Accounting
Recipient of the 2021 Dean's Award for Excellence in Research.
Research article, “Feeling GILTI: Tax Strategies for U.S. Multinational Corporations to Navigate the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” published in the ATA Journal of Legal Tax Research, received national recognition this Fall 2021. The Tax Adviser, one of the top tax practitioner journals, recommended the article in their Campus to Clients column titled “Academic Research for Your Practice Consideration.” This column annually features four published examples of academic research of interest and relevance to tax practitioners. The Tax Adviser is published by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA). The link to The Tax Adviser column: https://www.thetaxadviser.com/issues/2021/aug/academic-research-tax-practitioners.html
Research article published: Bryan, T. G., McKnight, M. A., & Houmes, R. (2021). Unfaithful representation: Understanding accounts receivable in the name of conservatism. Accountancy Business and the Public Interest, 20, 52-72. http://visar.csustan.edu/aaba/BryanMcKnightHoumes2021.pdf
Article Reviewer for Peer-Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: Global Journal of Accounting and Finance. Journal Publisher: Institute of Global Business Research
Research article published: Bryan, T. G., & McKnight, M. A. (2021). Implementing the Pathways Commission:
recommended first accounting course: A profile of early adopters. International Journal
of Accounting & Finance Review, 6, 41-52. https://doi.org/10.46281/ijafr.v6i1.998
Article Reviewer for Peer Research Article Published/Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: Peer-Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: The Accounting Educator’s Journal. Journal Publisher: Academy of Accounting Educators
Article Reviewer for Peer Research Article Published/Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: Peer-Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: Peer-Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: Global Journal of Accounting and Finance. Journal Publisher: Institute for Global Business Research
Research article accepted: Accounting conservatism or earnings management: A study of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Journal: Corporate Ownership & Control*
McKnight was featured in two articles published by moneygeek.com, a website that provides articles written by experts in various financial topics. McKnight provides insight on how taxes are affected by moving to another state and on using online software vs. an accountant for tax preparation.
Article Reviewer for Peer Research Article Published/Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: Peer-Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: Health Communication. Journal Publisher: Taylor & Francis.
Article Reviewer for Peer Research Article Published/Reviewed Academic/Research Journal:Peer-Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: International Journal of Strategic Communication. Journal Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Research article published: Gilstrap, C., Teggart, A., Cabodi, K., Hills, J., & Price, S. (2021). Social music festival brandscapes: A lexical analysis of music festival social conversations. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2021.100567
Article Reviewer for Peer-Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: Qualitative Research Reports in Communication • Journal Publisher: Taylor & Francis.
Community presentation delivered: Title of presentation: Social Media Communities & Marketing. Name of community organization delivered to: CSU-Los Angeles (senior marketing majors) Date of presentation: October 2021.
Research Article Accepted: Article: Comparing Social Style Platform Brand and Brand Community Social Content: A Machine Learning-Based Lexical Analysis. Journal: Journal of Brand Strategy.
Community presentation delivered: Title of presentation: Online Communities & Unstructured Data Analysis Name of community organization delivered to: California State University-Los Angeles, Marketing Department Date of presentation: November 2021.
Research/Conference presentation delivered: Conference: International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD) Presentation 1: Effects of Anchoring Paradigm on Generation Z Consumers’ Purchasing Decision-Making. Presentation 2: Zero-One Linear Programming Model for Determining an Optimal Health Insurance Plan. Date: March 26 & 27, 2021. Learn More: https://iabdgroup.org/programs-and-proceedings.
Research/Conference Presentation Delivered: Conference: Academy of Business Research Fall 2021 Conference Presentation: Practical Tips to Prevent and Detect Misconduct in Proctored Online Exams Date: November 2021.
Research/Conference Presentation Delivered: Conference: Annual DSI Conference Presentation: Exploring Regional Digital Supply Chain Skill Gaps: Are National Trends Confirmed? Date: November 2021.
