Joseph E. Trainor, Ph.D.

Dr. Joseph Trainor is an Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Accounting Program of the Department of Accountancy. Dr. Trainor received his Ph.D. in Business Accounting from Florida Atlantic University. His Ph.D. thesis examined the effects of large shareholder heterogeneity on firms’ accounting quality and information asymmetry. Dr. Trainor received his MBA degree from Florida Atlantic University and his B.S. in Accounting from Southern New Hampshire University where he graduated summa cum laude.

Dr. Trainor’s research interests include financial accounting and audit quality issues as well as research on accounting education pedagogy. He has published his research in The Business Review - Cambridge; Review of Business; The CPA Journal; The Journal of Business and Educational Leadership; The Journal of Accountancy; and the Journal of Leadership, Accountability, and Ethics.

Prior to returning to academia, Dr. Trainor worked for several accounting firms and has experience auditing non-profits as well as small business entities. He is a licensed certified public accountant in New York and was recognized by the State of Virginia on the list of top scoring candidates on the November 2003 Uniform CPA exam. He has teaches at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.Financial accounting, fraud examination, and business combinationsAccounting education, taxation, business ethics, academic honesty

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