{"id":5102,"date":"2026-10-04T10:34:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T14:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/?page_id=5102"},"modified":"2026-10-22T17:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T21:20:23","slug":"congratulations-faculty-2026-annual-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/congratulations-faculty-2026-annual-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Our Faculty and Students for Their Accomplishments This Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2024\/09\/Congratulations-Warm-1.png\" alt=\"Congratulations\" class=\"wp-image-2636\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The accountancy faculty and students have published research and were recognized for their outstanding work this year. Read the list below to learn more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Awards &amp; Honors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Anne Farrell<\/strong> \u2013 Named the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business 2026 Accountancy Alumnus of the Year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>James Zhang<\/strong> \u2013 Received the AAA AIS Section and SET Section Outstanding Service Award for serving as Conference Chair for the 2026 Joint Midyear Meeting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>James Zhang &amp; Mark Ross<\/strong> \u2013 Nominated for the <em>Accounting Horizons<\/em> 2026 Best Paper Award for their paper <em>&#8220;ChatGPT is Ready for the Profession\u2014But is the Profession Ready for ChatGPT?&#8221;<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Michele Frank<\/strong> \u2013 Selected as Miami University\u2019s nominee for the 2025\u20132026 MAC Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tim Eaton<\/strong> \u2013 Received the American Accounting Association (AAA) Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section Outstanding Accounting Education Research Award.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tim Eaton<\/strong> \u2013 Won the Accounting Hall of Fame&#8217;s inaugural &#8220;Accounting Hall of Fame In the Classroom&#8221; prize for a student-centered teaching idea, receiving a $500 prize and recognition at the 2026 AAA Global Connect meeting in Las Vegas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tim Eaton &amp; Tom Farnbacher<\/strong> \u2013 Awarded honorary membership in the Miami University Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Exceptional Students<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alexa Leach<\/strong> (2025 MAcc Graduate) \u2013 Recognized for co-authoring and publishing her first joint research paper (<em>&#8220;AI at &#8216;warp speed'&#8221;<\/em> in <em>International Accountant<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anna Boyer<\/strong> (2024 MAcc) \u2013 Recognized with an award from the Indiana CPA Society.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jocelyn McAliney<\/strong> (2025 EY Student Scholar) \u2013 Co-authored an accounting research paper with Dr. Tim Eaton.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nicole Bennett, Jared Jordan, &amp; Julia Liebelt<\/strong> \u2013 Named PCAOB Scholars, each receiving a $15,000 scholarship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Grants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Michele Frank, Amanda Pyzoha, Jon Pyzoha, &amp; Anne Farrell<\/strong> \u2013 Awarded an academic research grant from PwC for the CPA JumpStart project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Keynote Presentations, Media &amp; Other Stories<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Annie Farrell<\/strong> \u2013 Delivered a keynote talk at the European Network for Experimental Accounting Research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Michele Frank<\/strong> \u2013 Quoted in <em>Newsweek<\/em> regarding 2026 tax changes (&#8220;Trump Tax Changes: Experts Issue Advice to 2026 Filers&#8221;) and in <em>GoBankingRates<\/em> on tax planning strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Publications &amp; Press<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Addison Lemon (ACC Student &amp; EY Scholar) &amp; Tim Eaton (Arthur Andersen Alumni Professor &amp; Professor)<\/strong> \u2013 Published &#8220;AI is No Longer Optional&#8221; in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiaworldwide.com\/news\/international-accountant\/\">International Accountant<\/a><\/em> (pp. 17\u201319).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alexa Leach (2025 MAcc), Tim Eaton, &amp; James Zhang<\/strong> \u2013 Published &#8220;AI at &#8216;warp speed'&#8221; in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiaworldwide.com\/news\/international-accountant\/\">International Accountant<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brian Ballou &amp; Jon Pyzoha<\/strong> \u2013 Co-authored <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2308\/BRIA-2025-014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Does the type of ESG assurance provider and disclosure of subject matter experts influence investor judgments?<\/a> (with O. Brown and G. Jenkins), accepted for publication in <em>Behavioral Research in Accounting<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>William Brink<\/strong> \u2013 Co-authored<em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.aaahq.org\/bria\/article\/doi\/10.2308\/BRIA-2025-022\/24018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The effect of enacting third-party verification on taxpayer behavior: A cryptocurrency setting<\/a> (with C. R. Austin), accepted for publication in Behavioral Research in Accounting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jocelyn McAliney (EY Scholar) &amp; Tim Eaton<\/strong> \u2013 Co-authored research paper, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imatoday.org\/learn\/article\/what-professionals-need-to-know-about-the-new-pathway-to-cpa-licensure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Professionals Need to Know About the New Pathway to CPA Licensure<\/a><\/em>, published in March 2026 in <em>Strategic Finance<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jon Pyzoha<\/strong> \u2013 Co-authored <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2308\/HORIZONS-2025-143\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"doi.org\/10.2308\/HORIZONS-2025-143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reimagining Public Company Auditing Regulation: A Framework for Auditing Oversight<\/a> (with D. Barr-Pulliam, C. Boland, D. Hermanson, and J. Keyser), accepted for publication in <em>Accounting Horizons<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Matt Wieland<\/strong> \u2013 Co-authored <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/abac.70050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valuation of intangible expenditures: revisiting and extending Bublitz and Ettredge (1989)<\/a> (with S. Jones), accepted for publication in <em>Abacus<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Michele Frank, Jon Grenier, James Zhang<\/strong> \u2013 Co-authored <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2308\/HORIZONS-2023-094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Auditors&#8217; Perceptions Regarding Cybersecurity and Cybersecurity-Related Materiality<\/a>, (with P. Navarro), accepted for publication in <em>Accounting Horizons<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Po-Chang Chen &amp; Matt Wieland<\/strong> \u2013 Co-authored <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jaccpubpol.2026.107450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Incremental Informativeness of Firm-Disclosed Web Traffic Metrics Beyond Third-Party Estimates<\/a> (with T. Sougiannis and Z. Wang), published in <em>Journal of Accounting and Public Policy<\/em>, Vol. 58, 107450.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/2026-annual-report-toc\/\">Back to the 2026 Annual Report Contents<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The accountancy faculty and students have published research and were recognized for their outstanding work this year. Read the list below to learn more! 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