Bret is a Ph.D. Candidate in Accounting. His research interests include using an experimental methodology to examine management control system design and its effects on the judgment and decision-making of employees, managers, and investors. His teaching interests cover broad areas in accounting that include Principles of Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I and II, Managerial/Cost Accounting, and Accounting Information Systems courses.

Before entering the Ph.D. program at UNL, Bret earned his M.S. (Accounting & Finance) and B.S. (Accounting) from Minnesota State University Moorhead. He is a licensed CPA and CMA with four years of public and private accounting experience.

Undergraduate Courses

Intermediate Accounting (ACCT 313)

Managerial Accounting (ACCT 308)

Teaching Interests

• Managerial Accounting
• Principles of Accounting
• Intermediate Accounting
• Accounting Information Systems

Institutional Service

• Graduate Student Association, 2020-2022
  • School of Accountancy Representative
  • Diversity and Inclusion Committee Member

Awards

• CMA Gold Medal Award, ICMA Board of Regents, 2023
• IMA Doctoral Scholars Stage III Grant, IMA Research Foundation, 2023
• College of Business Ph.D. Student Teaching Award, University of Nebraska, 2023
• College of Business Ph.D. Student Research Award, University of Nebraska, 2023
• CMA Doctoral Scholarship Recipient, Institute of Management Accountants, 2022
• College of Business Research Grant, University of Nebraska, 2022
• AAA/Deloitte Foundation/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Participant, 2021
• Highest composite CPA exam score, North Dakota State Board of Accountancy, 2017
• Outstanding Accounting Graduate, Minnesota State University Moorhead, 2014

Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), State of North Dakota
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Institute of Management Accountants