Melissa Carlisle

Assistant Professor
Department of Accountancy
Weatherhead School of Management
Thomas M. Dickerson Faculty Fellowship
Department of Accountancy
Weatherhead School of Management

Melissa Carlisle, PhD, CPA, assistant professor of accountancy, accepted her appointment to the Weatherhead School of Management in 2015. Her research interests focus on auditor judgment and decision-making and the impact of auditor behavior and regulation on audit quality. She is interested in the experimental study of psychological theories, applying and extending them into judgment contexts encountered by auditors and financial statement users. Her interests also extend into studying both auditor incentives and the structure of audit markets using experimental economics. Carlisle’s teaching interests include Auditing and Foundations of Accounting I.

Carlisle received her PhD in accounting from Georgia Institute of Technology, where she received the President’s Fellowship. She earned both her master’s in accounting and Bachelor of Business Administration from Kent State University.

Initially Appointed: 2015

Curriculum Vita

Education

PhD
Georgia Institute of Technology
2015
Master of Accountancy
Kent State University
2007
Bachelor of Business Administration
Kent State University
2006

Teaching Information

Teaching Interests

  • Foundations of Accounting
  • Auditing

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Courses Taught

  • Attestation and Assurance Services
  • Foundations of Accounting I

Office Hours

Spring 2010: Monday 12:30-2 and Wednesday 12:30-2

Research Information

Research Interests

Melissa's research interests focus on the impact of communication on accounting decision makers. Specifically, its effects on judgment and decision making and audit quality. She is interested in the experimental study of psychological theories, applying and extending them into judgment contexts encountered by auditors and financial statement users. She is also interested in studying both auditor incentives and the structure of audit markets using experimental economics.

Professional Memberships

American Accounting Association. 2010 - Present

Publications

  • Carlisle, M. , Gimbar, C. , Jenkins, J. G.
    Auditor-Client Interactions - An Exploration of Power Dynamics During Audit Evidence Collection   Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory
  • Carlisle, M. , Yu, W. , Church, B. (2022).
    The Effect of Small Audit Firms’ Failure to Remediate the PCAOB’s Quality Control Criticisms on Audit Market Segmentation   Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
  • Carlisle, M. , Zimmerman, A. , Hux, C. (2021).
    Selecting an Audit Partner: How to Determine the Right ‘Fit’   Strategic Finance
  • Carlisle, M. , Hamilton, E. L. (2021).
    The Role of Communication Mode in Auditor-Client Interactions: Insights from Staff Auditors  Current Issues in Auditing

Presentations

  • Carlisle, M. (Author Only), Yu, W. (Presenter & Author), Church, B. (Author Only)  PCAOB/JAR Conference, "Small Auditors’ Failure to Remediate Quality Control Criticisms: The Supply and Demand of Small Firms’ Audit Services", PCAOB/Journal of Accounting Research, Washington D.C.. (2017).
  • Carlisle, M. (Presenter & Author), Yu, W. (Author Only), Church, B. K. (Author Only)  International Symposium on Audit Research (ISAR), "Small Auditors’ Failure to Remediate Quality Control Criticisms: The Supply and Demand of Small Firms’ Audit Services", University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. (2017).