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