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August 6, 2024
As 飞别鈥檒濒 soon start the Fall 鈥�24 term and welcome new accounting students, 飞别鈥檙别 also welcoming a new faculty member, Assistant Professor . We are thrilled to have her join our Accounting Roadrunner Community!听
Dr. Dworkis is a Colorado native, though she has lived in Los Angeles, California and Melbourne, Australia before coming back to her home state.听When 蝉丑别鈥檚 not teaching or working on her research, she is living the true Colorado native lifestyle – skiing in the winter, hiking in the summer, and running and swimming all year long.
鈥淪tudying accounting is like learning a new language, the language of business. It can be challenging, but it can also have a lot of advantages throughout your career. 顿辞苍鈥檛 be afraid of it. Learning accounting will pay dividends in many aspects of your life.鈥�
She was first 鈥渂it by the accounting bug鈥� when she took a summer Principles of Accounting I class. She recalls her professor loudly saying in class for all to hear, 鈥淚f anyone needs help preparing for the second exam, talk to Kelsey since she scored the highest on the first one.鈥� She then knew that accounting clicked for her and never looked back!
She earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in business administration and accountancy at The University of Kansas. After graduation, she was a Senior Auditor at Deloitte and became a CPA. She then earned her PhD at University of Southern California. 听
Since then, she has taught听managerial accounting courses at University of Melbourne and University of Denver. She is fascinated with听infusing psychology principles into accounting research, looking at听narcissism and its听effect on accounting decisions. 听
Dr. Dworkis' top tips for new accounting students:
- 顿辞苍鈥檛 procrastinate 鈥� Stay on top of tasks, whether regarding assignments for a class or items at work for a client.听
- Ask questions – While we may not want to have attention on us or are nervous about speaking up, asking questions is key to learning! 听
Dr. Dworkis will be teaching ACC 1010 Fundamentals of Accounting, ACC 2010 Principles of Accounting I, and ACC 3400 Cost Accounting classes this Fall 鈥�24 term. She can’t wait to meet our 海角社区 students, hear听their stories, and hopefully peak听their interest in accounting, just like faculty and mentors did for her!