Selected Faculty Presentations, Honors, Etc.

Jasmijn Bol, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP Faculty Fellow in Accounting and associate professor of accounting, presented her research at three recent conferences. In October, she presented the paper “Auditor Tacit Knowledge and Audit Firm Human Capital Development,” co-authored with Frank Moers of Maastricht University and Mark Peecher of the University of Illinois, at a workshop at the University of Texas at Austin. In November, she presented “Target Setting in Incentive Contracts: The Impact of Peer Performance, Environmental Volatility, and Discretionary Adjustments,” co-authored with Jeremy Lill, PhD candidate at the University of Illinois, at a workshop at Georgia State University. And in December, Bol presented her paper “The Different Roles of Subjective Performance and Promotion Assessments: Evidence from Professional Services,” co-authored with Justin Leiby of the University of Florida, at the 8th EIASM Conference on New Directions in Management Accounting, which took place in Brussels.

Sherif Ebrahim, adjunct professor of strategy and entrepreneurship, was recently highlighted in testimony before Congress for his role in the U.S. Small Business Association’s Emerging Leaders Initiatives. The E200 Initiative is a professional education course for CE Os of companies poised for growth that involves the creation of a Strategic Growth Action Plan (SGAP) for the company. In her testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Fonda Lindfors New, CE O of QRI, a Baton Rouge-based environmental consulting firm, praised Ebrahim for his role in the program. “The instructor, Sherif Ebrahim, was an excellent teacher who pushed me to success,” New told the committee. As a result of her participation in the program, New said QRI’s revenue and access to capital increased by over 50 percent and its staffing increased by 22 percent.

Ashley Keller Nelson, professor of practice in management communications and social media, served as a guest instructor and judge in the Young Presidents Organization – World Presidents Organization’s first Virtual Public Speaking Seminar. Nelson was one of 10 communications specialists who provided coaching to YPO-WPO members on their scripts, delivery and final video submissions. Later, she served as a judge in the competition, helping to select three finalists who will present their speeches in person at the YPO-WPO’s annual meeting in Istanbul.