G. Bradley Bennett, CPA, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts-Amherst Isenberg School of Management 121 Presidents Drive Amherst, MA 01003 (413) 545-5660 gbbennett@isenberg.umass.edu EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy, Accounting University of Alabama, August 2012 Masters of Accountancy Millsaps College, May 2001 Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting) Millsaps College, May 2000 Graduated Magna Cum Laude Passed undergraduate comprehensive finals in accounting With Honors Europe Study Abroad Program Millsaps College, June August 1999 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2012-present Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts-Amherst 2009-2012 Teaching Assistant, University of Alabama 2008-2009 Research Assistant, University of Alabama INTERESTS Research: Auditor Judgment & Decision Making Auditor-Client Negotiations Teaching: Auditing Financial Accounting DISSERTATION Do Auditors Perceptions of Materiality Change in Response to Approaching Deadlines? Rick Hatfield, Chair Final Defense: April 27, 2012 PUBLICATIONS Bennett, G. B. and R. C. Hatfield. 2013. The Effect of the Social Mismatch Between Staff Auditors and Client Management on the Collection of Audit Evidence. The Accounting Review, 88 (1): 31-50. WORKING PAPERS The Effect of End-of-Engagement Deadline Pressure on Auditor-Client Negotiations: A Comparison of Auditors and CFOs (with Rick Hatfield and Chad Stefaniak); under review Do Approaching Deadlines Influence Auditors Perceptions of Materiality and the Sufficiency of Audit Evidence? (with Rick Hatfield) WORK IN PROCESS Optimal Use of Audit Staff s Electronic Communications with Client Management (with Rick Hatfield)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Academia: Graduate Assistant University of Alabama, Culverhouse School of Accountancy (2008-present) Adjunct Professor Millsaps College (Fall 2006; Fall 2007) Industry: Assistant Controller Millsaps College (2005-2008) Public Accounting: Audit Manager KPMG LLP, Jackson, MS (2005) Senior/Staff Auditor KPMG LLP, Jackson, MS (2001-2004) TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Student Evaluation Scores in Parentheses) University of Massachusetts-Amherst ACCOUNTG 221, Introduction to Accounting I 2012 Fall (4.8 / 5.0 scale) ACCOUNTG 321, Financial Reporting I 2012 Fall (4.7 / 5.0 scale) 2012 Fall (4.5 / 5.0 scale) MGMT 541, Auditing I 2013 Fall (3 sections; evaluations pending) University of Alabama AC 432, Introduction to Corp. Governance & Risk Assessment (i.e. undergraduate Auditing I) 2011 Fall (4.64 / 5.00 scale) 2011 Fall (4.68 / 5.00 scale) 2011 Spring (4.71 / 5.00 scale) 2010 Fall (4.80 / 5.00 scale) 2009 Fall (4.54 / 5.00 scale) 2009 Fall (4.56 / 5.00 scale) 2009 Summer II (4.56 / 5.00 scale) Millsaps College ACCT 4010/583, Auditing I 2007 Fall; 2006 Fall PRESENTATIONS, DISCUSSIONS & REVIEWS Presentations The Effect of the Social Mismatch Between Staff Auditors and Client Management on the Collection of Audit Evidence 2010 AAA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA August 2010 Texas Tech University October 2010 * University of South Carolina Research Workshop Series October 2011 * University of Florida January 2011 * 2011 International Symposium of Audit Research; Quebec City, Quebec, Canada June 2011 Texas A&M University February 2012 * November 2013 2 / 5
PRESENTATIONS, DISCUSSIONS & REVIEWS (cont.) Presentations (cont.) The Effect of End-of-Engagement Pressure on Auditor-Client Negotiations 2011 AAA Audit Mid-year Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico January 2011 The Effect of End-of-Engagement Deadline Pressure on Auditor-Client Negotiations: A Comparison of Auditors and CFOs. University of Nevada-Las Vegas February 2012 * 2013 AAA Audit Mid-year Meeting; New Orleans, Louisiana January 2013 2013 AAA Annual Meeting; Anaheim, California August 2013 Lehigh University November 2013 * Do Auditors Perceptions of Materiality Change in Response to Approaching Deadlines? University of Kentucky January 2012 Lehigh University February 2012 University of Massachusetts Amherst February 2012 Georgia State University February 2012 Florida State University March 2012 University of Nevada-Las Vegas March 2012 Do Approaching Deadlines Influence Auditors Perceptions of Materiality and the Sufficiency of Audit Evidence? Oklahoma State University Accounting Research Conference March 2013 2013 International Symposium of Audit Research; Sydney, Australia June 2013 * presented by coauthor Discussant Audit Collusion in China: A Joint Effort of Bureaucrats, SOE Managers, and Local Auditors 2010 AAA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA Acquisition