He is also a licensed CPA. Dr. Reisch has an undergraduate degree in finance and marketing from the University of Virginia, a Master of Accountancy from the University of Alabama, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of South Carolina. Before entering academics, he worked in banking for a predecessor of Bank of America and in public accounting for Ernst & Young, both in Norfolk, Virginia. Prior to ECU, he taught at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida for three years. His research and teaching interests are primarily in auditing, fraud examination, and managerial/cost accounting.