Education

Doctorate of Business Administration, Accounting     

May, 2021

• Research Focus: Group dynamics, audit quality, gender dynamics, social cohesion.
• Dissertation Committee Chair: Eric Neuman, PhD., Creighton University.
• Committee Member: Matthew Hoag, PhD., CPA., Associate Professor, Gonzaga University.
• Dissertation working title: Socially Distant in the Age of Audit Independence:  Rethinking the Impact of Social and Economic Ties on Audit Quality 

 Master of Arts, Public Administration         December, 2008

• Thesis: Public Policy Analysis of the City of Riverside’s Arts and Culture Strategy.

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 

Cum Laude       

May, 2006

• Senior project: Historical analysis and argument in favor of the separation of church and state. 
• Tied for highest marks in the program.

Accounting Certificate       6/2015

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