Bradley Bennett

Education

PhD (Philosophy), University of Alabama, 2012 MAcc, Millsaps College, 2001 BBA, Millsaps College, 2000

Academic Appointments

Associate Dean for Finance & Administration, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 7/2018-Present Associate Professor of Accounting, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 6/2018-Present Assistant Professor of Accounting, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 9/2012-6/2018 KPMG James Marwick Professor in Residence, 2017

Research Interests

• Accounting Judgment & Decision Making
• Auditor-Client Negotiations
• Issuer-Investor Electronic Communications

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate

• Auditing
• Intermediate Financial Accounting
• Introduction to Accounting

Masters

• Auditing II

PhD

• Behavioral Research in Accounting

Professional Background

Professional Experience

Assistant Controller, 2005-2008, Millsaps College Audit Manager, 2005, KPMG LLP Senior/Staff Auditor, 2001-2004, KPMG LLP

Recent Honors & Awards

KPMG James Marwick Professor in Residence, Summer/Fall 2017 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Supervisors - Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Section of the American Accounting Association., 2018 AAA/Deloitte Wildman Medal Recipient. For “The Effect of the Social Mismatch Between Staff Auditors and Client Management on the Collection of Audit Evidence,” (with R. C. Hatfield). 2013. The Accounting Review, 88 (1): 31-50., 2015 AAA/Deloitte Wildman Medal Recipient. For “The Effect of the Social Mismatch Between Staff Auditors and Client Management on the Collection of Audit Evidence,” (with R. C. Hatfield). 2013. The Accounting Review, 88 (1): 31-50., 2015 AAA/Deloitte Wildman Medal Recipient. For “The Effect of the Social Mismatch Between Staff Auditors and Client Management on the Collection of Audit Evidence,” (with R. C. Hatfield). 2013. The Accounting Review, 88 (1): 31-50., 2015

Selected Publications

Bennett, G. B. and R. C. Hatfield. 2017. Do Approaching Deadlines Influence Auditors’ Materiality Assessments? Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 36 (4).

Bennett, G. B., R. C. Hatfield, and C. Stefaniak. 2015. The Effect of Deadline Pressure on Pre-Negotiation Positions: A Comparison of Auditors and Client Management. Contemporary Accounting Research 32 (4): 1507-1528.

Bennett, G. B., and R. C. Hatfield. 2013. The Effect of the Social Mismatch Between Staff Auditors and Client Management on the Collection of Audit Evidence. The Accounting Review. 88 (1): 31-50. / • Article received the 2015 AAA/Deloitte Wildman Medal presented at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, August 2015.

Dodgson, M. K., C. P. Agoglia, J. Cohen, and G. B. Bennett. 2019. Managing the Auditor-Client Relationship Through Audit Partner Transition Periods: The Experiences of Audit Partners. The Accounting Review, forthcoming.

Bennett, G. B. and R. C. Hatfield. 2018. Staff Auditors' Proclivity for Computer Mediated Communication with Clients and its Effect on Skeptical Behavior. Accounting, Organizations & Society, 68-69: 42-57. / • Study conducted with research grant received from KPMG LLP