10 Elected as AAAS Fellows
Recognizing Brad M. Barber, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Brad M. Barber is one of 10 faculty from UC Davis named among the 502 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Grace Mubako
Visiting Professor
Ph.D., Business Administration - Accounting, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2012
Research Expertise
Audit judgment, Internal audit
Grace Mubako has 15 years of teaching experience in the area of accounting and auditing. Her research focuses on audit judgment and decision making, professional skepticism, as well as internal auditing and corporate governance issues. She also volunteers in several roles with the Institute of internal auditors where she advocates for internal audit awareness and education among students.
Josue Martinez
Director of Analytics Projects, Master of Science in Business Analytics
Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
With extensive experience in marketing science and a deep expertise in both strategy and analytical methods, Josue stands out as a seasoned Marketing Science Executive. Holding a pivotal role at Wells Fargo as SVP and Head of Marketing Measurement from December 2016 to June 2023, Josue led performance measurement for the bank’s centralized marketing organization.
Prior to Wells Fargo, Josue served as EVP of Global Analytics at Universal McCann - Interpublic Group, where he spearheaded the reconfiguration and integration of analytics for global clients
Olga Clasper
Lecturer
Master of Business Administration (MBA), UC Davis Graduate School of Management
Olga Clasper has a Bachelor's in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, a Master's in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, and an MBA from the University of California, Davis. She has worked at Intel in Folsom as a Software Engineer and Technical Program Manager since 2014.
Xinlei Li
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Columbia University
M.Phil., Columbia University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Tsinghua University
Research Expertise
Corporate disclosure, Accounting information, Debt contracting
Assistant Professor Xinlei Li’s research focuses on the relationship between corporate disclosure, accounting information and debt contracting. For example, her work examines how personal lending relationships between lenders and managers are affected by borrowing firms’ information and accounting environments. Furthermore, Li’s research reveals the significance and uniqueness of individual-pair
Stephanie Sessions Perkins
Lecturer
J.D, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
B.A., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Research Expertise: Business ethics, behavioral ethics, professional ethics, business communication, leadership best practices
Stephanie Sessions Perkins is a distinguished attorney with a career spanning over three decades, specializing in representing CPA firms and businesses. As a seasoned senior attorney and general counsel of a national CPA firm, she brings a wealth of expertise to the classroom, combining extensive civil litigation and business advisory experience.
Perkins is well-known
Stacy Conrad
Lecturer
Master of Science in Accounting - Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting - Texas A&M University
Stacy Conrad is a Certified Public Accountant with public and private accounting experience. Conrad earned her Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Science in Accounting and Auditing from Texas A&M University.
She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and later transitioned into the private sector following a relocation. Conrad has served as an external auditor, internal auditor, chief financial officer, and controller during her career. She has
Ayung Tseng
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Accounting, Columbia University, 2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Yale University, 2009
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting, National Taiwan University, 2003
Research Expertise
Company disclosure, accounting measurement issues, asset pricing, innovation, healthcare
As an accountant, Assistant Professor Ayung Tseng’s empirical research focuses on how accounting information reflects business fundamentals, connecting with interdisciplinary theories; for example, using tacit collusion theory to explain accounting disclosures among the Big Three U
My Q&A with Professor Jörn Boehnke, Inspiring the Art of Data Analytics
“You'll have the skills to turn raw data into solid gold.”
MSBA student catches Srishti Agarwal sits down with Professor Jörn Boehnke who shares his insights after dedicating 20 years of experience in data analysis.
Chinatown Foot Patrol Works to Keep Oakland's AAPI Community Safe
Lecturer Marc Lowe: "I wanted to do something to help the Chinese community."
For a story kicking off Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, CBS News interviews Lecturer Marc Lowe as he joins a highly visible citizens' foot patrol group in Oakland's Chinatown to help deter hate crimes in the area.
My Q&A with Janie Chang, New MPAc Academic Executive Director
Updated accounting curriculum to meet industry demands
MPAc Associate Director Zoë Richardson catches up with new Academic Executive Director Janie Chang who shares her background and vision for the program.
Why Does Sports Programming Cost So Much? Here's What an Expert Says
Assistant Professor Mike Palazzolo: it's all about deals media made with the leagues
"Sports, especially playoffs in particular, are ultimately sold to the highest bidder. Networks are generally willing to pay a large sum of money to get those contracts because they bring so many eyeballs to their network," Palazzolo said.
Professor Prasad Naik Recognized with 2023 Don Schultz Award for Innovation in Integrated Marketing Communications
Naik's innovative research and teaching methods to be honored by Medill at a May 25 event
"Winning this prestigious award is a privilege and honor—it offers me an opportunity to endorse Professor Don Schultz’s remarkable legacy to future generations of scholars and managers," said Naik of the international award.
C. Janie Chang
Academic Executive Director, Master of Professional Accountancy Program
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
Research Expertise
Human information processing in accounting settings, behavioral issues in managerial accounting and auditing, nature of expert judgments, group decision making, accounting information systems, audit analytics, and cross-cultural research.
Janie Chang is the academic executive director of the Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) program at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
She has taught and researched in the fields of accounting information systems, auditing, managerial accounting, and data analytics. Her research
Mary Kay Vona
Lecturer
Ph.D., Organizational Development and Executive Leadership, The George Washington University, 1997
Research Expertise
Research focused on Organizational Transformation, Learning & Development, DE&I and Talent Management (primarily technology enabled transformation).
Mary Kay Vona brings over 37 years of industry and consulting expertise. She has a unique combination of practice leadership, strategy, innovation, change management, business transformation, executive coaching, and talent strategy experience. She is dedicated to helping clients adopt and sustain their business transformation
Andrea Haviley
Lecturer
Master of Business Administration (MBA), UC Davis Graduate School of Management, 2008
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration with Concentration in Accounting, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, 1993
Committed to focusing on disruptive innovation to improve the human condition and a future that people and nature can thrive together, Andrea Haviley is a successful financial executive in Silicon Valley for 25 years as a key contributor at growth companies with strong forward-thinking missions.
The companies she has worked for have focused on improving how we
Rahul Makhijani
Lecturer
Ph.D. in Operations Research (MS&E), Stanford University, 2019
Master of Science (M.S.), Statistics, Stanford University, 2017
Bachelor of Science (B.S.),Technology (Honors) in Electrical Engineering, IIT - Bombay, 2013
Rahul Makhijani is a senior operations research Scientist at Instacart where he works on matching algorithms in the logistics team. He obtained his Ph.D. at Stanford University in the field of operations research where they worked on online marketplaces. His research interests are in designing algorithms for optimizing/clearing real-time marketplaces.
Candice Reimers
Lecturer
Ph. D. Education, Work-Based Learning, University of Pennsylvania
Master of Education, Work-Based Learning, University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology, University of California, Irvine
Candice Reimers is an organizational effectiveness consultant with over 20 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies, startups and non-profit organizations. She has extensive experience in guiding executives and HR leaders on how to align their business strategy, culture and people-related systems. As the managing partner of People Runway, Candice has worked with businesses in the
Chris Ziemba
Lecturer
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance, Georgia State University
Chris Ziemba is a Managing Director at EY, a Big 4 firm, with over 19 years of combined industry and consulting experience, specializing in Corporate, Commercial, Small & Medium Enterprise Banking. Ziemba is a member of EY’s Business Transformation Banking Practice, and his roles in consulting engagements span many of the largest U.S. and global financial institutions. His experience is deep across business strategy, risk and regulations, organizational design and transformation, change management, communications
Keer Yang
Assistant Professor
Ph.D, Finance, University of Minnesota, 2022
Research Expertise: FinTech, Machine Learning, Financial Intermediaries, Corporate Finance
Keer Yang’s research interests in fintech and machine learning in finance are inspired by the recent revolution in new technologies that affect both financial markets and academic finance research. Through his research, he seeks to understand how financial technologies could contribute to more efficient, equitable, and inclusive financial markets.
Yang's paper “Trust as an Entry Barrier: Evidence from FinTech Adoption” studies the adoption of fintech and