Kristy Towry
Vice Dean for Faculty & Research ; Professor of Accounting at Goizueta Business School
Schools
- Goizueta Business School
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Goizueta Business School
Biography
Kristy L. Towry is Vice Dean of Faculty and Research, Goizueta Term Chair, and Professor of Accounting at Emory University''s Goizueta Business School. Professor Towry joined the Goizueta Business School faculty in 2002, after receiving her Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin. She has extensive experience in managerial accounting and finance, including a number of positions at Exxon and Compaq. Professor Towry''s research relates to the use of accounting information for managerial decision making, with a focus on managerial control systems and financial incentives. Her research, based on the experimental method, blends theory from economics, psychology, and other social sciences to provide insights into accounting issues. She has published in The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and other accounting and economics journals.
## Areas Of Expertise
- Managerial Accounting
- Internal Audit
- Behavioral Economics
Education
- The University of Texas at Austin: Ph.D., Accounting 2002
- Texas A&M University: M.B.A., Accounting and Finance 1988
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana: B.Sc., Mathematics and Computer Science 1982
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