Brigham, CV
February 2018
Stephen S. Brigham, PhD, JD, MS, CPA
Curriculum Vitae
February 2018
Office Address:
Michigan State University
Department of Accounting & Information Systems
N258North Business College Complex
632 Bogue Street
East Lansing, MI 48824-1122
Office phone:(517) 884-6986
Cell phone:(859) 321-8368
Email:
Education:
PhDBusiness Administration (Accountancy), University of Kentucky,
December 2010 (4.0 GPA)
First-Year PhDAccountancy, University of Illinois, 2004-2005 (3.9 GPA)
MSEducational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin–Madison,
August 2004 (4.0 GPA)
JDLaw, University of Wisconsin–Madison, June 1998 (cum laude)
BAAccounting, Michigan State University, December 1987 (cum laude)
Teaching Experience:
Michigan State University
ACC 300, Intermediate Financial Accounting I
ACC 301, Intermediate Financial Accounting II
ACC 305, Intermediate Accounting for Finance Majors
ACC 331, Federal Income Tax Accounting
ACC 333, Taxation and Accounting for the Entrepreneur
ACC 490, Independent Study in Accounting
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
BUS 405, Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting
BUS 204, Essentials of Financial and Managerial Accounting
University of Kentucky
MBA 604, Understanding Financial Statements, Teaching Assistant to
Professor Linda McDaniel
MBA 600, Accounting for MBAs, Teaching Assistant to Professor Linda McDaniel
ACC 410, Not-for-Profit and Regulatory Accounting
ACC 211, Financial Accounting Lab, Supervisor of Teaching Assistant
ACC201, Financial Accounting I
University of Illinois
ACCY 301, Accounting Measurement and Disclosure (Intermediate Financial),
Teaching Assistant to Professors Linda Myers and Marjorie Shelley
University of Wisconsin–Madison
ACC 765, Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
Service (for Research):
Editorial Assistant to Co-Editors David A. Ziebart and Ella Mae Matsumura, Accounting Horizons, April 2006 to August 2009
- Managed editorial office,coordinated peer-review,wrote editorial correspondence, and performedpublication processes for this quarterly journal of the American Accounting Association (“AAA”).
Senior Managing Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, May 1997 to June 1998
- Managed editorial office, edited manuscripts, coordinated publication of six issues, and supervised staff of forty students (including comprehensive fact- and cite-checking).
Service (Other):
Faculty Advisor/Chaperone, Deloitte FanTAXtic Competition (2012 to present) and Deloitte Audit Innovation Campus Challenge (2016 to present)
Member, Departmental Advisory Committee, Michigan State University, Department of Accounting and Information Systems, August 2014 to August 2015
Assistant to the ADA Coordinator (Vice Chancellor of Legal Affairs) at University of Wisconsin–Madison, May 2003 to August 2004
- Coordinated university’s disability law compliance, including service on Access and Accommodation in Instruction Committee (AAIC), ADA Task Force Committee, and Web Accessibility Committee.
Accounting Consultant to Assistant Dean of UW–MadisonLawSchool, Summer 1997
- Reviewed office procedures and recommended process improvements.
Professional Experience (Last Positions):
Education
Professor of Practice, Michigan State University, Fall 2012 to Present
Visiting Instructor, Michigan State University, Fall 2011 to Summer 2012
Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Fall 2009 to
Spring 2011
Law (1998-2002)
Compliance Officer, U.S. Bancorp Asset Management (Milwaukee and Minneapolis)
- Performed legal compliance services for this $120-billion investment adviser, including regulatory filings, audit representation, implementation of policies, and hedge-fund oversight (Vice President of U.S. Bancorp Fund Management, Inc.). Held NASD Series 3, 30, and 65 licenses.
Associate, von Briesen, Purtell, & Roper, s.c. (Milwaukee)
- Provided clients with general corporate legal services, including contract reviews, regulatory filings, and securities mediation.
Accounting (1987-1995)
Senior Accountant, M&I Data Services, Inc. (Milwaukee)
- Performed comprehensive financial accounting services, including company-wide financial statement preparation, audit representation, and budgeting for a 900-person division.
Senior Auditor, Arthur Andersen & Co. (Milwaukee)
- Provided audit services to clients from small nonprofit organizations to Fortune 500 companies in diverse industries: education, financial services, government, manufacturing, retail, and social services.
