Welcome Reception

 

Registration for Doctoral Colloquium

Coffee and socializing

Welcome

Paige Patrick, University of Illinois at Chicago
Co-Lead of the 2026 IMA Doctoral Colloquium
Small group introduction and roundtable discussion (All participants)

Keynote address

Michal Matejka, Arizona State University
Personal Development- 1.0 CH

Break

Change tables Small group introduction and roundtable discussion

(All participants)

Writing Workshop: “Revising your own work”

Personal Development -1.4 CH

Beth Estes, Vanderbilt Writing Studio

IMA Doctoral Colloquium Lunch

IMA Presentation
 

Speakers:
Mary Patterson, Senior Manager Academic Relations, Institute of Management Accountants
Todd Thornock, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Small Group Introduction and Roundtable Discussion (All Participants)

(All participants)

Panel presentation and Q&A: “Lessons from outstanding reviewers”

Personal Development - 1.0 CH
Jason Brown, Indiana University
Andrea Pawliczek, University of Colorado Boulder
Ivo D. Tafkov, Georgia State University

Break

Panel presentation and Q&A: “Career paths”

Personal Development - 1.0 CH
Shane Dikolli, University of Virginia
Karl Schuhmacher, Emory University
Jacob Zureich, Lehigh University

Break

MAS Ph.D. Student Mentorship Program Participants

• Mentorship Program participants will meet with assigned faculty mentor teams.
• Please come back to the main colloquium room by 4:50 pm.

Or

Other Participants: Roundtable Q&A with Resident Faculty

• Roundtable Q&A: Each table carries out a Q&A session with your resident faculty (e.g., coping with pressures and stress in the Ph.D. program, dissertation process, co-authorship, publication process, etc.)
• Each table presents one or two key takeaways from their Q&A session.

Junior Accounting Scholars Association Presentation

Victoria Fung, University of Illinois

Closing & Follow-up Information

Eric Chan, University of Texas at Austin