CA, PhD, MBus, BBus, BEd Jac is the Head of the School of Business and Professor of Accounting at Charles Sturt University. Previously she was Deputy Dean and Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance at UWA. Jac is the current Vice President-Education at the International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER). She is a past Australian President of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ), past Chair of the Chairs in Accounting and Finance (CAFF) and has served on the International Accounting Education Standards Board Consultative Advisory Group (IAESB CAG), Jac is a passionate leader, researcher and business educator with over 35 years’ experience in education. Jac has previously held positions at UWA, the University of Queensland, Monash University, ANU and the University of Melbourne. Jac is an award winner in research and national award winner in teaching. Jac’s research interests cover financial accounting (international accounting standards) and accounting education research. Her financial accounting research includes ESG and integrated reporting, embedded value and IFRS 17, accounting misconducts and the profession, and management earnings forecasts and diversification. Her current education research includes digital transformation and the profession, exploring internal work integrated learning roles for business schools and exploring traits of professional scepticism and intellectual curiosity in accounting and auditing students. Jac's current PhD student projects include:
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