Management Accounting | American Accounting Association

Objectives

The Management Accounting Section shall strive to stimulate and improve the teaching, researching and practice of accounting that assists in the effective and efficient management of entities. The goals of the Section include the following:

Improve the effectiveness of instruction in management accounting by fostering development, testing and discussion of methods and materials, as well as course offerings;
Encourage research in management accounting by facilitating the exchange of ideas and findings, and through opportunities for exposure of research results;
Increase opportunities for the interchange of ideas among the members of the academic and professional community who are interested in management accounting; and
Encourage capable and promising accounting students to pursue careers in management accounting by enhancing their knowledge of the activities, responsibilities and opportunities offered by such careers.

Officers

President Kristy Towry Emory University Goizueta Sch of Business 1300 Clifton Rd. Atlanta, GA 30306 Phone: 404-727-4895 Email: ktowry@emory.edu	President-Elect Shane Dikolli Duke University The Fuqua School of Business 100 Fuqua Dr, Box 90120 Durham, NC 27708 Phone: (919)660-1949 Email: dikolli@duke.edu

Past President Monte Swain Brigham Young University Marriott Sch Of Mgmt/540 Tnrb 198 P O Box 23068 Provo, U 84602 Phone: 801-4223-174 Email: monte@byu.edu	Secretary/Treasurer Anne Farrell Miami University Dept. of Accountancy 3094 Farmer School of Business Oxford, OH 45056 Phone: 513-529-1869 Email: Anne.Farrell@MiamiOH.edu

Council Representative Theresa Libby University of Waterloo School of Accounting and Finance Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 Email: talibby@uwaterloo.ca

Editors

Journal
Journal of Management Accounting Research
Karen Sedatole
Emory University
Email: JMAReditor@emory.edu

Communications Coordinator
Jason Porter
University of South Dakota
Phone: 605-677-5421
Email: jason.porter@usd.edu

Committee Chairpersons

Nominations Chair Monte Swain Brigham Young University Phone: 801-4223-174 Email: monte@byu.edu	Publications Chair Shannon Anderson University of California-Davis Phone: (530)-72-3871 Email: swanderson@ucdavis.edu

Instructional Resources Committee Co-Chair Albie Brooks University of Melbourne Phone: 0383445305 Email: albieb@unimelb.edu.au	Strategy Advisory Board- Chair Kristy Towry Emory University Phone: 404-727-4895 Email: ktowry@emory.edu

Lifetime Contribution to Management Accounting Award Chair Murray Lindsay University of Lethbridge Phone: (403) 329-2633 Email: m.lindsay@uleth.ca	Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature Award Mark Young University of Southern California Phone: (213) 740-4848 Email: mark.young@marshall.usc.edu

Membership Outreach Margaret Shackell Cornell University Phone: 607-255-6054 Email: mbs242@cornell.edu	Midyear Meeting Best Teaching Case Award Raef Lawson Institute of Management Accountants Phone: 201-474-1532 Email: rlawson@imanet.org

Annual Meeting Best Management Accounting Paper Award Brian Cadman University of Utah Phone: (801) 585-9517 Email: brian.cadman@business.utah.edu	Early-Career in Management Accounting Research Award Ramji Balakrishnan University of Iowa Phone: (319) 335-0958 Email: ramji-balakrishnan@uiowa.edu

Best Management Accounting Dissertation Award Ella Mae Matsumura University of Wisconsin-Madison Phone: (608) 262-9731 Email: ematsumura@bus.wisc.edu	Most Impact on Management Accounting Practice Award Wim van der Stede London School of Economics and Political Science Phone: 0207956695 Email: w.van-der-stede@lse.ac.uk

IMA Jim Bulloch Innovations in Teaching Award Nick Fessler University of Texas-Tyler Phone: (903) 565-5733 Email: nfessler@ucmo.edu	Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award Christian Hofmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Phone: +08921806892 Email: hofmann@bwl.lmu.de

Meeting Coordinators

2016-2017 Midyear Meeting Co-Director Clara Chen	2016-2017 Midyear Meeting Co-Director Bill Tayler Brigham Young University Phone: 801-422-5972 Email: tayler@byu.edu

2017 IMA Doctoral Colloquium Co-Director Jasmijn Bol Tulane University Phone: 504-314-7033 Email: jbol@tulane.edu	2017 IMA Doctoral Colloquium Co-Director Andrew Newman University of South Carolina Email: andrew.newman@moore.sc.edu

2017 National Meeting Representative Ivo Tafkov Georgia State University Phone: (404) 413-7226 Email: itafkov@gsu.edu	2017 National Meeting Representative Susan Kulp George Washington University Phone: 202-994-3874 Email: skulp@gwu.edu

IMA Liaison Raef Lawson Institute of Management Accountants Phone: 201-474-1532 Email: rlawson@imanet.org	AICPA Liaison Ken Witt AICPA Phone: 919-402-4816 Email: kwitt@aicpa.org
CIMA Liaison Chris Chapman Copenhagen Business School Phone: +4538152261 Email: cc.om@cbs.dk	CPA Canada Liaison Ron Guay Northcentral University Phone: 954-929-0209 Email: rguay1@att.net

Regional Directors

International Director Kari Lukka University of Turku Phone: +3582339315 Email: kari.lukka@utu.fi	Mid-Atlantic Bea Chiang The College of New Jersey Phone: 609-771-3056 Email: bchiang@tcnj.edu

Midwest Nathan Stuart University of Wisconsin – Osh Kosh Phone: 920-424-3472 Email: stuartn@uwosh.edu	Northeast Yvette Lazdowski Plymouth State University Phone: 603-535-2524 Email: yjlazdowski@plymouth.edu

Ohio Ann Gabriel Ohio University Phone: (740) 593-2019 Email: gabriele@ohio.edu	Southeast Maria Leach University of Southern Mississippi Phone: (228) 214-3343 Email: maria.leach@usm.edu

Southwest Marty Stuebs Baylor University Phone: 254-710-1329 Email: Marty_Stuebs@baylor.edu	Western Arindam Tripathy University of Washington Phone: 253-692-4523 Email: tripathy@uw.edu

2015-2016 Midyear Meeting Doctoral Consortium Co-Directors

Objectives

Improve the effectiveness of instruction in management accounting by fostering development, testing and discussion of methods and materials, as well as course offerings;
Encourage research in management accounting by facilitating the exchange of ideas and findings, and through opportunities for exposure of research results;
Increase opportunities for the interchange of ideas among the members of the academic and professional community who are interested in management accounting; and
Encourage capable and promising accounting students to pursue careers in management accounting by enhancing their knowledge of the activities, responsibilities and opportunities offered by such careers.

Officers

President Kristy Towry Emory University Goizueta Sch of Business 1300 Clifton Rd. Atlanta, GA 30306 Phone: 404-727-4895 Email: ktowry@emory.edu	President-Elect Shane Dikolli Duke University The Fuqua School of Business 100 Fuqua Dr, Box 90120 Durham, NC 27708 Phone: (919)660-1949 Email: dikolli@duke.edu

Past President Monte Swain Brigham Young University Marriott Sch Of Mgmt/540 Tnrb 198 P O Box 23068 Provo, U 84602 Phone: 801-4223-174 Email: monte@byu.edu	Secretary/Treasurer Anne Farrell Miami University Dept. of Accountancy 3094 Farmer School of Business Oxford, OH 45056 Phone: 513-529-1869 Email: Anne.Farrell@MiamiOH.edu

Council Representative Theresa Libby University of Waterloo School of Accounting and Finance Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 Email: talibby@uwaterloo.ca

Editors

Journal
Journal of Management Accounting Research
Karen Sedatole
Emory University
Email: JMAReditor@emory.edu

Communications Coordinator
Jason Porter
University of South Dakota
Phone: 605-677-5421
Email: jason.porter@usd.edu

Committee Chairpersons

Nominations Chair Monte Swain Brigham Young University Phone: 801-4223-174 Email: monte@byu.edu	Publications Chair Shannon Anderson University of California-Davis Phone: (530)-72-3871 Email: swanderson@ucdavis.edu

Instructional Resources Committee Co-Chair Albie Brooks University of Melbourne Phone: 0383445305 Email: albieb@unimelb.edu.au	Strategy Advisory Board- Chair Kristy Towry Emory University Phone: 404-727-4895 Email: ktowry@emory.edu

Lifetime Contribution to Management Accounting Award Chair Murray Lindsay University of Lethbridge Phone: (403) 329-2633 Email: m.lindsay@uleth.ca	Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature Award Mark Young University of Southern California Phone: (213) 740-4848 Email: mark.young@marshall.usc.edu

Membership Outreach Margaret Shackell Cornell University Phone: 607-255-6054 Email: mbs242@cornell.edu	Midyear Meeting Best Teaching Case Award Raef Lawson Institute of Management Accountants Phone: 201-474-1532 Email: rlawson@imanet.org

Annual Meeting Best Management Accounting Paper Award Brian Cadman University of Utah Phone: (801) 585-9517 Email: brian.cadman@business.utah.edu	Early-Career in Management Accounting Research Award Ramji Balakrishnan University of Iowa Phone: (319) 335-0958 Email: ramji-balakrishnan@uiowa.edu

Best Management Accounting Dissertation Award Ella Mae Matsumura University of Wisconsin-Madison Phone: (608) 262-9731 Email: ematsumura@bus.wisc.edu	Most Impact on Management Accounting Practice Award Wim van der Stede London School of Economics and Political Science Phone: 0207956695 Email: w.van-der-stede@lse.ac.uk

IMA Jim Bulloch Innovations in Teaching Award Nick Fessler University of Texas-Tyler Phone: (903) 565-5733 Email: nfessler@ucmo.edu	Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award Christian Hofmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Phone: +08921806892 Email: hofmann@bwl.lmu.de

Meeting Coordinators

2016-2017 Midyear Meeting Co-Director Clara Chen	2016-2017 Midyear Meeting Co-Director Bill Tayler Brigham Young University Phone: 801-422-5972 Email: tayler@byu.edu

2017 IMA Doctoral Colloquium Co-Director Jasmijn Bol Tulane University Phone: 504-314-7033 Email: jbol@tulane.edu	2017 IMA Doctoral Colloquium Co-Director Andrew Newman University of South Carolina Email: andrew.newman@moore.sc.edu

2017 National Meeting Representative Ivo Tafkov Georgia State University Phone: (404) 413-7226 Email: itafkov@gsu.edu	2017 National Meeting Representative Susan Kulp George Washington University Phone: 202-994-3874 Email: skulp@gwu.edu

IMA Liaison Raef Lawson Institute of Management Accountants Phone: 201-474-1532 Email: rlawson@imanet.org	AICPA Liaison Ken Witt AICPA Phone: 919-402-4816 Email: kwitt@aicpa.org
CIMA Liaison Chris Chapman Copenhagen Business School Phone: +4538152261 Email: cc.om@cbs.dk	CPA Canada Liaison Ron Guay Northcentral University Phone: 954-929-0209 Email: rguay1@att.net

Regional Directors

International Director Kari Lukka University of Turku Phone: +3582339315 Email: kari.lukka@utu.fi	Mid-Atlantic Bea Chiang The College of New Jersey Phone: 609-771-3056 Email: bchiang@tcnj.edu

Midwest Nathan Stuart University of Wisconsin – Osh Kosh Phone: 920-424-3472 Email: stuartn@uwosh.edu	Northeast Yvette Lazdowski Plymouth State University Phone: 603-535-2524 Email: yjlazdowski@plymouth.edu

Ohio Ann Gabriel Ohio University Phone: (740) 593-2019 Email: gabriele@ohio.edu	Southeast Maria Leach University of Southern Mississippi Phone: (228) 214-3343 Email: maria.leach@usm.edu

Southwest Marty Stuebs Baylor University Phone: 254-710-1329 Email: Marty_Stuebs@baylor.edu	Western Arindam Tripathy University of Washington Phone: 253-692-4523 Email: tripathy@uw.edu

2015-2016 Midyear Meeting Doctoral Consortium Co-Directors

Objectives

Improve the effectiveness of instruction in management accounting by fostering development, testing and discussion of methods and materials, as well as course offerings;
Encourage research in management accounting by facilitating the exchange of ideas and findings, and through opportunities for exposure of research results;
Increase opportunities for the interchange of ideas among the members of the academic and professional community who are interested in management accounting; and
Encourage capable and promising accounting students to pursue careers in management accounting by enhancing their knowledge of the activities, responsibilities and opportunities offered by such careers.

Officers

President Kristy Towry Emory University Goizueta Sch of Business 1300 Clifton Rd. Atlanta, GA 30306 Phone: 404-727-4895 Email: ktowry@emory.edu	President-Elect Shane Dikolli Duke University The Fuqua School of Business 100 Fuqua Dr, Box 90120 Durham, NC 27708 Phone: (919)660-1949 Email: dikolli@duke.edu

Past President Monte Swain Brigham Young University Marriott Sch Of Mgmt/540 Tnrb 198 P O Box 23068 Provo, U 84602 Phone: 801-4223-174 Email: monte@byu.edu	Secretary/Treasurer Anne Farrell Miami University Dept. of Accountancy 3094 Farmer School of Business Oxford, OH 45056 Phone: 513-529-1869 Email: Anne.Farrell@MiamiOH.edu

Council Representative Theresa Libby University of Waterloo School of Accounting and Finance Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 Email: talibby@uwaterloo.ca

Editors

Journal
Journal of Management Accounting Research
Karen Sedatole
Emory University
Email: JMAReditor@emory.edu

