Bradley Bennett

Associate Dean of Administration & Associate Professor Accounting

Office: Isenberg 232A

Tel: 413.545.5660

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Academic Background

Education

PhD, University of Alabama, 2012

MAcc, Millsaps College, 2001

BBA, Millsaps College, 2000

Academic Appointments

Associate Dean of Administration, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 7/2018-Present

Associate Professor of Accounting, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 6/2018-Present

Assistant Professor of Accounting, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 9/2012-6/2018

Research Interests

Accounting Judgment & Decision Making
Auditor-Client Relationships
Audit Negotiations

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate

Auditing
Intermediate Financial Accounting
Introduction to Accounting

Masters

Auditing II

PhD

Behavioral Research in Accounting

Professional Background

Professional Experience

Assistant Controller, 2005-2008, Millsaps College

Audit Manager, 2005, KPMG LLP

Senior/Staff Auditor, 2001-2004, KPMG LLP

Recent Honors & Awards

KPMG James Marwick Professor in Residence, Summer/Fall 2017

Recipient: Lilly Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. The Institute for Teaching Excellence & Faculty Development at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2016-2017

Isenberg Recognition for Teaching Excellence. University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2016

AAA/Deloitte Wildman Medal Award for "The Effect of Social Mismatch Between Staff Auditors and Client Management on the Collection of Audit Evidence" (with R. Hatfield), Published in the Accounting Review, 2015

KPMG Research Grant on Auditing Topics, 2013

Mellon Mutual Mentoring Grant, 2012-2013

Research Excellence Award. Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2012-2013

Beta Gamma Sigma Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, University of Alabama, 2012

Ph.D. Student Research Award, Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama, 2011

Selected Publications

Bennett, G. B. and R. C. Hatfield. 2017. Do Approaching Deadlines Influence Auditors’ Materiality Assessments? Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 36 (4).

Bennett, G. B., R. C. Hatfield, and C. Stefaniak. 2015. The Effect of Deadline Pressure on Pre-Negotiation Positions: A Comparison of Auditors and Client Management. Contemporary Accounting Research 32 (4): 1507-1528.

Bennett, G. B., and R. C. Hatfield. 2013. The Effect of the Social Mismatch Between Staff Auditors and Client Management on the Collection of Audit Evidence. The Accounting Review. 88 (1): 31-50.