Michael Ozlanski
Associate Professor of Accounting
Department Head of Accounting
Allen C. Tressler Professor of Accounting
Education
PHD, Virginia Polytech Institute State University
MAS, Virginia Polytech Institute State University
BS, 体育买球官网 University
About Me
Joining the faculty at 体育买球官网 in the Fall of 2015 was quite literally a homecoming for me because I graduated from SU in 2005 with an accounting degree. I began my professional career on the audit staff of PricewaterhouseCoopers (now known simply as PwC) in Philadelphia. Although the work was exciting and engaging, I realized that my true “calling” was to be a professor. I enrolled in a Ph.D. program at Virginia Tech in 2009, and I never looked back. It’s a true privilege to be a college professor. Every day, I interact with intelligent young adults, share my excitement about accounting with others, and work on accounting and auditing research projects that can inform the academy and the profession.
I live in Selinsgrove with my wife who is also an SU graduate and my two golden retrievers. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy jogging, hiking, kayaking, and listening to live music.
Professional Experience
Publications
1. Gimbar C., B. Hansen, and M. Ozlanski. 2016. Early Evidence on the Effect of Critical Audit Matters on Auditor Liability.Current Issues in Auditing(forthcoming).
2. Gimbar C., B. Hansen, and M. Ozlanski. 2016. The Effects of Critical Audit Matter Paragraphs and Accounting Standard Precision on Auditor Liability. The Accounting Review (forthcoming).
Scholarly Presentations:
1. “Kabbage: An Audit by Another Name? Providing Capital to Nourish Small Businesses” Presented at the 2015Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting (CTLA).
2. “The Effects of Critical Audit Matter Paragraphs and Standard Precision on Auditor Liability: Can Anything the Auditor Says Be Used Against Them?” Presented at a breakfast roundtable at the 2015AuditingMidyear Meeting
3. “Detecting Deception in Audit Interactions: Extending Interpersonal Deception Theory into Accounting.” Presented at the 2014American Accounting AssociationAnnual Meeting
4. “Effects of Principles vs. Rules Based Accounting Standards and Increased Audit Reporting on Investors’ Perceptions of Management’s Reporting Credibility.” Presented at the 2013International Accounting SectionMidyear Meeting
5. “Effects of Principles vs. Rules Based Accounting Standards and Management Accountability on Investors’ Perceptions of Management’s Reporting Credibility.” Presented atVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Accounting Workshop, April 2012