of Auditing Skills: Enhancing Skepticism, Problem Solving, and Beyond on the Fraud Continuum 2011 AAA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO Implications of Investment Analysts Exploratory and Exploitative Knowledge on Organizational Learning 2013 AAA Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA Reviewer 2010 AAA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA 2011 AAA Audit Mid-year Meeting, Albuquerque, NM 2011 AAA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO 2012 AAA Audit Mid-year Meeting, Savannah, GA 2013 AAA Audit Mid-year Meeting, New Orleans, LA 2013 AAA Northeast Region Meeting, Hartford, CT 2013 AAA Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA Moderator Fraud & Auditing Concurrent Session 2011 AAA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO November 2013 3 / 5
OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Ad Hoc Reviewer, Managerial Auditing Journal Ad Hoc Reviewer, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory Reviewer & Summary Editor AAA Auditing Section Research Database Project (Part of the Respect, Voice, and Strategic Reliance Initiative) Summer/Fall 2011 PhD Student Representative College Dean Search for Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration. The University of Alabama, 2011 Presenter/Moderator 2011 Accounting Career Awareness Program/Group Case Study Competition. The University of Alabama. June 2011. Committee Member 2012-2013 Ph.D. Student Teaching Award. University of Massachusetts Amherst Presenter 2013 C.A.M.P. Program. University of Massachusetts Amherst. July 2013 Committee Member. 2013-2014 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. University of Massachusetts Amherst Committee Member. 2013-2014 Personnel Committee, Accounting Department. University of Massachusetts Amherst Faculty Advisor. PwC Case Competition. Fall 2012; Fall 2013. DISSERTATIONS & THESES Dissertation Committee Member Aaron Saiewitz. Anticipated Defense: 2014. Honors Thesis Advisor Jaclyn Van. Anticipated Defense: 2013 Dissertation Committee Member Ryan Guggenmos. Anticipated Defense: 2015. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION AAA Auditing Section Doctoral Consortium, San Diego, CA January 2010 AAA Auditing Section Midyear Conference, San Diego, CA January 2010 Decision Making in Accounting, University of Oklahoma May 2010 AAA/Deloitte Foundation/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium, Tahoe City, CA June 2010 2010 AAA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA August 2010 AAA Auditing Section Midyear Conference, Albuquerque, NM January 2011 International Symposium on Auditing Research, Quebec City, Quebec (Canada) June 2011 2011 AAA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO August 2011 AAA Auditing Section Midyear Conference, Savannah, GA January 2012 AAA Auditing Section Midyear Conference, New Orleans, LA January 2013 2013 AAA Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA August 2013 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND AFFILIATIONS Certified Public Accountant, State of Mississippi (active status) Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants Beta Alpha Psi (accounting honor society). Initiated at Millsaps College 1998; President 1999 Beta Gamma Sigma (business academic honor society). Initiated at Millsaps College 1999 Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor society). Initiated at Millsaps College 1998; President 1999 November 2013 4 / 5
HONORS & AWARDS 2012-2013 Recipient: Research Excellence Award. Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst 2013 Recipient: KPMG Research Grant on Auditing Topics 2013-2014 Recipient: Mellon Mutual Mentoring Grant. The Mellon Mutual Mentoring Initiative, University of Massachusetts Amherst 2013 AAA/Ernst & Young New Faculty Consortium Fellow 2012 Beta Gamma Sigma Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, University of Alabama 2011 Ph.D. Student Research Award, Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration AAA/Deloitte/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow, Tahoe City, CA (June 2010) 2010 Summer Excellence in Research Award, Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama Recipient, University of Alabama Graduate School Travel Grants (Summer 2010; Spring 2011; Summer 2011; Spring 2012) Recipient, University of Alabama Graduate School Research Grant (Summer 2010) 2001 Outstanding Masters of Accountancy Student, Millsaps College PROFESSIONAL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS KPMG Encore Award for Outstanding Achievement April 2004, November 2004, May 2005 KPMG National Trainer, Audit Practice 2005 November 2013 5 / 5