Melissa Lewis Western
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Education
- Ph.D, Accounting, Indiana University, 2007
- Masters of Business, Accounting, Indiana University, 2004
- Bachelor of Science, Accounting, California State University, Fresno, 2001
Selected Publications
- "The effects of viewing pornography on employees’ ethical decision making", Journal of Business Ethics, 2019
- "How Does Intentional Earnings Smoothing Vary with Managerial Ability?", Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance, Sage
Experience
Academic - Post-Secondary
- Associate Professor, Brigham Young University, 2016
- Associate Professor, University of Utah, 2015–2016
- Assistant Professor, University of Utah, 2007–2015
Awards
- Rachel Martin Faculty Fellowship, Marriott School of Business, 2019
- Robert Smith Faculty Fellowship, Marriott School, 2016
- David Eccles Emerging Scholar, David Eccles Emerging School of Business, 2009
- Institute for Fraud Prevention Grant Recipient for Rank-and-File Equity Compensation and Earnings Management, Institute for Fraud Prevention, 2016
Languages
- English
BYU Citizenship
- Financial Group Coordinator — Committee/Council Chair — July 2019
- SOA Diversity and Inclusion Committee — Committee/Council Member — May 2018
- Jr. Core Financial Coordinator — Committee/Council Chair — August 2016–2020
- Ph.D. Prep Committee — Committee/Council Member — July 2016–2020
- Admissions Committee — Committee/Council Member — 2016–2020
- Keynote Speaker Fall WSOA — Guest Speaker — October 2018–October 2018
- Faculty Recruiting Committee — Committee/Council Member — August 2018–October 2018
Professional Citizenship
- Contemporary Accounting Research, Editorial Review Board Member, May 2017–April 2023
- Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, October 2019–October 2019