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Timothy Pearson, Ph.D

Title:
Associate Professor of Accounting

Education:
Ph.D., Accounting and Information Systems, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Masters of Accountancy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.S., Mathematics and Secondary Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Contact:
Office#: 301
T: 304.293.7847
E: tpearson@wvu.edu

Area of Expertise:
Dr. Pearson has taught computerized accounting systems and managerial accounting to graduate and undergraduate students at WVU (and as a Visiting Professor at Northeastern University). Professor Pearson conducts research in a number of areas including examining the roles of credit union examiners and external auditors in monitoring credit union performance and the use of external audits in improving accountability of charitable organizations. He also worked on two Internet Security grants with CERC sponosored by the National Library of Medicine. He has published his research in refereed journals including Contemporary Accounting Research, Commercial Lending Review, the CPA Journal, CMA Magazine, and the Journal of Applied Business Research.