Accounting at University at Albany (SUNY)

19 faculty and 15 courses in Accounting at University at Albany (SUNY).

Faculty

• Wei Zhang, Associate Professor h-index 48
  Her research primarily focuses on the impact of accounting information on capital markets and managerial incentives. In addition, she is interested in how accounting regulation and auditor attributes/behaviors affect audit quality. Instruct
  Notable: “Recommended psychological crisis intervention response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak in China: a model of West China Hospital” (2020) · 574 citations
• Guy D. Fernando, Associate Professor and Chair h-index 17
  Agency Theory, Accounting Information, Earnings Quality, Accruals Manipulation, Impact of Gender on Accounting Research Variables, Data Envelopment Analyses Instruction & Advising Courses BACC 518 – Accounting for Managers. BACC 630 – Advan
  Notable: “Do gender differences persist? An examination of gender diversity on firm performance, risk, and executive compensation” (2015) · 470 citations
• Kinsun Tam, Associate Professor h-index 13
  Writing computer programs to analyze textual business documents. Implementing internal controls for computer systems. Instruction & Advising Courses BACC 411 - Financial Accounting Theory III BACC 514 - Theory of Financial Accounting III BA
  Notable: “CEO Gender, Ethical Leadership, and Accounting Conservatism” (2014) · 451 citations
• Dennis Caplan, Associate Professor h-index 9
  My primary research focus is on the commission and detection of financial reporting fraud. My current interests also include the relation between corporate governance and firm performance in the context of mergers and acquisitions, and a ne
  Notable: “Internal Controls and the Detection of Management Fraud” (1999) · 100 citations
• William Riccardi, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Associate Professor h-index 5
  He employs archival research methods in the areas of auditing and financial reporting. Their current research explores the influence of auditors' and audit firms' various political activities on audit outcomes and regulatory enforcement. Mo
  Notable: “The Global Financial Crisis: U.S. Bankruptcies and Going-Concern Audit Opinions” (2013) · 102 citations
• Seokjoo (Andrew) Chang, Associate Professor h-index 3
  Operations Research and Stochastic Methods for Online auctions and Forensic Accounting. He published his research at journals such as Management Information Systems Quarterly (MISQ), Decision Support Systems (DSS) and Information Systems
  Notable: “An analytical approach to bundling in the presence of customer transition effects” (2009) · 10 citations
• Marisa Lester, Lecturer II h-index 2
  Notable: “Can incentives mitigate student overconfidence at grade forecasts?” (2017) · 8 citations
• Christina Considine, Adjunct Lecturer
• Ermelinda Potka, Adjunct Lecturer
• Hon. Paul V. Morgan Jr., Adjunct Lecturer
• Hon. Robert T. Farley, Adjunct Lecturer
• James Manico, Adjunct Lecturer
• Lisa Kenneally Dochat, Law Area Coordinator; Lecturer
  Complex business disputes, employment law litigation, trust and estate litigation and protecting assets in matrimonial matters, including prenuptial agreements and high net worth matrimonial litigation. Instruction & Advising Courses BLAW-3
• Margaret Adkins, Adjunct Lecturer
  Business ethics, product liability and white-collar crime. Instruction & Advising Courses BLAW 220 Business Law BLAW 321 Law of Business Organizations Massry School of Business Home About Programs Programs for International Students Researc
• Michelle Moshier, Lecturer II
• Paquita Davis-Friday, Dean; Professor
  Dean Davis-Friday’s primary research interests are executive compensation and postretirement benefits. Her work has been published in The Accounting Review, Accounting Horizons, Contemporary Accounting Research, and other international acco
• Piyush Gade, Adjunct Lecturer
  Economics of Regulation, Finance and Macro-Labor Instruction & Advising Courses AECO370 - Money and Banking AECO301 - Intermediate Macro BACC 419/519 - Data Analytics for Audit and Control Additional Information Service &
• Robert J. Lombardo, Director of Accounting Programs and Lecturer
• Sarah Vizer, Assistant Professor
  More specific sub-area keywords/topical areas. Financial accounting and auditing – IPOs, business valuation and transactions, audit review process, audit and firm culture; DEI – race, religion and gender issues in accounting, using accounti

Courses

• Financial Accounting B ACC 211
• Cost Accounting Systems for Managerial Decisions B ACC 222
• Fraud Examination T ACC 251
• Financial Accounting Analytics Lab I B ACC 301
• Financial Accounting Analytics Lab II B ACC 302
• Financial Accounting Theory I B ACC 311
• Financial Accounting Theory II B ACC 312
• Financial Statement Analysis B ACC 313
• Accounting Information Systems B ACC 381
• Audit Analytics Lab B ACC 403
• Financial Accounting Theory III B ACC 411
• Data Analytics for Audit and Control B ACC 419
• Survey of Taxation B ACC 440
• Auditing B ACC 461
• Independent Study in Accounting B ACC 495

Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.