Ann Gamble Backof. Certified Public Accountant, State of New York, December 2005

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1 Ann Gamble Backof McIntire School of Commerce Rouss & Robertson Halls, East Lawn University of Virginia P.O. Box Charlottesville, VA Office Phone: (434) Fax: (434) Education University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, J.M. Tull School of Accounting Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration (Major: Accounting), May 2012 University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce Masters of Science in Accounting with a concentration in Financial Reporting and Assurance, May 2007 Bachelor of Science with distinction in Commerce with a concentration in Accounting, May 2003 Certification Certified Public Accountant, State of New York, December 2005 Employment History University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce, Charlottesville, VA Instructor, Introduction to Financial Accounting (Spring 2012, Spring 2013), Undergraduate Students University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, J.M. Tull School of Accounting, Athens, GA Instructor, Auditing, Risk Assessment, and Control (Spring 2011), Senior level, Accounting Students Research Assistant, Dr. Jane Thayer (Spring 2009, Spring 2010) Research Assistant, Dr. Tina D. Carpenter (Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010) Teaching Assistant, Auditing, Risk Assessment, and Control (Fall 2010, Fall 2011), Senior level, Accounting Students Teaching Assistant, Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination (May 2008, May 2009, May 2010, May 2011), Masters of Accounting Graduate Students University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce, Charlottesville, VA Instructor, Introduction to Managerial Accounting (Fall 2006, Spring 2007), Undergraduate Students Teaching Assistant, E&Y Your Master Plan, McIntire School of Commerce (Summer 2003), Masters of Accounting Graduate Students 1

2 PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, New York, NY Senior Audit Associate (September 2005 July 2006) Audit Associate (September 2003 August 2005) Audit Intern (June 2002 August 2002) Research and Teaching Interests Research: Judgment and decision making in auditing with a specific interest in judgments under uncertainty, professional skepticism, and auditor negligence Teaching: Auditing and Financial Accounting Working Papers Backof, A.G The Impact of Audit Evidence Documentation on Jurors Negligence Verdicts and Damage Awards. This paper is my dissertation for which I received a 2010 PricewaterhouseCoopers INQuires grant. It was presented at Florida International University, Florida State University, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Indiana University, Notre Dame University, the University of Florida, the University of Georgia, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Virginia, and the 2013 AAA Auditing Midyear Meeting. Backof, A.G, E.M. Bamber, T.D. Carpenter More Precise versus Less Precise Accounting Standards: The Effect of Auditor Judgment Frameworks in Constraining Aggressive Reporting. A previous version of this paper was awarded the Outstanding Manuscript Award at the 2011 AAA Accounting, Behavior, and Organizations Research Conference. It was presented at the University of Georgia, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Texas at Austin, the 2011 AAA Auditing Midyear Meeting, the 2011 International Symposium on Audit Research, the 2011 AAA Accounting, Behavior, and Organizations Research Conference, the 2012 CAAA Annual Conference, and the 36 th EAA Congress. Backof, A.G., T.D. Carpenter, and J. Thayer Auditing Complex Estimates: Management- Provided Evidence and Auditors Consideration of Inconsistent Evidence. This paper was presented at the 2013 Virginia Accounting Research Conference, the 2013 AAA Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Research Conference, the 2013 Southeastern Schools Accounting Research Conference, and the 2014 AAA Auditing Midyear Meeting. Works in Progress Backof, A.G., K. Bowlin, and B. Goodson The Impact of Proposed Changes to the Content of the Audit Report on Jurors Assessments of Auditor Negligence. Manuscript in process. Backof, A.G., R.D. Martin, and J. Thayer How Does Evidence Specificity and Auditors Look-Back Analysis Affect Auditors Planning Judgments? Data Collection Phase. 2

