• Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006
• M.S. in Accounting, University of Virginia, 2001
• B.S. in Commerce (Accounting), University of Virginia, 1997

• James Madison University, Associate Professor, 2016-present
• Clemson University, Assistant Professor, 2012-2016
• College of William and Mary, Assistant Professor, 2006-2012
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research Assistant and Instructor, 2001-2006
• University of Virginia, Research Assistant and Instructor, 2000-2001

Comunale, C., Irving, J., and Trainor, J. (2023). The Accounting Pipeline: Insights from Professionals and Students. The CPA Journal (forthcoming).

Comunale, C., Hayes, D., & Irving, J. (2022). Keeping an Investigative Eye on the Financial Pulse of a Company Using Data Analytics. Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting 14 (3): 514-528.

Bailey, C., Briggs, J., & Irving, J. (2022). Test-Wiseness and Multiple-Choice Accounting Questions: Implications for Instructors. Issues in Accounting Education, 37 (2): 1-14.

Hayes, D., Irving, J., Kerler, W., & Lee, L. (2021). Bluth Company: An Adobe Acrobat Case Motivated by Practitioner Feedback. AIS Educator Journal, 16 (1): 1-18.

Hollingsworth, C. & Irving, J. (2021). A Review of Disciplinary Orders Issued by the PCAOB: 2005-2017. Current Issues in Auditing, 15 (1): A1-A18.

• College of Business Distinguished Teacher Award, 2023
• Dean's Impact Award, 2022-2023
• Dr. Otto C. Brenner Memorial Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Professor, 2021
• JMU College of Business Best Practitioner Paper Award (2nd place), 2017
• Alfred N. Page Undergraduate Teaching Award, College of William and Mary, 2011
• BBA Class of 2009 Faculty Excellence Award, College of William and Mary, 2009