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Robert Knisley, D.B.A., C.P.A.

Associate Professor of Business

On Faculty since 2021



rj.knisley@wheaton.edu

DePaul University, Chicago, IL - Kellstadt Graduate College of Business 
Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) Focus in Accounting

Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL - McGraw School of Business
Master in Business Administration (MBA)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Gies College of Business
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

Certifications
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

  • corporate governance
  • internal controls
  • fraud and forensics
  • earnings management

 

“Teaching the Consolidation Process (i.e., Journal Entries and Worksheet Completion) with an Excel Template” American Accounting Association, Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting, July 2021.

“Does Other Comprehensive Income Impact Equity Research Analyst’ Opinion of a Stock?” Academy of Business Research, San Antonio, TX, Fall 2018.

“Corporate Governance, Audit Committees, and Effective Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting,” Scholarship Week, Olivet Nazarene University, IL, April 2018.

Knisley, R. J., Lin, H. A Review of Literature and Experimental Evidence on Fraud Motivation: Differentiating Incentive and Pressure. Journal of Forensic Accounting Research.

Knisley, R. J., Powell, D., Stern, M. Mathematical Support for the Effectiveness of Separation of Duties’ as a Preventative Control Activity. Journal of Forensic Accounting Research.

Knisley, R. J., Lin, H. The Alternate Reality of REM. Internal Auditor October 2021 Issue.

Powell, D., Knisley, R. J. Evergreen: An Educational Case Study on Internal Control and Recordkeeping Requirements that Apply to SEC Registrants under the Securities Act of 1934. Journal of Business Cases and Applications.

Lin, H., Knisley, R. J. Real Earnings Management and Fraud Risk: An Internal Audit Perspective. Internal Auditing November/December 2020 Issue.

Best Paper Award, “Does Other Comprehensive Income Impact Equity Research Analyst’ Opinion of a Stock?” Academy of Business Research, San Antonio, TX, Fall 2018.

Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) recognition as an “IMA campus advocate,” Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), Fall 2016.

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
  • American Accounting Association (AAA)