Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor, PhD, CPA, is the Andrew D. Braden Professor of Accounting and Auditing. As chair and professor of accountancy, Taylor teaches in the corporate governance and auditing assurance areas.

Taylor is currently past president of the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association (AAA), having assumed the office in August 2014 after stepping down from serving as president. He has also served on the Auditing Section Executive Committee. Taylor completed a three-year term of service on the Senior Technical Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Auditing Standards Board in January 2012. As an academic fellow, he fulfilled a one-year term in the Professional Practice Group of the Office of the Chief Accountant at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC from 2005-2006.

Taylor is the audit committee chair and independent trustee on three investment company trusts that have combined assets under management of over $15 billion. He maintains close ties with leaders in the public accounting profession and has had his research sponsored by the Center for Audit Quality twice in the last three years.

Many of Taylor’s numerous published articles are related to audit practice and have appeared in leading academic and professional journals, including CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTING RESEARCH, ACCOUNTING ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETY, AUDITING: A JOURNAL OF PRACTICE AND THEORY, ACCOUNTING HORIZONS, BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH IN ACCOUNTING, JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING RESEARCH, JOURNAL OF FORENSIC ACCOUNTING, and the JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY, among others.

Taylor received his PhD from the Eller School of Business at the University of Arizona and his MAcc from Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management. He was initially appointed to Case Western Reserve University in 2009.

Outside of the classroom, Taylor is an active runner, cyclist and instrument-rated private pilot.

The Weatherhead School of Management is different from other business schools. We are bold in our ideas, creative in our approach, and adaptive in our interactions within a changing business environment. We''ve enhanced traditional management education by integrating the fundamentals of business with ideas and practices that change individuals, organizations and societies. At Weatherhead, we develop leaders as good global citizens who innovate to create sustainable value.

Academic and Professional Activities

• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners . 2006 - Present
• Accounting Behavior and Organizations Section of the American Accounting Association. 1994 - Present
• American Accounting Association. 1994 - Present
• Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association. 1994 - Present
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 1994 - Present
• Committee Chair, University Budget Committee, 2016 - 2017
• Member, Nominations Committee, American Accounting Association, 2014 - 2015
• Committee Chair, Executive Committee, 2013 - Present
• Committee Chair, Department of Accountancy Undergraduate Curriculum Review Task Force, 2012 - 2013
• Committee Chair, Council, 2012 - 2013
• Chairperson, CWRU Strategic Planning Finance, Operations and Infrastructure Working Group, 2012 - 2013
• Officer, President/Elect/Past, Auditing Section, American Accounting Association, 2012 - 2015
• Committee Member, Appointments Committee, 2011 - 2020
• Committee Chair, Graduate Programs Curriculum Committee, 2010 - 2011
• Chairperson, AICPA Auditors'' Report Academic Research Task Force, New York, NY, 2009 - Present
• Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Accounting, New York, NY, 2009 - Present
• Reviewer, Journal Article, The Journal of Forensic Accounting, Flourtown, PA, 2009 - Present
• Reviewer, Journal Article, Research in Accounting Regulation, New York, NY, 2008 - Present
• Member, Auditing Standards Board, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York, NY, 2008 - 2011
• Task Force Member, AICPA Reliability Task Force, Sarasota, FL, 2008 - 2010
• Chairperson, Creighton University College of Business Administration Graduate Programs Committee, Omaha, NE, 2008 - 2009
• Member, Creighton University Retirement Plan Committee, Omaha, NE, 2008 - 2009
• Reviewer, Journal Article, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Sarasota, Florida, 2008
• Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Accounting, New York, NY, 2008
• Reviewer, Journal Article, The Journal of Forensic Accounting, Flourtown, PA, 2008
• Reviewer, Journal Article, The Journal of Forensic Accounting, Flourtown, PA, 2008
• Co-editor, Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2007 - Present
• Treasurer, Auditing Section Executive Committee, American Accounting Association, Sarasota, FL, 2007 - 2009
• Committee Chair, Creighton University College of Business Administration Graduate Programs Committee, Omaha , NE, 2007 - 2009
• Board Member, Institute of Internal Auditors, Ak-Sar-Ben Chapter, 2007 - 2009
• Member, Creighton University Retirement Plan Transition Committee, Omaha , NE, 2007 - 2008
• Reviewer, Journal Article, Advances in Behavioral Accounting Research, New York, NY, 2007
• Reviewer, Journal Article, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Sarasota, Florida, 2007
• Reviewer, Journal Article, Research in Accounting Regulation, New York, NY, 2007
• Reviewer, Journal Article, The Journal of Forensic Accounting, Flourtown, PA, 2007
• Academic Member at Large, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Auditor''s Report Research Task Force, 2006 - 2009
• Member, Regulation Committee, American Accounting Association, Sarasota, FL, 2006 - 2007
• Vice Chair, Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association, Auditing Stardards Committee, 2006 - 2007
• Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Advances in Behavioral Accounting Research, New York, NY, 2006
• Reviewer, Journal Article, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Sarasota, Florida, 2006
• Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Accounting, New York, NY, 2006
• Reviewer, Journal Article, Research in Accounting Regulation, New York, NY, 2006
• Reviewer, Journal Article, The Journal of Forensic Accounting, Flourtown, PA, 2006
• SEC Observer, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Auditors'' Report Research Task Force, 2005 - 2006
• Interaction with Industry, United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington DC, 2005 - 2006
• Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Accounting, New York, NY, 2005
• Reviewer, Journal Article, The Journal of Forensic Accounting, Flourtown, PA, 2005
• Reviewer, Journal Article, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Sarasota, Florida, 2004
• Reviewer, Journal Article, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Indianapolis, IN, 2004
• Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Accounting, New York, NY, 2004
• Reviewer, Journal Article, The Journal of Forensic Accounting, Flourtown, PA, 2004
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Forensic Accounting, 2003 - Present
• Member, Creighton University College of Business Graduate Programs Committee, Omaha, NE, 2003 - 2008
• Member, Creighton University College of Business T & P Committee, Omaha, NE, 2003 - 2007
• Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Accounting, New York, NY, 2003
• Reviewer, Journal Article, The Journal of Forensic Accounting, Flourtown, PA, 2003
• Faculty Advisor, Alpha Nu Chapter, Beta Alpha Psi Student Accountancy, Omaha, NE, 2002 - 2009
• Member, Creighton University College of Business Endowed Chairs Summer Research Grant Evaluation Committee, Omaha , NE, 2002 - 2009
• Member, Creighton University Library Committee, Omaha, NE, 2002 - 2005
• Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Accounting, New York, NY, 2002
• Reviewer, Journal Article, The Journal of Forensic Accounting, Flourtown, PA, 2002
• Reviewer, Book, Fraud Examination, Florence, KY, 2002
• Reviewer, Book, Managerial Accounting, Danvers, MA, 2002
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Accounting, 2001 - 2009
• Member, Dissertation Committee, 2001 - 2002
• Member, Dissertation Committee, 2001 - 2002
• Editor, Associate Editor, Reflections (School of Accounting Annual Report), 2001 - 2002
• Reviewer, Journal Article, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Sarasota, Florida, 2001
• Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Accounting, New York, NY, 2001
• Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Auditing, Indianapolis, IN, 2001
• Editor, Associate Editor, The Auditor''s Report (newsletter of the AAA Auditing Section), 2000 - 2003
• Reviewer, Journal Article, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Sarasota, Florida, 2000
• Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Accounting, New York, NY, 2000
• Member, Moore School of Business School of Accounting Director''s Advisory Committee, Nebraska, 1999 - 2002
• Member, Moore School of Business School of Accounting Research Committee, Nebraska, 1999 - 2002
• Member, Moore School of Business School of Accounting Strategic Planning Committee, Nebraska, 1999 - 2002
• Member, Moore School of Business School of Accounting Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Nebraska, 1999 - 2002
• Member, Moore School of Business School of Accounting Vision Committee, Nebraska, 1999 - 2002
• Member, University of Nebraska College of Business International Committee, Nebraska, 1999 - 2002
• Member, University of Nebraska Joint ROTC Advisory Committee, Nebraska, 1999 - 2002
• Member, University of Nebraska School of Accountancy Ph.D. and MPA Exam Committees, Nebraska, 1999 - 2002
• Member, Nebraska Society of CPAs MidAmerica Accounting and Auditing Conference Committee, Nebraska, 1999 - 2002
• Editor, Associate Editor, The Auditor''s Report, 1999 - 2000
• Reviewer, Journal Article, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Sarasota, Florida, 1999
• Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Accountning, New York, NY, 1999
• Member, Senior Honors Thesis Advisor, 1998 - 1999
• Column Editor, The Auditor''s Report, 1998 - 1999
• Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Lincoln, NE, 1998
• Reviewer, Book, Auditing: A Systematic Approach, New York, NY, 1998

Awards

• Financial Information Professional of the Year -- Education, Beta Alpha Psi National Accounting Honorary Society. (2015).
• Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Nominee, Case Western Reserve University. (2012).
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Weatherhead School of Management. (2011).
• 2009 AAA/Deloitte Wildman Award Nominee, American Accounting Association. (2009).
• Faculty Advisor of the Year, Creighton University Student Organization. (2008).
• Association of Professional Examination Scholarship, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Heartland Chapter. (2005).
• Examination Scholarship, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Heartland Chapter. (2005).
• Teaching Award, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Creighton University. (2003).
• Trueblood Case Study Series Participant, Deloitte & Touche LLP. (2001).
• Annual Claude Rodgers Symposium Participant, Federation of Schools of Accountancy. (2001).
• Annual Claude Rodgers Symposium Participant, Federation of Schools of Accountancy. (2000).
• Vernon K. Zimmerman Outstanding Paper Award, IAAER/CIERA Conference on Global Advances in International Accounting Research. (1998).
• Gallup Research Center Fellow, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (1997).
• College of Business Distinguished Teaching Award Nominee, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (1996).
• Teacher of the Year Award, Associated Students of University of Nebraska . (1996).
• Trueblood Case Study Series Participant, Deloitte & Touche LLP. (1995).
• Graduate College Scholar, University of Arizona. (1992).
• AC 10 Doctoral Accounting Consortium Participant, (1991).
• Five-Star Faculty Award Nominee, University of Arizona . (1991).
• PAC 10 Doctoral Accounting Consortium Participant, (1991).