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The 2015 Diversity Section Meeting will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, at the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta on November 6-8, 2015.

Preliminary Agenda

Friday, November 6, 2015

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm	Reception

Saturday, November 7, 2015

7:00 am – 8:00 am	Breakfast
8:00 am – 8:15 am	Welcome Speakers: Dereck Barr-Pulliam, University of Wisconsin–Madison Stephani Mason, DePaul University
8:15 am – 8:30 am	NASBA Update Speaker: James Suh, NASBA
8:30 am – 9:30 am	How Colleges of Business Can and Should be Leaders in Promoting an Expanded Definition of Diversity and Inclusiveness on Campuses Nationwide (presented by Texas Tech University) Accounting - 1.0 CH Dialogue Facilitator: Shannon Rinaldo, Associate Professor of Marketing, Rawls College Working Families Task Force Moderator: Dereck Barr-Pulliam, University of Wisconsin–Madison Panelists: Kelli Frias, Assistant Professor of Marketing; Member of the PhD Project John Masselli, Haskell Taylor Professor of Taxation Robert Ricketts, Rawls School of Accounting Jason Rinaldo, Clinical Psychologist and Senior Director of Assessment for the Rawls College
9:30 am – 10:30 am	Research Session I Auditing - 1.0 CH Auditor Changes and the Cost of Bank Debt Bill Francis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Delroy Hunter, University of South Florida Dahlia Robinson, University of South Florida Michael Robinson, The University of Tampa The Effects of Restatements and Audit Tenure on the General Public's Judgments of Institutional Trust Robert Neil Marley, The University of Tampa Nicole McCoy, North Carolina Central University Aisha G. Meeks, Dalton State College

10:30 am – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am – 12:15 pm	Concurrent Sessions Session 1.01: Financial Accounting - 2.0 CH Are Artificially Low Interest Rates Bankrupting State and Local Governments? Maurice Lockridge, RetiredInternal Control Quality and the Excess Value of Diversification Shu-Miao Lai, Kainan University Chih-Liang Liu, Xiamen University State-Level Determinants of the 150-Hour Law Adoption Maurice Atkinson II, Michigan State University Information Technology Spending and Performance in Nonprofits: Evidence from Hospitals Adrian Mayse, Howard University Session 1.02: Education Accounting - 2.0 CH Information Processing and Student Success Joe Reid, North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University Examining the Relation between Career Success in the Accounting Field and Playing Golf: A Social Capital Perspective Allison Leigh Evans, The University of North Carolina Wilmington Lorraine Lee, The University of North Carolina Wilmington Learning by Doing: Integrating a Service-Learning Project into the First Accounting Course Yetunde Orimoloye, Morgan State University Effect of a Flipped-Team-Based Learning Teaching Model in Intermediate Accounting Melvin Lamboy, Iowa State University Abhijit Rao, Iowa State University Efficiency in Vocational Rehabilitation Program Service Delivery: Impact of Socioeconomic Context Royce Burnett, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Session 1.03: Education Accounting - 2.0 CH Where Have the African American Accounting Majors Gone? Satina Williams, Brooklyn College–CUNY Using Modified Peer Instructor Methods for Introductory Accounting Course Darlene Booth-Bell, Benedict College Using the VITA Program to Build Skills Necessary for Accounting Students to Succeed in Their Careers Rosemarie Carroll, York College–CUNY Impact of Conscientiousness on Individual Performance in Introductory Accounting Course Ayishat Omar, Morgan State University
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm	Lunch: Sponsored by KPMG Speaker: Chad Libertus, Partner, KPMG Houston Introduction: Stephani Mason, DePaul University
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm	Concurrent Sessions Session 2.01: Diversity Financial Accounting - 1.5 CH Gender in Corporate Governance: Evidence from Mexico Carmen Belén Rios-Figueroa, Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Rogelio J. Cardona, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Karen Castro-Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Women Directors on Boards, Corporate Performance, and Impact on Corporate Social Responsibility Jing Han, California State University, Fullerton Meiqun Yin, Bejing International Studies University Jidong Zhang, California State University, Fullerton I Do (Sort of): Tax Planning Strategies for Same-Sex Couples in Common Law Marriage States after Marriage Equality John Masselli, Texas Tech University Blanca Lorena Runkel, Texas Tech University Session 2.02: Education Accounting - 1.5 CH Online versus Manual Home Assignments in Introductory Financial Accounting Robert Russ, Northern Kentucky University Sonia Wasan, Zayed University Perceptions of Factors Affecting the Passing Rates of the CPA Exam Carmen Belén Rios-Figueroa, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Rogelio J. Cardona, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Karen Castro-Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Using the Balanced Scorecard in the Head Start Program to Achieve Excellence Evelyn McDowell, Rider University Pamela Smith, The University of Texas at San Antonio Ola Marie Smith, Western Michigan University Session 2.03: Financial Accounting - 1.5 CH Unintended Consequences of the JOBS Act of 2012 and Its Effects on IPO Financial Performance and Value Relevance Zabihollah Rezaee, The University of Memphis Ji Yu, The University of Memphis Joseph H. Zhang, The University of Memphis Executive Compensation and Hedge Accounting: An Investigation of Reporting and Risk Incentives Elicia Cowens, Washington & Lee University Willie Reddic, DePaul University The Economic Impact of the XBRL Mandate: Evidence from Market Reactions Gary Chen, University of Illinois at Chicago Jie Zhou, National University of Singapore
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm	Break
3:45 pm – 5:15 pm	Concurrent Sessions Session 3.01: Diversity Financial Accounting - 1.5 CH Board Ethnic Diversity and Accruals Quality Ramji Balakrishnan, The University of Iowa Simon Yu Kit Fung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Bin Srinidhi, The University of Texas at Arlington Ye Sun, Shenzhen Research Institute Board Gender Diversity: The Effects of Female Directors/Executives in Public Companies Hyunpyo Kim, Sungkyunkwan University Kevin Kim, The University of Memphis Zabihollah Rezaee, The University of Memphis Do LGBT-Supportive Corporate Policies Enhance Firm Performance? Janell Leigh Blazovich, University of St. Thomas Kirsten Abram Cook, Texas Tech University Janet McDonald Huston, University of South Florida Shaun Pichler, California State University, Fullerton William Robert Strawser, University of Colorado Denver Session 3.02: Diversity Accounting - 1.5 CH We're About Success! Leadership Skills Development Program: How External Efforts Increased the Retention of African Americans in the Accounting Profession Allyson Clarke, Howard University Helen G. Gabre, Alabama A&M University Frank Ross, Howard University Jean Wells, Howard University Gaining Insight into Women's Progress within the Accounting Profession Catherine Cleaveland, Kennesaw State University Kathryn Epps, Kennesaw State University Are Minority Women in Accounting Academia Doubly Disadvantaged? Amelia A. Baldwin, University of Arkansas–Fort Smith Margaret Lightbody, University of South Australia Brad Trinkle, Mississippi State University Session 3.03: Financial Accounting - 1.5 CH Effects of Task Attractiveness and Financial Compensation on Employee Performance and Effort Allocation between Simple and Complex Tasks Michael Robinson, The University of Tampa Contributions of Labor and Management to their Complementarities in a Competitive Environment Kelly Carter, Morgan State University Data Decision-Usefulness Prediction Model: Exploration of Post-1998 Reported Segment Data Decision Usefulness Wynne W. Chin, University of Houston George O. Gamble, University of Houston Michael J. Murray, University of Houston Cynthia Tollerson, Morgan State University
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm	Reception Presentation to Michael Clement, Mark Dawkins, and the AICPA for Travel Scholarships

Sunday, November 8, 2015

7:30 am – 8:30 am	Breakfast with the Doctoral Students Accounting - 1.0 CH
8:30 am – 9:00 am	AAA Leadership Presentation: At the Crossroads: Centennial Reflections and the Future of the AAA Speakers: Christine Botosan, AAA Past President, The University of Utah Evelyn McDowell, Diversity Section President, Rider University
9:00 am – 10:00 am	Panel on Academic Fellowships Accounting - 1.0 CH Moderator: Stephani Mason, DePaul University Panelists: Dr. Christine Earley, Providence College and KPMG Academic Fellow Dr. Jeffery Hales, Georgia Tech and former FASB Research Fellow Dr. Christine Nolder, Suffolk University and SEC Academic Fellow Dr. Zabihollah Rezaee, The University of Memphis and former member Standing Advisory Group of the PCAOB
10:00 am – 10:15 am	Break
10:15 am – 11:15 am	Doctoral Job Market Pitches Accounting - 1.0 CH Strategic Non-disclosure of Major Customer Identity Herita Akamah, The University of Oklahoma Corporate Families and Bank Loan Spread Anywhere Sikochi, The Pennsylvania State University Investor Monitoring and Auditor Choice: Evidence from Hedge Fund Activism Pablo Machado, The University of Arizona Can a Code of Ethics Reduce Sabotage under Tournament-Based Compensation? An Experimental Study Stuart Smith, Georgia State University

11:15 am – 12:05 pm	Diversity Research Plenary Session Accounting - 1.0 CH Speakers: Dereck Barr-Pulliam, University of Wisconsin–Madison Dr. Oscar Holmes, Management Faculty, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden
12:05 am – 1:00 pm	Business Meeting/Lunch Accounting - 1.0 CH

Note: The CPE Fields of Study curriculum is divided into twenty three 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 Live

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Preliminary Agenda