3 Research Grants Received Backof, A.G., T.D. Carpenter, and J. Thayer Auditing Complex Estimates: The Presentation Format of Management s Supporting Evidence and Auditors Professional Skepticism. McIntire School of Commerce 2013 summer research grant. Fair Value Reporting: Can Auditors Detect Management s Aggressive Reporting? 2011 PwC INQuires Research Grant. The Impact of Audit Evidence Documentation on Jurors Negligence Verdicts and Damage Awards 2010 PwC INQuires Research Grant. Teaching Experience McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia Introduction to Financial Accounting Spring 2014 (Instructor Rating: TBA/5.00) 388 students Spring 2013 (Instructor Rating: 4.57/5.00) 393 students Terry College of Business, J.M. Tull School of Accounting, University of Georgia Auditing, Risk Assessment, and Control Spring 2012 (Instructor Rating: 4.74/5.00) 36 students Spring 2011 (Instructor Rating: 4.63/5.00) 40 students McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia Introduction to Managerial Accounting Spring 2007 (Instructor Rating: 4.74/5.00) 68 students Fall 2006 (Instructor Rating: 4.52/5.00) 25 students Academic Honors and Awards University of Georgia Voynich Family Graduate Fellowship, The George Erwin Keen Scholarship Fund, , , , , E.T. Comer Scholarship, , , , Graduate School Assistantship, , Accounting Excellence Scholarship, One of five National Winners of PricewaterhouseCooper s xfac competition (with Jeremy Griffin), June 2008 University of Virginia Federation of Schools of Accountancy Student Achievement Award, May 2007 Intermediate Honors 3

4 Reviews for Scholarly Journals and Conferences Ad Hoc Reviewer, Accounting, Organizations and Society, 2012, 2013 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 2009, 2013 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Corporate Finance, 2008, 2009 Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Accounting Association, Accounting, Behavior & Organizations Meeting, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Accounting Association, Auditing Midyear Meeting 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Presentations to Scholarly Groups and Conferences American Accounting Association, Annual Meeting, Invited participant on panel discussing Issues in Research on Juror Judgments, 2014 American Accounting Association, Auditing Doctoral Consortium, Invited to speak as a member of Career Panel, 2013, 2014 American Accounting Association, Auditing Midyear Meeting, Presenter, 2011, 2013, 2014 American Accounting Association, Auditing Midyear Meeting, Discussant, 2010, 2011 American Accounting Association, Annual Meeting, Discussant, 2010 American Accounting Association, Accounting, Behavior, and Organizations Meeting, Discussant, 2010, 2012 American Accounting Association, Accounting, Behavior, and Organizations Meeting, Presenter, 2011, 2013 International Symposium on Audit Research, Presenter, 2011 Attendance at Professional Meetings and Conferences Academic Conference on Accounting and Corporate Governance, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 2009 American Accounting Association, Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Research Conference, San Diego, California, 2013 Conference and Doctoral Consortium, Kansas City, Missouri, 2011 Conference and Doctoral Consortium, Denver, Colorado, 2010 Conference and Doctoral Consortium, Providence, Rhode Island, 2008 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 2014 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado 2011 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California 2010 American Accounting Association Audit Educators Audit Boot Camp, Chicago, Illinois, 2010 American Accounting Association Auditing Midyear Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 2014 American Accounting Association Auditing Midyear Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2013 American Accounting Association Auditing Midyear Meeting, Savannah, Georgia, 4

5 2012 American Accounting Association Auditing Midyear Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2011 American Accounting Association Auditing Midyear Meeting and Doctoral Consortium, San Diego, California, 2010 American Accounting Association Auditing Midyear Meeting and Doctoral Consortium, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2009 American Accounting Association Auditing Midyear Meeting and Doctoral Consortium, Austin, Texas, 2008 American Accounting Association Financial Accounting and Reporting Midyear Meeting and Doctoral Consortium, Phoenix, Arizona, 2008 American Accounting Association Management Accounting Section IMA Doctoral Colloquium, Atlanta, Georgia, 2011 American Accounting Association, New Faculty Consortium, Washington, DC, 2013 Southeast Summer Accounting Research Colloquium, Atlanta, Georgia, 2011, 2009, 2008 International Symposium on Audit Research, Quebec City, Quebec, 2011 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Academic Conference, Washington, DC, 2013 University of Illinois Symposium on Auditing Research, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, 2012 Virginia Accounting Research Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2013 Honor Societies and Leadership Honoraries Golden Key International Honor Society National Society of Collegiate Scholars Phi Eta Sigma First Year Honor Society Memberships in Professional Organizations American Accounting Association 5