Timothy Bryan

Assistant Professor
SBUS 246
304-696-2654

Biography

Timothy G. Bryan is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Accounting in the Department of Accountancy and Legal Environment. Tim received his DBA from Jacksonville University, Florida and his M.S. and B.S. in Accounting from the University of Southern Indiana. He is a member of the West Virginia Society of CPAs, Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma. In 2023, he was named a Pickens-Queen Teaching Award recipient.

Tim brings a wealth of experience both in practice and as an academic. Prior to joining Marshall University, Tim was an Instructor in Accounting at the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana from 2011 – 2019, where he taught a wide variety of courses, published a peer-reviewed journal article, and presented his research in well-known conferences such as the American Accounting Association annual and regional meetings. As a CPA (inactive), Tim was the Office Managing Partner of Kemper CPA Group LLP in Evansville, Indiana and Mt. Vernon, Illinois; Board of Directors of Kemper Capital Management; and on the Audit Staff at KPMG, Indianapolis.

DBA, Accounting, Jacksonville University, 2019
MSA, Accounting, University of Southern Indiana, 2007
BS, Accounting, University of Southern Indiana, 1990
Bryan, T. G., & McKnight, M. A. (2021). Implementing the pathways commission recommended first accounting course: A profile of early adopters. International Journal of Accounting and Finance Review, 6(1), 41-52.
Bryan, T. G., McKnight, M. A., & Houmes, R. (2021). Unfaithful representation: Understating accounts receivable in the name of conservatism. Accounting Business and the Public Interest, 20, 52-72.
Bryan, T., McKnight, M. A., & Houmes, R. (in press). Accounting conservatism or earnings management: A study of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Corporate Ownership and Control, forthcoming.
Lynch, S. R., Bryan, T. G., & Kocakülâh, M. C. (2018). Effects of absenteeism on company productivity, efficiency, and profitability. Journal of Business Economics Research, 8(1), 115-135.
ACC 215: Accounting Principles
ACC 311: Intermediate Accounting
ACC 312: Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 615: Audit Practice and Analytics
ACC 632: AIS Controls
ACC 698: Ethics and Professional Development in Accounting
DBA 720: Research Seminar in Managerial Accounting
DBA 721: Research Seminar in Auditing
DBA: 791 Dissertation
Accounting education, Accounting literature, Financial crisis, Firm or company performance, and Organizational change
Partner, Kemper CPA Group LLP, 1991 to 2009
MSA Program Coordinator
DBA Associate Program Director
Chair, Graduate Curriculum Committee
Faculty Advisor, Student Center for the Public
Faculty Advisor, Betta Gamma Sigma
Faculty Senate
Faculty Personnel Committee
Campus and Community Safety Workgroup