Wayne Williams

Dr. Wayne W. Williams is an Assistant Professor of Accounting.

He joins the Fox School from the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP), where he had served since 2004 as a faculty member and Director of Education Services.

At CCP, Williams served on committees to support the college’s five-year strategic plan and promote programs designed to improve success rates for students of color. He also launched an entrepreneurship education program with CCP’s largest grant award to date.

Williams earned his Doctor of Education in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Master of Science in Taxation and Financial Planning from Widener University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the Fox School.

Research Interest

• Tax Policy and Compliance
• Tax Planning
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Growth
• Financial Literacy and decision-making
• Student Learning Outcomes Success

Awards and Honors

• National Association of Black Accountants, Professional Member of the Year Award, 2018
• Accounting SPO Banquet Keynote Speaker, 2017

Sample Publications

• Co-Author, “Exploring common correlates of business undergraduate satisfaction with their degree program versus expected employment,” Journal of Education for Business, 94, no.1 (September 27, 2018) 31-39.
• Co-Author, “Further Exploring Differences in Business Undergraduate Perceived Outcomes by Preferred Classroom Learning Environment,” Journal of Education and Learning 7, no. 5 (June 18, 2018): 20-30.
• Co-Author, “Challenges in Valuing Mergers and Acquisitions in the Wine Industry,” Journal of Wine Economics: Selected Proceedings, June 2018.
• Co-Author, “The Section 199A Passthrough Deduction,” Real Estate Law Journal 47, no. 1 (Summer 2018): 78-92.