Author Biographies

imagesCharles E. Davis, Walter Plumhoff Professor of Accounting and Chair of the Department of Accounting and Business Law at Baylor University, joined the accounting faculty at Baylor in 1991 after receiving his Ph.D. in accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also holds an MBA from University of Richmond and a BBA in accounting from The College of William and Mary, and is a CPA (Virginia).

Prior to pursing his Ph.D., Professor Davis worked for Reynolds Metals Company, Coopers & Lybrand, and Investors' Savings Bank, all in Richmond, Virginia. It was while working in various cost accounting positions at Reynolds Metals that Professor Davis developed his appreciation for managerial accounting.

Professor Davis's research has been published in a number of journals including Accounting Horizons, Advances in Accounting, Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research, Advances in Accounting Education, Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accountancy, Journal of Information Systems, and Today's CPA. He has received The Institute of Management Accountants' Lybrand Gold Medal and two Certificates of Merit for his publications in Management Accounting and Strategic Finance. Professor Davis currently serves on the Editorial Board of Strategic Finance and is a former member of the Editorial Board of Issues in Accounting Education.

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