She completed her PhD at Bentley University in May 2013. Before joining the doctoral program at Bentley, Dr. Hanes worked at PwC in the firm’s assurance practice. In 2009, she was selected by the AICPA Foundation as one of thirty national recipients of the Accounting Doctoral Scholars Fellowship and left PwC to begin a career in academia. A Philadelphia area native, Dr. Hanes received both her BS and MA from Villanova University in 2005 and 2008, respectively.