Ph.D. Accounting concentration
Ph.D. in Business Administration - Accounting
The Ph.D. Accounting concentration provides you with research and teaching skills that prepare you for an academic career in accounting. You will gain valuable knowledge and research experience in the areas of auditing, managerial accounting and financial accounting.
- Indrarini (Rini) Laksmana, Ph.D., CPA, MBA
Ph.D. Program Coordinator, Accounting
330-672-1119
ilaksman@kent.edu
Concentration Courses
- ACCT 83098: Research in Accounting
- ACCT 83031: Auditing Issues
- ACCT 83033: Managerial Accounting Issues
- ACCT 83037: Financial Accounting Issues
- ACCT 83038: Basic Accounting Research Methodology
Mentorship
The Department of Accounting considers research mentoring a critical component in the education of our Ph.D. students. Students learn research skills not only during the coursework but also through the graduate assistantship program and in their dissertation work. Students will learn how a research project is conducted right from the start. Faculty mentors and students are encouraged to work on joint research projects. It is expected that papers developed through such joint work are presented at the meetings of the American Accounting Association and submitted to recognized academic journals.
The Department of Accounting also considers teaching mentorship to be an important component of our Ph.D. program. The teaching mentoring program provides students with the opportunity to build their teaching skills. Doctoral students will work closely with an assigned teaching mentor to develop teaching skills in a variety of areas, including communications, student engagement, assessment, and educational technology. The first time a student teaches during the doctoral program, the student will work closely with an assigned teaching mentor for that specific course.
Placement
Graduates of our accounting doctoral program have gone on to accept faculty positions at The University of Illinois, Pennsylvania State University, The University of Minnesota, The University of South Dakota, Saint Bonaventure University and Concord University.
Research Faculty
Indrarini (Rini) Laksmana, Ph.D., CPA, MBA
ilaksman@kent.edu
330-672-1119
R. Drew Sellers, CMA
rsellers@kent.edu
330-672-1123
Wei Li, Ph.D.
wli2@kent.edu
330-672-1125
Shunlan Fang
sfang2@kent.edu
330-672-1128-
Rui-Zhong (R.Z.) Zhang, Ph.D.Image
rzhang28@kent.edu
330-672-1113
Ryan Ballestero, Ph.D.
rballest@kent.edu
330-672-1121
Serena Loftus, Ph.D.
sloftus2@kent.edu
330-672-1109