Dr. Jamie Seitz successfully defends dissertation

Congratulations to Dr. Jamie Seitz. She successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, entitled Exploring the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Whistleblower Provisions and intentions to blow the whistle on financial statement fraud:  An empirical examination of the factors that influence intent using the theory of planned behavior.
 
Seitz is a graduate of USI with a bachelor’s degree in accounting as well as earning her Masters of Science in Management and her Certified Public Accounting license (CPA). Prior to joining USI as instructor in accounting, she worked as a commercial lender, accountant, and both an internal and external auditor.

"The administration at the University of Southern Indiana provided a great deal of support during this process.  If not for this support, this achievement would not have been possible. Thank you for believing and investing in me," said Seitz. "I would specifically like to thank Dr. Craig Ehlen, Interim Provost Dr. Mohammad Khayum, Dr. Mark McKnight, and Dr. Kevin Celuch for their guidance, encouragement, and support."

Seitz has been an active member in the Ireland Elementary Parent Teacher Organization, Community Foundation Alliance, and the Pike County Community Foundation. Currently, she is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) in Dubois County. Seitz is the CAP Liaison between local high schools offering dual credit courses through USI. She was also a member of the Accounting Circle’s Young Professionals before accepting a full-time teaching position at USI.
 
Seitz’s area of focus/expertise is financial statement preparation, internal and external auditing, fraudulent financial statement reporting, behavioral accounting, and estate tax. She has had several research articles published, including:

• Bueltel, B., Walker, A. K., & Seitz, J. (2018).  When Terminable Interests Prevent the Martial Deduction in Estate Disputes. Trusts & Estates.
• Bueltel, B., Ryznar, M., & Seitz, J. (2017).  Using the Marital Deduction in Settlements. Tax Notes.
• Seitz, J. & Bueltel, B. (2018). Exploring International Whistleblower Behaviors and Legislation. Global Journal of Contemporary Research in Accounting, Auditing, and Business Ethics.
• Seitz, J., Oeding, J., & Wiese, M. (2015).  Is it Ethical for the U.S. Government to Offer Financial Awards to Potential Whistleblowers of Financial Statement Fraud and Internal Control Violations? Journal of Theoretical Accounting Research.
• Bueltel, B., Ryznar, M., & Seitz, J. (2018).  Using the Marital Deduction in Settlements. Steve Leimberg's Estate Planning Newsletter.
• Bueltel, B., Walker, K., & Seitz, J. (2018).  When Terminable Interests Prevent the Marital Deduction in Estate Disputes. Steve Leimberg's Estate Planning Newsletter.

Additionally she presented in these conferences:

• Seitz, J. & Bueltel, B. (2018). Exploring International Whistleblower Behaviors and Legislation.  Global Salon Series, University of Southern Indiana.
• Seitz, J. (2018, January). How I Flip My Accounting Classroom.   Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium, University of Southern Indiana.
• Seitz, J. (2017, January). Why I Flipped My Accounting 201 Classroom.   Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium, University of Southern Indiana.
• Seitz, J. (2015, June).  Pre-Survey Data Collection – IMA Research Lab.  IMA Annual Conference.

*Photo credit: Meagan Gilbert Photography & Ashley Troxel 

Published December 3, 2018