Michelle C. Lau, CA
Department of Accounting, EliBroadCollege of Business, MichiganStateUniversity
241 N. BusinessCollege Complex, East Lansing, MI48824
Email:el: +1 (517) 353-8114
EDUCATION
2012 (anticipated)Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Accounting
Michigan State University, United States
2007Admitted to the order of Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Ontario and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CA)
2005Master of Accounting (MAcc.), Accounting
University of Waterloo, Canada
2004Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Honors Chartered Accountancy Studies
University of Waterloo, Canada
RESEARCH
Research Interests: Management accounting; Control Systems; Accounting Information Characteristics; Judgment and Decision Making
Working Papers:Accounting Contextual Variables in Negotiations: “Our Distrust is Very Expensive” (with A. Drake, S. Haka, F. Miller).
Current Projects:Effects ofPerformance Measure Precision on Managerial Behavior (with A. Bruggen, R. Krishnan, M. Shields)
- Data analysis stage
Performance Target Framing and Relative Performance Feedback on Sequential Risk Taking (with S. Haka, K. Sedatole)
- Data analysis stage
INVITED RESEARCH CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2009 Mid year, St. Petersburgh FL
The impact of accounting contextual variables on negotiator’s
perceived risk, trusting behavior, and negotiation outcomes
(A. Drake, S. Haka, F. Miller, Working Paper)
2008Annual Meeting, AnaheimCA
The impact of accounting contextual variables on negotiator’s
perceived risk, trusting behavior, and negotiation outcomes
(A. Drake, S. Haka, F. Miller, Working Paper)
CONFERENCE PARTICPATION
Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting
Chicago, Illinois, May 2009
Management Accounting Section Doctoral Consortium and MAS Mid-Year Meeting,
St. Petersburg, Florida, January 2009
American Accounting Association Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Section Meeting
Providence, Rhode Island, October 2008
American Accounting Association Annual Meeting,
Anaheim, California, August 2008
Midwest Accounting Research Conference,
Indianapolis, Indiana, June 2008
Management Accounting Section Doctoral Consortium and MAS Mid-Year Meeting,
Long Beach, California, January 2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007 – PresentResearch Assistant, MichiganStateUniversity
Dr. Susan Haka, Dr. Michael Shields
2005 – 2007Assurance and Advisory Staff Accountant
Deloitte and Touche LLP, LondonOntario
2002-2004Tax Associate
Ernst &Young LLP, Kitchener
2002-2005Teaching Assistant, University of Waterloo
Dr. Alan Webb, Dr. Anthony Atkinson, Dr. Natalia Kotchetova
AWARDS
2009MichiganStateUniversity Summer Research Fellowship ($4,000)
2008MichiganStateUniversity Summer Research Fellowship ($4,500)
2008PwC XFAC Competition Award ($5,000)
2000 to 2005Deans Honors and Ontario Scholar for Academic Excellence
2002 Best Paper Award: Paulette L. Stenzel Student Paper Award,
Tri-StateAcademy of Legal Studies in Business
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO)
REFERENCES
Dr. Susan Haka, Ph.D.
EliBroadCollege of Business, MichiganStateUniversity
245 N BusinessCollege Complex
East Lansing, MI48824
Phone Number: +1 (517) 432-2920
Email Address:
Dr. Michael Shields, Ph.D.
EliBroadCollege of Business, MichiganStateUniversity
245 N BusinessCollege Complex
East Lansing, MI48824
Phone Number: +1 (517) 432-2915
Email Address:
Dr. Alan Webb, Ph.D.
School of Accounting, University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaN2L 3G1
Phone Number: +1 (519) 888-4567 ext. 36548
Email Address: