Program

Friday, March 3, 2023
   

8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration

Tabletop Exhibit: AICPA-CIMA

   

9:30 am – 11:30 am

Workshop: A Beginner's Guide to R for Accounting & Auditing
Accounting - 2.4 CH

Presenter: Kurt S. Schulzke, University of North Georgia 

Data analytics is a hot topic in business these days, but proprietary analytics tools can be expensive and inflexible. A good option for analysis is R, a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. Kurt Schulzke will lead a workshop to introduce accounting educators to the resources and desirable features available in R, and will show how to incorporate R in a variety of accounting classes. The session is based on Kurt’s practical teaching experience at undergraduate and masters levels.

   

11:45 am – 1:15 pm

Lunch and Speaker
Accounting - 1.0 CH

Forensic Accounting & Fraud Examination Skills–A View from a Practitioner

Speaker: Vic Hartman, JD, CPA, CFE, a former FBI Special Agent and author of The Honest Truth About Fraud: A Retired FBI Agent Tells All

   

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

1.01 Completed Research - Peer Pressure and Bias
Behavioral Ethics- 1.8 CH
Moderator: Marie Rice, Siena College

The Interaction of Peer Influence and Affect on Budgetary Slack.
Xin Geng, Berry College
Alyssa Ong, Pepperdine University
Scott Fleming, West Virginia University Institute of Technology 
Discussant: Michael Favere-Marchesi, Simon Fraser University

Confronting Bias in Whistleblowing: How Race, Gender, and Marital Status Intersect in the Reporting of Unethical Conduct.
Andrea Scheetz, Georgia Southern University
Ruwan K. Adikaram, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Alyssa Ong, Pepperdine University
Discussant: Claire Costin, University of Portland

The Effect of Bias on Employee Suspicions of Co-Worker Guilt and Likelihood of Peer Reporting.
Claire Costin, University of Portland
Stephani A. Mason, DePaul University
Jason Rinaldo, Texas Tech University
Discussant: Xin Geng, Berry College

1.02 Classroom Teaching Ideas and Materials
Accounting – 1.8 CH
Moderator: Paul Ordyna, University of South Dakota

Learning from History—FTX Was Not Unique.
Bill Black, University of North Georgia

One Stone, Two Birds: Incorporating the Publication Process into the Classroom.
Richard G. Brody, The University of New Mexico

Teaching Newly Issued Revenue Recognition Guidance Using Accounting Restatement at a Public Company.
Vijay Sampath, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Jamal Ahmad, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Calvester C. Legister, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

1.03 Fraud Examiner Practitioner Panel
Specialized Knowledge- 1.8 CH

Moderator: Renee Flasher, Penn State Harrisburg 

Panelists: James Wood, CPA/CFF, CFE
Heather Denison, CPA, CFE

   

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Break

   

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Concurrent Sessions

2.01 Completed research - Financial Reporting Fraud
Specialized Knowledge- 1.8 CH
Moderator: Leah Elena Muriel, Oklahoma State University

Financial Fraud, Hispanics, and Transgenerational Bonds.
Jesus R. Jimenez Andrade, Texas A&M University–San Antonio
Discussant: Christiana AntwiObimpeh, UTSA

Free or Paid Content in Moderating Media Coverage and Reputational Market Value Penalties After (FCPA) Corporate Wrongdoings.
Jesus R. Jimenez Andrade, Texas A&M University–San Antonio
Discussant: Brady Haering, University of Oklahoma

2.02 Fraud Risk Assessments in Practice
Specialized Knowledge- 1.8 CH

Speaker: Michael Brodsky, Deloitte & Touche LLP and Merrimack College

2.03 Teaching Cases - Fraud Detection
Specialized Knowledge- 1.8 CH
Moderator: Elizabeth Felski, SUNY, Geneseo

Finding Fraud: A Hands-On Fraud Creation and Detection Case
Elizabeth Felski, SUNY, Geneseo

Trouble at Tindy: A Fraud Simulation.
*Bring laptop if you'd want to go over the case during the presentation
Cindy Durtschi, DePaul University
Tina Carpenter, The University of Georgia

A Teaching Case Applying Benford's Law to Detect Credit Card Fraud Using Microsoft Excel.
Chih-Chen Lee, Northern Illinois University
Wei-Cheng Milton Shen, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Alan He, Carrol University 

 

   

5:45 pm - 7:15 pm

Reception at NACVA Headquarters 
1218 East 7800 South, Suite 301
Sandy, UT 84094

Saturday, March 4, 2023

7:00 am – 1:30 pm

Registration

Tabletop Exhibit: AICPA-CIMA

   

7:30 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast, Awards Recognition and Discussion by NACVA 

   

8:30 am-10:00 am

Concurrent Sessions

3.01 Completed Research - Audit and ESG Fraud
Auditing- 1.8 CH
Moderator: Donald Larry Crumbley, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi

ESG Fraud: Analyzing SEC Enforcement Actions in the ESG Space.
Subash Adhikari, Southeastern Louisiana University
Louis P. Le Guyader, Southeastern Louisiana University
Discussant: Anuradha Charlot Goel Ghai, Wilkes University

Do High Quality Audits Mitigate Auditees’ Reliance on Trade Credit Financing?
Mohammad Hendijani Zadeh, St. Mary's University
Discussant: Leah Elena Muriel, Oklahoma State University

Effects of CFO Narcissism on Internal Auditor Risk Assessment.
Anuradha Charlot Goel Ghai, Wilkes University
Discussant: Subash Adhikari, Southeastern Louisiana University

3.02 Research in Progress - Archival
Accounting – 1.8 CH
Moderator: Jesus R. Jimenez Andrade, Texas A&M University–San Antonio

AAER Research Proposal.
Annika Bonrath, University of Duisburg-Essen
Marc Eulerich, University Duisburg-Essen

Over a Decade of Criminal Prosecutions from Auditor Referrals—One State’s Story.
Renee Flasher, The Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg
Christine Cheng, The University of Mississippi
Michelle Lau, Brock University

Patterns in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violations and Enforcement.
Adam Du Pon, Georgia Southern University
Andrea Scheetz, Georgia Southern University
Zhenyu Zhang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The Bankruptcy of FTX: A Call to Change the Related-Party Disclosure and Auditing Rules.
Yiwen Li, Radford University
Kathryn Simms, Radford University
Vilson Dushi, Radford University

3.03 JFAR Editorial Panel
Accounting- 1.8 CH
Moderator: Zabihollah Rezaee, University of Memphis

Panelists: James A DiGabriele, Montclair State University
Brien K. Jones, National/Global Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
Andi McNeal, ACFE
Richard A Riley, West Virginia University

   

10:00 am - 10:15 am

Break

   

10:15 am - 11:45 am

Concurrent Sessions

4.01 Completed Research - Organizations and Fraud
Specialized Knowledge- 1.8 CH
Moderator: Salem L. Boumediene, University of Illinois at Springfield

Is Fraud Normal? The Impact of Informal Norms on Asset Diversion at Nonprofit Organizations.
Eric Negangard, University of Virginia
Andrea Roberts, University of Virginia
Jennifer Winchel, University of Virginia
Discussant: Adam Du Pon, Georgia Southern University 

The Existence and Impact of Resume Fraud among Nigerian Government Officials.
Richard G. Brody, The University of New Mexico
Kehinde Ogunade, The University of Memphis
Ryan Knight, The University of New Mexico
Discussant: Eric Negangard, University of Virginia

Did Anadarko "Cook Their Books" Before Their Sale to Occidental?
Donald Larry Crumbley, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
Discussant: Kehinde Ogunade, The University of Memphis

4.02 AICPA Panel
Accounting – 1.8 CH
Moderator: Jan Taylor-Morris, AICPA-CIMA

Panelists: Patricia A Johnson, Southern New Hampshire University
Sharon L Levin, University of Maryland Global Campus

4.03 Research in Progress - Experimental
Accounting – 1.8 CH
Moderator: Megan Hiner, Florida Atlantic University - Boca

Preventing Abusive Supervision.
Vilson Dushi, Radford University
Yiwen Li, Radford University
Kathryn Simms, Radford University

The Effect of the Dark Triad on Organizational Fraud.
Elizabeth Felski, SUNY, Geneseo
Shae Antonicelli, SUNY, Geneseo

The Effects of Mindfulness on Auditors’ Ability to Identify Fraud Risk Factors.
Marie Rice, Siena College

What Makes Investors Susceptible to Financial Statement Fraud? An Examination of Depressive Realism and Unrealistic Optimism.
Kathryn Simms, Radford University
Yiwen Li, Radford University
Vilson Dushi, Radford University

   

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch and Speaker
Accounting - 1.0 CH

Improving Valuation Transparency and Accuracy with Bayesian Networks

Speaker: Kurt S. Schulzke, University of North Georgia 

   

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

5.01 Teaching Cases - Financial Reporting Fraud
Specialized Knowledge- 1.5 CH
Moderator: Andrea Scheetz, Georgia Southern University

Case Smith—Bankruptcy, Asset Valuation and Transactions with Related Parties.
Benita M. Gullkvist, University of Vaasa
Karolina Söderlund, Hanken School of Economics

Fancy Fliers: Understanding Financial Reporting Pressure.
Jodi Lynn Gissel McDowell, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
Andrea Scheetz, Georgia Southern University

A COVID Related Fraud at Applied Biosciences Corp.: What Are the Lessons?
Paul Edward Ordyna, University of South Dakota
Scott C. Jackson, The University of South Dakota
Srinivasan Ragothaman, The University of South Dakota

5.02 Research in Progress - Qualitative
Accounting- 1.5 CH
Moderator: Madeline Domino, University of South Florida

A Conceptual Framework of Merger and Acquisition Activity, Accounting Fraud and ESG Measures.
Madeline Domino, University of South Florida
Carmelita Troy, Andrews University

Best Practices for Implementing the Justice for Fraud Victims Project.
Marie Rice, Siena College
David Glodstein, SUNY College at Old Westbury

Forensic Accountants and Expert Witness Work: Balancing Professional and Commercial Logics.
Nicole Donahoo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Perceptions of the Fraud Triangle: A Proposed Qualitative Study of Independent and Internal Auditors.
Vilson Dushi, Radford University
Kathryn Simms, Radford University
Yiwen Li, Radford University

5.03 Research In-Progress - Analytical
Accounting – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Cindy Durtschi, DePaul University

Analysis of Digital Forensic Deficiencies Using Systems Thinking Approach.
Salem L. Boumediene, University of Illinois at Springfield
Salma Boumediene, Naval Postgraduate School

Who is Interested in Forensic Accounting?
Laura Hatch, The University of Tennessee at Martin
Cindy Durtschi, DePaul University

Open for Funny Business: Does Economic Freedom Lead to More Fraud?
Brady Haering, University of Oklahoma
Kevan Jensen, The University of Oklahoma

   

Note: The CPE Fields of Study curriculum is divided into twenty subject matter areas. These fields represent the primary knowledge and skill areas needed by accounting licensees to perform professional services in all fields of employment. Sessions that offer CPE credit have the Field of Study and Credit Hours (CH) in red. Each Credit Hour is based on 50 minutes. The Program Level for each of these sessions is Basic, unless otherwise stated. Delivery Method: Group Internet Based

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