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Susan Murray

Associate Professor

Susan Murray

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

James M. Hull College of Business

  • (706) 667-4526
  • AH E148

Education

  • Ph.D., Business Administration and Management, General Texas Tech University, 2012

  • MBA, Accounting Hawaii Pacific University, 1995

  • BA, History, General University of Texas - Austin, 1986

Certifications

  • Certified Financial Manager Institute of Management Accountants,

  • Certified Management Accountant Institute of Management Accountants,

  • Certified Global Management Accountant American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 2014

  • Certified Public Accountant Illinois Board of Examiners, 2014

  • Certified Public Accountant Georgia State Board of Accountancy, 2017

Awards & Honors

  • Professor of the Year Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, 2022

  • AU Nominee to the USG's Felton Jenkins, Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty USG Board of Regents, 2020

  • AU Teaching Excellence Award (Individual) Augusta University, 2020

  • Emerald Literati Highly Commended Paper for 2019 Emerald Publishing - Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 2019

  • Faculty Membership Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, 2019

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • ACCT 6300

    Accounting for Managers

  • ACCT 4350

    Acct. Information Systems: Acct. Information Sys.

  • ACCT 3321

    Cost Accounting

Teaching Interests

Cost Accounting, Sustainability in Business

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Following the Science? Examining the Issuance of Stay-at-Home Orders Related to COVID-19 by U.S. Governors, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Judicial Hellholes and Other Differential Characteristics: Is State-level Legal Risk Reflected in Audit Fee Pricing?, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Three strategies to positively impact student success in asynchronous education, 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Petrobras and others caught in the FCPA briar patch, 2020
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Explaining the adoption of benefit corporation laws by the U.S. states, 2018
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

College Service

  • Hull COB Academic Affairs Committee 2022 - 2023

    Role: Committee Chair

  • Hull Faculty Awards Selection Committee 2023 - 2023

    Role: Committee Member

  • Hull Case Competition 2022 - 2023

    Role: Committee Chair

  • Promotion & Tenure Committee 2022 - 2023

    Role: Committee Chair

  • BUSA Speaker - 2023

    Role: Faculty Mentor

University Service

  • AU Senate Faculty Rights & Responsibilities 2019 - 2023

    Role: Committee Member

  • Phi Kappa Phi Student Research and Fine Arts Conference 2022

    Role: Faculty Mentor

  • Phi Kappa Phi Student Research and Fine Arts Conference 2021

    Role: Conference-Related

  • AU Senate Curriculum and Academic Policies 2019 - 2020

    Role: Other

  • Research Scholarship & Creative Activity Review Committee 2019 - 2019

    Role: Grant Proposal Reviewer, Internal

Professional Service

  • Politics and the Life Sciences - 2022

    Role: Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer

  • Politics and the Life Sciences - 2021

    Role: Reviewer, Journal Article

  • Midwest Political Science Association - 2021

    Role: Conference-Related

  • Georgia Society of CPAs - Augusta Chapter - 2019

    Role: Interaction with Industry

  • Georgia Society of CPAs - Augusta Chapter - 2018

    Role: Other

Public Service

  • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2016 - Present

    Role: Member

  • Community Emergency Response Team - CPR/AED Training 2022 - 2024

    Role: Member

  • Augusta University Faculty Club 2018 - 2024

    Role: Officer, Treasurer

  • Augusta University Faculty Club - Program Committee 2019 - 2023

    Role: Committee Member

  • Augusta Area Newcomers Club 2022 - 2023

    Role: Board Member