Melissa Carlisle

Melissa Carlisle, PhD, CPA, assistant professor of accountancy, accepted her appointment to the Weatherhead School of Management in 2015. Her research interests focus on auditor judgment and decision-making and the impact of auditor behavior and regulation on audit quality. She is interested in the experimental study of psychological theories, applying and extending them into judgment contexts encountered by auditors. Her interests also extend into studying both auditor incentives and the structure of audit markets using experimental economics. Carlisle’s teaching interests include Auditing and Introduction to Financial Accounting.

Carlisle received her PhD in accounting from Georgia Institute of Technology, where she received the President’s Fellowship. She earned both her master’s in accounting and Bachelor of Business Administration from Kent State University.

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

• American Accounting Association. 2010 - Present