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4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 United StatesThe Kogod School of Business Accounting Department oversees the instruction of all courses pertaining to accounting, taxation, and business law.
In addition to their course work, accounting students have the opportunity to engage with the professionally experienced faculty in real-world financial research and analysis.
Yinqi Zhang is an Associate Professor in Accounting at the Kogod School of Business of American University. Her main research interest is in the determinants of audit quality and the impacts of regula…
Professor Adhikari teaches financial and sustainability reporting and conducts research focused on international accounting and ESG reporting practices. He also served as the Kogod Sr. Associate Dean …
Professor Bedford teaches financial accounting, managerial accounting, intermediate accounting, corporate financial reporting at the undergraduate and graduate level. She has extensive industry accoun…
Caroline Bruckner is a tax professor on the faculty of the Kogod School of Business (KSB) and is the Managing Director of the Kogod Tax Policy Center. Since joining KSB in 2015, she has released groun…
Professor Duru teaches management accounting to undergraduate and graduate students with emphasis on how organizations use accounting information to create value in a dynamic business environment. His…
Professor Evans is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner and has extensive industry experience handling a range of forensic accounting issues, including fraud investigations, Se…
Professor Fisher started her career with PwC’s international tax practice in Washington, DC. She was later assigned to PwC's London office and worked abroad in the United Kingdom. After returning from…
Dr. Harr has extensive experience working with business, government, and not-for-profit organizations. He has conducted seminars with businesses, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations …
Professor Kausar teaches financial accounting to undergraduate students and financial statement analysis and valuation to graduate students emphasizing the important role of accounting in business dec…
Professor Michael Mass teaches courses on Business Law and International Investment and Trade in AU’s Kogod School of Business. He earned a B.S. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvan…
Dr. Ranasinghe joined Kogod faculty in 2020. He obtained his doctoral degree from University of Houston and previously worked as a faculty member at University of Maryland, College Park and Singapore …
Prof. Potepa teaches financial accounting at both the undergraduate and graduate level. His research interests include special items, non-GAAP earnings, earnings management, accounting regulations, an…
Christina Synn is an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Taxation at the Kogod School of Business of American University. Her research interests include corporate disclosure, financial reporting qua…
Yijiang Zhao is currently associate professor of accounting at the Kogod School of Business, American University. He has taught introductory financial and managerial accounting courses to both undergr…
Professor Williamson is an emeritus member of the faculty. He taught a number of subjects related to taxation, was director of the Masters of Science in Taxation degree program, and served as executiv…