• Ph.D., Accounting, Georgia State University, 1981
• M.P.A., Accounting, Georgia State University, 1980
• M.B.A., Management, Georgia State University, 1973
• B.B.A., Management, Georgia State University, 1969

• Professor of Accounting, The University of Memphis, 2003–2016
• Professor of Accounting, University of Central Florida, 1991–2003
• Associate and Assistant Professor, The Florida State University, 1981–1991

 “Psychopathy, Academic Accountants’ Attitudes towards Unethical Research Practices, and Publication Success.” Sole authored. The Accounting Review 90:4 (July 2015): 1307–1332.

“The Moderating Effects of Task Complexity and Task Attractiveness on the Impact of Monetary Incentives in Repeated Tasks.” With Nicholas J. Fessler. Journal of Management Accounting Research 23 (2011): 189–210.

“Auditors’ Levels of Dispositional Need for Closure and Effects on Hypothesis Generation and Confidence.” With Cynthia Daily and Thomas J. Phillips, Jr. Behavioral Research in Accounting 23:2 (2011): 27–50.

“Revitalizing Accounting Ethics Research in the Neo-Kohlbergian Framework: Putting the DIT into Perspective.” With Steve Thoma and Irana Scott. Behavioral Research in Accounting 22:2 (2010): 1–26.

“An Examination of the Peer Review Process in Accounting Journals.” With Dana Hermanson and Timothy Louwers. Journal of Accounting Education 26 (2008) 55–72.

• George Johnson Preeminent Publication Award, U of Memphis, 2014
• Innovative Research Award, 18^th Annual Ethics Symposium, 2013
• Distinguished Researcher, 1998, University of Central Florida College of Business Administration