Melissa Carlisle
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
Doctorate of Philosophy, Accounting Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015
Master of Science, Accounting Kent State University, 2007
Bachelor of Business Administration Kent State University, 2006
Research
Research interests
Auditor judgment and decision making.
The influence of communication factors, cognitive biases, and affecton auditor judgments and decisions whichimpact audit quality
Regulatory oversight.
The influence of regulatory oversight, such as the PCAOB, on the market for public company audits and audit quality
Research Projects
Small Auditors’ Failure to Remediate Quality Control Criticisms: The Supply and Demand of Small Firms’ Audit Services.
Presented at 2013 AAA Annual Meeting. Presented at the 2017 International Symposium for Audit Research. Presented at 2017 PCAOB/JAR conference (Co-author, Wei Yu).First round revise/resubmit at Journal of Accounting Research.
Challenges of the Staff Years: Implications for Future Research.Co-authored with E. Hamilton and J. Rasso. Working paper revision.
The Effects of Alternative Forms of Client Communication on Staff Auditor Performance. Co-authored with Christine Gimbar. Analyzing interview data, instrument design of follow-up experiment.
The Impact of Big Four Audit Experience on Triennial Firm PCAOB Inspection Outcomes. Co-authored with Ally Zimmerman. Data collection and analysis.
Dissertation
Auditors’ Evaluation of Evidence: The Effect ofCommunication Channel and Management Information.
Presented at 2016 AAA Auditing Section Annual Conference, Presented at the 2017 AAA Annual Meeting.Working Paper.Second round review at The Accounting Review.
Professional Certifications and Affiliations
Certified Public Accountant, Ohio(# 46234)
Member, American Accounting Association; Auditing Section
Employment
Academic
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Assistant Professor, Accountancy July 2015 – Present
Courses taught: Attestation and Assurance services (UG), Financial Accounting I (UG), Experimental Auditing Research Seminar (PhD)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Research Assistant/Instructor, Accounting August 2010 – June 2015
Course taught: Financial Accounting I (UG)
Professional
Ernst & Young LLP, Cleveland, Ohio
Senior Auditor January 2008 –August 2010
Honors and Awards
Center for Audit Quality Access to Audit Personnel Program (2013) – support granted
President’s Fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology (2010-2014)
Conferences and Meetings Attended
AAA/Deloitte Foundation Trueblood Seminar, 2018
PCAOB/JAR Conference, 2017
International Symposium for Auditing Research (ISAR), Sydney, Australia 2017
Deloitte Foundation/Federation of Schools of Accountancy Faculty Consortium, 2017
PCAOB/AAA Annual Meeting, 2018, 2017, 2016
AAA Auditing Section Annual Conference, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2011
AAA Annual Meeting, 2017, 2014, 2013
AAA Ohio Regional Meeting, 2018, 2016
AAA Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Section Annual Conference, 2016, 2014, 2012
AAA New Faculty Consortium, 2016
AAA/Deloitte Foundation/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium, 2014
IFREE's(International Foundation for Research inExperimental Economics) Annual Visiting Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics, Chapman University, 2013
ConferencePresentations
International Symposium for Auditing Research (ISAR), Sydney, Australia, 2017
AAA Auditing Section Annual Conference, 2016
AAA Annual Meeting, 2017, 2013
Service
Committee Member:
- Dean Search Committee, 2016-2017
Journal Reviewer:
- Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, 2016
Conference Reviewer:
- AAA Auditing Section Research Conference, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
- AAA Accounting, Behavior, and Organizations Section Research Conference – 2017, 2015, 2014, 2012
- AAA Annual Meeting, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2013
Conference Discussant:
- AAA Auditing Section Research Conference, 2018, 2016
- AAA Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Section Research Conference, 2014
- AAA Annual Meeting, 2013
Conference Moderator:
- AAA Auditing Section Research Conference, 2017
- AAA Annual Meeting, 2013, 2012