Joy Gray

Joy Gray is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) with professional experience in internal audit, financial analysis, accounting, and systems support at several large public companies. Her research interests include analytics and technology in university curricula, integrating cybersecurity into accounting courses, and the history and current use of technology by internal audit.

Joy is the Internal Audit Education Partnership (IAEP) coordinator at Bentley and serves on the board of the Greater Boston Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). She received grants from the Internal Audit Foundation for expanding the IAEP at Bentley and developing an analytics case study, and previously authored a continuing education course for the IIA. She also assisted in the development of Bentley's updated Masters of Accounting program, and was awarded a PriceWaterhouse Coopers Inquiry Grant to support the development of a capstone data analytics course. She was a recipient of the 2019 Margit F. and Hanns Martin Schoenfeld Scholarship from the Academy of Accounting Historians, the 2020 George Krull/Grant Thornton Innovation in Teaching Award from the AICPA, the 2020 John Beveridge Service Award from ISACA New England, and a 2020 Bentley University Innovation in Teaching award.

Education

• Bentley University - Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Accountancy 2016
• Southern New Hampshire University - Master of Science (M.S.), Business Education 2006
• Murray State University - Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Accounting 1986

Teaching Interests

Information Technology Auditing, Data Analytics, Internal Auditing, Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting

Research Interests

Curriculum and Pedagogy Improvements, Information Technology Auditing, Data Analytics, Internal Auditing, Technology Integration

Consulting/Practice Interests

Information Systems Audit and Control, Internal Audit and Analytics, Technology Integration

Awards and Honors

• 2023, EY Academic Resource Center Curriculum Innovation Award, Ernst & Young Foundation
• 2023, Faculty Affairs Committee Grant, Bentley University
• 2021, Best AIS Education Paper - Midyear Meeting, American Accounting Association AIS Section
• 2020, 2020 Innovation in Teaching Award, Bentley University
• 2020, John Beveridge Award, ISACA New England
• 2020, George Krull/Grant Thornton Teaching Innovation Award, Grant Thornton and Federation of Schools of Accountancy
• 2019, Margit F. and Hanns Martin Schoenfeld Scholarship , Academy of Accounting Historians Section of the American Accounting Association
• 2019, Faculty Affairs Committee Grant, Bentley University

Publications

Journal Articles

• Betti, N., DeSimone, S., Gray, J., Sarens, G. (2023). The impacts of the use of data analytics and the performance of consulting activities on perceived internal audit quality. Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change. Forthcoming.
• Gray, J., Lee, L. (2023). Reuse and Recycle: Infusing Practice-Driven Cases with New Life through New Technologies. Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, (20) 1 269-288.
• Boss, S. R., Gray, J., Janvrin, D. (2022). Accountants, Cybersecurity isn't just for 'Techies': Incorporating Cybersecurity into the Accounting Curriculum. Issues in Accounting Education, (37) 3 73-89.
• Boss, S. R., Gray, J., Sarkar, S. (2021). Pedagogical Practices of Accounting Departments Addressing AACSB Technology Requirements. Issues In Accounting Education, (36) 4 59-85.
• Fedorowicz, J., Gray, J. (2021). The MSA is Dead. Long Live the MSA(A)!. Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, (18) 2 209-219.
• Sumantra, S., Gray, J., Boss, S. R., Daly, E. (2021). Developing Institutional Skills for Addressing Big Data: Experiences in Implementation of AACSB Standard 5. Journal of Accounting Education.
• Boss, S. R., Gray, J., Janvrin, D. (). Be an Expert: Examining High Profile Cybersecurity Breaches . Issues in Accounting Education. Forthcoming.

Other(s)

• Gray, J. (2016). Doctoral Dissertation: Information Technology Audits by Internal Auditors: Exploring the Evolution of Integrated IT Audits.