610 helen_pruitt@yahoo.com	Education Debbie Sinclair University of South Florida – St. Petersburg Phone: 727-873-4815 dsinclair@mail.usf.edu

Professional Association Liaison Helen Pruitt University of Maryland-University College Phone: 301-956-4610 helen_pruitt@yahoo.com	2016 Midyear Research Conference Program Chair TBA

2016 Annual Meeting Program Advisory Committee Liaison Curtis Nicholls Bucknell University Phone: 509-313-7031 cmn006@bucknell.edu

Regional Directors

Mid-Atlantic James DiGabriele Montclair State University Phone: 973 243-2600 jim@dmcpa.com	Midwest Meghann Cefaratti Northern Illinois University Phone: 815-753-6382 mcefaratti@niu.edu

Northeast Kathy Nesper University of Buffalo ksnesper@buffalo.edu	Ohio Karin Petruska Youngstown State University Phone: 330-941-1876 kapetruska@ysu.edu

Southeast Carl Pacini Unviersity of South Florida - St Petersburg Phone: 727-873-4268 cpacini@mail.usf.edu	Southwest TBA

Western Sara Melendy Kern Gonzaga University Phone: 509-313-7031 kern@jepson.gonzaga.edu	International Dominic Peltier-Rivest Concordia University Phone: 514-848-2424, ext. 2778 drivest@jmsb.concordia.ca