Charlotte Pryor

EDUCATION
Ph.D. (1996), Accounting, the Pennsylvania State University
M.S. (1977), Parks and Recreation, West Virginia University
B.A. (1972), Social Studies Education, the University of Maryland

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

ACADEMIC:
Government and not-for-profit accounting
Small businesses information systems
Managerial Accounting

RESEARCH:
Accounting education - assessment of learning
Management of financial information in governmental and not-for-profit entities
Measuring efficiency and effectiveness in not-for-profit organizations

MEDIA TALKING POINTS:
Small Business accounting software
Government and nonprofit accounting

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Professor Pryor joined USM in 1999. She teaches managerial accounting, accounting information systems, and is developing a new course in government and non-for-profit accounting. She has published in Journal of Accounting and Finance Research, and Finance Research, Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting, The CPA Journal, and Journal of Cases on Information Technology. She has presented papers at meetings of the American Academy of Accounting and Finance, at the regional meetings of the American Accounting Association, and at the AIS Accounting Educators' conference. She has consulted on accounting information systems for small non-profits. Professor Pryor is a member of the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Institute of Management Accountants.