Eric Negangard, Ph.D., CPA, CFE, is an assistant professor at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce. Eric has extensive professional experience as a forensic accountant and has provided advisory and assurance services to numerous domestic and international organizations. Before pursuing a career in academia, Eric was a Manager in KPMG’s Forensic Services practice and served in a National Instructor role for the Firm.
Eric’s research focuses on financial reporting fraud, internal controls, and accountants’ use of advanced analytics. More specifically, he uses a combination of psychology theory and innovative measurement techniques to examine the decision processes and subsequent attributions of those involved in, and affected by, various types of fraud. He has presented at numerous conferences, both academic and professional, and his work has been published in Contemporary Accounting Research; Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory; Information & Management; the Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting; Issues in Accounting Education, and the Journal of Accounting Education.
During his career, Eric has taught a variety of accounting and business-related courses to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, and he is the recipient of several research and teaching awards. He currently teaches an undergraduate auditing course and a graduate course on accounting analytics and fraud.