Dr. K. Kelli Saunders earned her Ph.D. from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina in 2015. She comes to CBA from Colorado State University, where she was a visiting professor. She worked in private industry for eight years as an audit supervisor and audit manager. Her research interests include judgement and decision making in accounting, auditor-to-auditor interactions, auditor-to-client interactions, audit quality control mechanisms, internal audit, financial reporting and investor behavior.
Saunders’ dissertation is titled “Examining the Impact of Offshoring and Level of Preparer Judgement on the Audit Review Process.”