Communications Coordinator
Jason Porter
University of South Dakota
Phone: 605-677-5421
Email: jason.porter@usd.edu

Committee Chairpersons

Nominations Chair Monte Swain Brigham Young University Phone: 801-4223-174 Email: monte@byu.edu	Publications Chair Shannon Anderson University of California-Davis Phone: (530)-72-3871 Email: swanderson@ucdavis.edu

Instructional Resources Committee Co-Chair Albie Brooks University of Melbourne Phone: 0383445305 Email: albieb@unimelb.edu.au	Strategy Advisory Board- Chair Kristy Towry Emory University Phone: 404-727-4895 Email: ktowry@emory.edu

Lifetime Contribution to Management Accounting Award Chair Murray Lindsay University of Lethbridge Phone: (403) 329-2633 Email: m.lindsay@uleth.ca	Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature Award Mark Young University of Southern California Phone: (213) 740-4848 Email: mark.young@marshall.usc.edu

Membership Outreach Margaret Shackell Cornell University Phone: 607-255-6054 Email: mbs242@cornell.edu	Midyear Meeting Best Teaching Case Award Raef Lawson Institute of Management Accountants Phone: 201-474-1532 Email: rlawson@imanet.org

Annual Meeting Best Management Accounting Paper Award Brian Cadman University of Utah Phone: (801) 585-9517 Email: brian.cadman@business.utah.edu	Early-Career in Management Accounting Research Award Ramji Balakrishnan University of Iowa Phone: (319) 335-0958 Email: ramji-balakrishnan@uiowa.edu

Best Management Accounting Dissertation Award Ella Mae Matsumura University of Wisconsin-Madison Phone: (608) 262-9731 Email: ematsumura@bus.wisc.edu	Most Impact on Management Accounting Practice Award Wim van der Stede London School of Economics and Political Science Phone: 0207956695 Email: w.van-der-stede@lse.ac.uk

IMA Jim Bulloch Innovations in Teaching Award Nick Fessler University of Texas-Tyler Phone: (903) 565-5733 Email: nfessler@ucmo.edu	Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award Christian Hofmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Phone: +08921806892 Email: hofmann@bwl.lmu.de

Meeting Coordinators

2016-2017 Midyear Meeting Co-Director Clara Chen	2016-2017 Midyear Meeting Co-Director Bill Tayler Brigham Young University Phone: 801-422-5972 Email: tayler@byu.edu

2017 IMA Doctoral Colloquium Co-Director Jasmijn Bol Tulane University Phone: 504-314-7033 Email: jbol@tulane.edu	2017 IMA Doctoral Colloquium Co-Director Andrew Newman University of South Carolina Email: andrew.newman@moore.sc.edu

2017 National Meeting Representative Ivo Tafkov Georgia State University Phone: (404) 413-7226 Email: itafkov@gsu.edu	2017 National Meeting Representative Susan Kulp George Washington University Phone: 202-994-3874 Email: skulp@gwu.edu

IMA Liaison Raef Lawson Institute of Management Accountants Phone: 201-474-1532 Email: rlawson@imanet.org	AICPA Liaison Ken Witt AICPA Phone: 919-402-4816 Email: kwitt@aicpa.org
CIMA Liaison Chris Chapman Copenhagen Business School Phone: +4538152261 Email: cc.om@cbs.dk	CPA Canada Liaison Ron Guay Northcentral University Phone: 954-929-0209 Email: rguay1@att.net

Regional Directors

International Director Kari Lukka University of Turku Phone: +3582339315 Email: kari.lukka@utu.fi	Mid-Atlantic Bea Chiang The College of New Jersey Phone: 609-771-3056 Email: bchiang@tcnj.edu

Midwest Nathan Stuart University of Wisconsin – Osh Kosh Phone: 920-424-3472 Email: stuartn@uwosh.edu	Northeast Yvette Lazdowski Plymouth State University Phone: 603-535-2524 Email: yjlazdowski@plymouth.edu

Ohio Ann Gabriel Ohio University Phone: (740) 593-2019 Email: gabriele@ohio.edu	Southeast Maria Leach University of Southern Mississippi Phone: (228) 214-3343 Email: maria.leach@usm.edu

Southwest Marty Stuebs Baylor University Phone: 254-710-1329 Email: Marty_Stuebs@baylor.edu	Western Arindam Tripathy University of Washington Phone: 253-692-4523 Email: tripathy@uw.edu

2015-2016 Midyear Meeting Doctoral Consortium Co-Directors

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Meeting Coordinators

Regional Directors