Biography and education
Dr. Watkins received her Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. She has taught in many areas of accounting including financial, managerial, accounting information systems, auditing and ethics. Dr. Watkins also spent three years at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland where she taught UK GAAP and European financial statement analysis. Her research interests include financial accounting, audit quality and other issues relating to the public interest.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Raiborn, C. A., Butler, J. B., & Watkins, A. L. (2018). From the Vine to the Bottle: Opportunities for CPAs within the Wine Industry. The CPA Journal, 88(11), 34–40.
- Iyer, V. M., & Watkins, A. (2008). Adoption of SOX Measures by Not-For-Profit Organizations: An Empirical Study. Accounting Horizons, 22(3), 255–277.
- Watkins, A., Hillison, W., & Morecroft, S. E. (2004). Audit Quality: A Synthesis of Theory and Empirical Evidence. Journal of Accounting Literature, 23, 153–153.
- Arrington, C. E., & Watkins, A. (2002). Maintaining Critical Intent Within a Postmodern Theoretical Perspective on Accounting Research. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 13(2), 139–157.
- Watkins, A. (2000). Classification Patterns of Hospital Financial Ratios Revisited: Upon Considering Nonfinancial Information. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 19(1), 73–95.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Lloyd Morrison Outstanding Teaching Assistant. 1993
Featured service activities
- Member
Department Governance Committee
- Member
Department Scholarship Committee
- Board Member
McCarty Ranch HOA
- Other
Accounting Historians Journal
- Other
NSITE
- Reviewer / Referee
Accounting Historians Journal