Honors, Awards, and Grants:
Michigan State University
Voted Teacher of the Year 2016-2017 (Tied with Professor Jiang) by graduating seniors
in accounting
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Faculty Development Research Grant for Summer 2010
University of Kentucky
Gatton Doctoral Fellowship for four years of general doctoral student support
Louise H. Shouse Grant for attendance at conferences
The Graduate School Conference Support Grant for presentation at the 2008 Midyear
Meeting of the AAA’s Public Interest Section
AAA’s Government and Nonprofit Section Travel Grant for attendance at the 2008
Midyear Meeting
University of WisconsinLawSchool
Symposium Research Assistant, Wisconsin Law Review
Ruth B. Doyle Award for service to the law school
CALI Award for academic performance in ERISA law
Arthur Andersen & Co.
Most Ethical Auditor in Class Award (1990), St. Charles, Illinois, Senior Training
Memberships:
AICPA (former)
WICPA (former)
American Accounting Association
State Bar of Wisconsin (retired)
Certifications:
Bar (Illinois, passed first attempt; Wisconsin, diploma privilege)
CPA (Wisconsin, passed first attempt)
NASD Series 3, 30, and 65 (inactive)
Presentations/Meetings:
Research Presentations at Conferences
Brigham, S. S., “Combating Academic Dishonesty,” at 2012 Kentucky Accounting
Educators Conference, Louisville, KY
Bhattacharya, R., “Measuring Non-Profit Ratio Usefulness Using a Relevance and Reliability Framework,” at Government and Nonprofit Section Midyear Meeting 2009, American Accounting Association, Arlington, VA (presented for author)
Brigham, S. S., “On Our Honor: A Policy Response to Academic Misconduct in Accounting Programs,” at Annual Meeting 2008, American Accounting Association, Anaheim, CA
Brigham, S. S., “On Our Honor: A Policy Response to Academic Misconduct in Accounting Programs,” at Public Interest Section Midyear Meeting 2008, American Accounting Association, Arlington, VA
Discussant Presentations
McDowell, E. A., Wei, L., and Smith, P.C., “Investigating Individual Donor Information Search—The Relevance of Nonprofit Efficiency and Nonfinancial Information,” at Annual Meeting 2010, American Accounting Association, San Francisco, CA
Noe, K. and Forgione, D. A., “Economic Incentives in the Hospice Care Setting: A Comparison of For-Profit and Nonprofit Providers,” at Government and Nonprofit Section Midyear Meeting 2010, American Accounting Association, Baltimore, MD
Neely, D. G., “The Effectiveness of Regulation in the Tax Exempt Sector: Evidence from the Nonprofit Integrity Act of 2004,” at Annual Meeting 2009, American Accounting Association, New York, N.Y.
Bhattacharya, R., “Measuring Non-Profit Ratio Usefulness Using a Relevance and Reliability Framework,” at Government and Nonprofit Section Midyear Meeting 2009, American Accounting Association, Arlington, VA
Jacoby, P. F., “Addressing the Health Care Crisis: An Accounting Perspective,” at Public Interest Section Midyear Meeting 2008, American Accounting Association, Arlington, VA
Workshop Presentations/Campus Visits
Brigham, S. S., “A Structural Equation Model (SEM) of the Theory of Planned Behavior Applied to Accounting Professors’ Formal Enforcement of Academic Misconduct Rules,” Von Allmen School of Accountancy (Proposal Workshop, February 6, 2009), University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Brigham, S. S., “A Structural Equation Model (SEM) of the Theory of Planned Behavior Applied to Accounting Professors’ Formal Enforcement of Academic Misconduct Rules,” University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (Campus Visit, October 24, 2008), Oshkosh, WI
Meeting Attendance for Continuing Education
KPMG 2017 National Faculty Symposium, May 2017 Data Analytics Symposium, Philadelphia, PA (by invitation only)
Deloitte Foundation/ FSA, May 2014 and May 2015 Faculty Consortia, Westlake, TX (by invitation only)
The American Tax Association, 2014 Midyear Meeting, San Antonio, TX
The American Tax Association, 2013 Midyear Meeting, San Diego, CA
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