Opus College of Business

Diane Matson

Assistant Professor : Accounting Department
 

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Academic Background

B.A., accounting, Gustavus Adolphus College
M.B.A., University of Minnesota
Ph.D., business administration, University of Minnesota

Research Specialties
  • Auditing
  • Financial reporting
  • Fraud detection
  • Public accounting
Current Research
  • Cross-Cultural Differences in Confidence Judgments
  • Influence of Accountability on Auditors’ Judgments
  • Use of Audit Software in the Auditing Course
  • Corporate Resistance to Internal Control Requirements
Major Works
  • "Accountability and Evidence Evaluation in Two Auditing Tasks," Journal of Forensic Accounting, pp. 1-12, January - June 2005.
  • “Forensic Accounting Offers Professional Development Opportunities,” with D. Kiwus, The Footnote, pp. 7-8, September 2002.
Significant Scholarly Honors
  • Critical Perspectives in Accounting Conference Emerging Scholar Scholarship, 2005
  • Best Paper Award, American Accounting Association Midwest Meeting, April 2002
  • Deloitte & Touche Doctoral Fellowship, 1993
  • KPMG Doctoral Scholarship, 1988
Current Community Relationships
  • CPA (inactive license)
  • CMA
  • Member of American Accounting Association
  • Institute of Internal Auditors
  • Institute of Management Accountants
  • Associatiion of Certified Fraud Examiners
  • Minnesota Society of CPAs
  • Twin Cities Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors
  • Twin Cities Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners