Jennifer's primary research interests surround financial reporting, auditing and the capital markets. Jennifer joined Ohio University after spending four years on the faculty at the University of Notre Dame, where she won the James R. Dincolo Outstanding Undergraduate Professor Award. She holds a Ph.D. in Accounting & MIS from The Ohio State University, as well as an undergraduate and master’s degree in Accountancy from Miami University (OH). Prior to entering the Ph.D. program, Jennifer worked in fraud and forensic accounting for Ernst & Young in Chicago, followed by a boutique consulting firm. She also briefly worked for a company providing research services to investment managers, hedge funds and private equity firms. Jennifer is a CPA licensed in Illinois and a member of the American Accounting Association and the Ohio Society of CPAs.