Community presentation delivered: Sparking Innovation. Community Event: Introduction into Lean Innovation Discovery Thru Customer Validation & Iterative Prototyping. Community Organization Delivered To: Make IT Evansville/Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville. Date: March 18, March 25, April 1, 2021
Community presentation delivered: Virtual Small Biz Basics: Using “Virtual Rooms” and Workplace. Community Event: Digital Solutions for Small Business. Community Organization Delivered To: Southwest Indiana Small Business Development Center. Date: February 24, 2021
Research article published: Chlebowski, A. L., McWilliams, J. D., Hawkins, W. C., & El Tawil, S. (2021). Cultivating innovation capacity of undergraduates in a Technology Commercialization Academy in Midwest America. Metropolitan Universities, 33(1), 3-26. 10.18060/23931
Research article accepted: Shemroske, K. and Pourang, K. Article: Experiential Learning and Job Experience: Opportunities for Cybersecurity Curriculum Support, Cyber Graduate Marketability, and Cyber Productivity Journal: Journal of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges*
Research article accepted: Shemroske, K. and Pourang, K. Article: Experiential Learning and Job Experience: Opportunities for Cybersecurity Curriculum Support, Cyber Graduate Marketability, and Cyber Productivity Journal: Journal of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges*
Research article accepted: ConfProf: White-Box Performance Profiling of Configuration Options. The 12th ACM International Conference on Performance Engineering (ICPE)*
Article Reviewer for Peer-Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM). Journal Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Recipient of the 2021 Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Research article accepted: A Study of Performance Testing in Configurable Software Systems Journal: Journal of Software Engineering and Applications*
Research Article Published: Han, X. (2021). A study of performance testing in configurable software systems. Journal of Software Engineering and Applications, 14, 474-492. https://doi.org/10.4236/jsea.2021.149028
Research Article Published: Chu, J., Yu, T., Hayes, J. H., Han, X., Zhao, Y. (2021). Effective fault localization and context-
aware debugging for concurrent programs. Journal of Software: Testing, Verification, and Reliability. https://doi.org/10.1002/stvr.1797
Article Reviewer for Peer Research Article Published/Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: Peer-Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems. Journal Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Award: 20 Under 40 Class of 2021 Exemplary Leaders Award. Organization: Rotary Club of Evansville. Date Received Award: September 28, 2021
Research article accepted: Article: The Attitudinal Gender Gap of an Economics Education. Journal: Economics Bulletin
Award: 2021 Distinguished Economist. Organization: Kentucky Economics Association
Date Received Award: October 22, 2021. Details at 2021 Kentucky Distinguished Economist Award.
Research/conference presentation delivered: Conference: Kentucky Economic Association Presentation: Keynote: Forecasting Kentucky General Fund in the COVID Market Economy Date: October 22, 2021
Research Article Published: Ghosh, P. N., Miao, R., & Malikov, E. (2021). Crop insurance premium subsidy and irrigation water withdrawals in the western United States. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance – Issues and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41288-021-00252-4
Recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Dissertation Award from Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
Published two articles with moneygeek.com, a website that provides articles written by experts in various financial topics. Ghosh's two articles provide expert insight and information focused on finding the right hotel rewards credit card and finding the right low-interest credit card.
Article Reviewer for Peer-Reviewed Academic/Research Journal:
Research article accepted: Article: The Attitudinal Gender Gap of an Economics Education. Journal: Economics Bulletin.
Research/Conference Presentation Delivered: Conference: Women in Economics Virtual Symposium 2021 (hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) – Making a Difference in the World. Presentation: Making a Difference by Starting a Women in Economics Club at Your University. Date: February 17, 2021
Learn More: https://www.stlouisfed.org/education/women-in-economics/2021-symposiumarchive
Recipient of the 2021 Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Research/conference presentation delivered: Conference: Econ Camp Indiana Presentation: US Fiscal Policy Response to COVID-19 Presentation: The COVID-19 Economy: Are We Back on Track? Date: October 21, 2021
Title of presentation: Women in Economics. Name of community event: USI Women’s Entrepreneurship Week Date of presentation: October 20, 2021.
