Hollis Skaife
Professor
Academic Director, Master of Professional Accountancy Program
Research Expertise: International financial reporting issues and corporate governance, including the role of internal control and auditing in the development of high quality financial information.
A former practicing Certified Public Accounting (CPA), Hollis Skaife earned her master’s and Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Iowa. She has taught various accounting courses at the undergraduate, master’s and Ph.D. levels and currently teaches financial accounting to Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) and MBA students. In 2019, she was appointed academic director for the MPAc program.
Skaife serves on multiple editorial boards and frequently chairs committees of national professional organizations, serves on international research panels, and often leads research consortia for Ph.D. students and new faculty. She served on the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Advisory Council from 2009 to 2011.
Skaife has chaired several standing committees of the American Accounting Association, including the New Faculty Consortium, a national conference of more than 150 new and experienced accounting faculty from around the world who share best practices in teaching, research and service, and the Financial Reporting Standards Committee that is charged with writing comment letters on exposure drafts issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. She also served as the chair of the Public Service Committee at UC Davis for 2016-17 and 2017-18.
Newly Appointed Academic Director for MPAc Program
As a former Certified Public Accountant and current GSM faculty member, new Academic Director Hollis Skaife Ph.D. brings wealth of knowledge to help lead MPAc program.
Study: Firm Governance Key as Shareholders Assess Risk of Political Activity
Professor Hollis Skaife shares new research on the risks involved in the way U.S. companies influence the political process via campaign finance.
Hollis Skaife Awards
- Professor of the Year Award, UC Davis Graduate School of Management, 2016-17.
The Value Proposition of Sell-Side Due Diligence in M&A
According to research conducted by Professor Hollis Skaife, low-quality financial reporting correlated with a higher rate of deal cancellation, increasing the failure rate by more than 9 percent.
Chair of 2017 New Faculty Consortium
Professor Hollis Skaife will chair the 2017 Ernst and Young (EY) Foundation and American Accounting Association New Faculty Consortium. The national conference, to be held in February, will draw more than 150 new and experienced accounting faculty from around the world to share best practices in teaching, research and service.
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