About EdWARD

I am an Assistant Professor in Accounting at the Grossman School of Business, University of Vermont. I joined the faculty in 2021. Prior to the University of Vermont, I was a tenured professor at Montana State University and a research fellow at the Initiative for Regulation and Applied Economic Analysis.

I have taught financial accounting, managerial accounting, accounting research, and tax, at both graduate and undergraduate levels. In 2018, I was awarded the Montana CPA outstanding educator of the year. In 2023, the students in the Grossman School of Business (UVM) awarded me with the faculty member of the year award (thank you GSB students!).

My researcher examines accountability in business. This includes topics like performance measurement, internal controls, social and environmental audits, fraud, social impact measurement, and tax policy. My scholarly research has appeared in top scholarly journals, including the Journal of Business Ethics, Academy of Management Perspectives, Academy of Management Discoveries, Journal of Business Venturing, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Journal of Business Research, Academy of Management Learning & Education, Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, and Journal of Business Venturing Insights.

I immigrated to Canada as a child from Ireland. So, I am both a Canadian and Irish citizen (and also a US citizen). I have lived, worked and traveled to Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and North America. More than 40 countries around the world!

My amazing wife Janet is a Dietitian and researcher in Food Systems. Janet is a past Olympian and a chef. We also have a miniature schnauzer dog (Tetley).

Education

Lancaster University Management School, England, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), 2013

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Canada, 2012

University College Dublin, Ireland, Masters of Business Administration (MBA), 2004

Villanova University Law School, USA, Masters of Taxation (MT), 2018

McMaster University, School of Business, Canada, Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm), 2002

Personal

I believe that the growth mindset is rooted in the desire to want to learn, believing that you can learn, and placing a priority on learning. So, in the spirit of improving my brain plasticity, I have tried to learn a few new things over the last two years. I parse my leanings into three buckets: hands on skills, academic knowledge, and athletic endeavors. With the help of friends, I have been restoring a 1938 International 1-ton truck. I picked this truck up from my wife’s family farm, for her birthday. It was her grandfather’s harvesting truck. From an academic perspective, in 2018 I finished my Masters of Taxation at Villanova University's Charles Widger School of Law. From an athletic perspective, I am learning how to tele ski and more recently have tried CrossFit. Maybe in this year I will learn how to play the guitar!