Research article accepted: Article: The Attitudinal Gender Gap of an Economics Education. Journal: Economics Bulletin.
Article Reviewer for Peer-Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: Middle East Development Journal. Journal Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Article Reviewer for Peer-Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: Managerial Finance. Journal Publisher: Emerald Publishing.
Research article published: Elkhal, K. (2021). Should extraordinary items be reinstated? Journal of Applied Business and
Economics, 23(8), 139-149.
Research article published: Li, Z., Unlu, E., & Wu, J. (2021). Are social connections of independent directors all the same? Evidence from corporate monitoring. International Journal of Managerial Finance. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMF-01-2021-0049
Research article published: Aroul, R. R., Hansz, J. A., & Yang, J. (2021). “Fix it with green”: The valuation impact of green retrofits on residential transaction price. Journal of Housing Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/10527001.2021.1984755
Research article accepted: Article: Who They Are Versus What They Want: How DISC Profiles Can Aid in Developing Employability Journal: Industry and Higher Education*
Research/conference presentation delivered: Conference: Midwest Academy of Management Presentation: Who They Are Versus What They Want: How DISC Profiles Can Aid in Developing Student Employability Date: October 2021
Research article published: Fortsch, S. M., Choi, J. H., & Khapalova, E. A. (2021). Competition can help predict sales. Journal of Forecasting, 1 – 14. https://doi.org/10.1002/for.2818
Research article published: Rhew, N. D., & McKinney, A. P. (2021). “We didn’t start the fire”: What can Billy Joel teach us about the external environment? Management Teaching Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/23792981211040177
Research/Conference Presentation Delivered: Conference: Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Conference Presentation: We Didn’t Start the Fire: What Can Billy Joel Teach Us about the External Environment? June 19, 2021. Learn More: https://mobts.org/conference/2021/modules/request.php?module=oc_program&action=program.php&p=program
Research/Conference Presentation Delivered: Academy of Management Annual Meeting Presentation: Building Community around Self-Care: Restorative Spaces and Faculty Well-being. August 3, 2021. Learn More: https://my.aom.org/ProgramDocs/2021/pdf/AOM_2021_Annual_Meeting_Program.pdf
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Research Article Published: Rhew, N., & Arendt, L. A. (2021). Lessons on the resource-based view and generic competitive strategies from Kinky Boots: The Musical. Management Teaching Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/23792981211055404
Article Reviewer for Peer-Reviewed Academic/Research Journal: Management Teaching Review • Journal Publisher: SAGE
Research/Conference Presentation Delivered: Conference: Southern Management Association Annual Meeting Presentation: Three Collaborative Learning Tools for COVID-19 and Beyond Date: November 4, 2021.
Research article accepted: Smothers, J., Celuch, K., & Williams, M. (2020). A Closer Look at Feedback, Self-Efficacy, and Intrinsic Motivation. Journal of Marketing Management.*
Research article published: Celuch, K., Smothers, J., & Valadares, K. (2021). Supervisor and employee identity coalescence and normative unit commitment. Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts5.94
Earned a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.
Research article published: Smothers, J. (2021). A moderated-mediation model of work-family conflict in the COVID-19
crisis. Journal of Managerial Issues, 33(4), 315-330.
Recipient of the 2021 Dean's Award for Excellence in Service
Research article accepted: Smothers, J., Celuch, K., & Williams, M. (2020). A Closer Look at Feedback, Self-Efficacy, and Intrinsic Motivation. Journal of Marketing Management.*
Research article published: Celuch, K., Smothers, J., & Valadares, K. (2021). Supervisor and employee identity coalescence and normative unit commitment. Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts5.94
Research/conference presentation delivered: Conference: 44th Southwest Educational Research Association
Presentation: Faculty Women of Color in Higher Education. Date: February 4, 2021
Learn More: https://scholarworks.uttyler.edu/sera2021/conference/freeworkshops/10/
* NOTE - Only current RCOB faculty are listed as authors/presenters – additional co-authors and co-presenters may exist
