Karin Petruska

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Dr. Karin Petruska

Professor

Lariccia School of Accounting & Finance

Williamson Hall 3342

phone: (330) 941-1876

kapetruska@ysu.edu

Bio

Professor of Accounting (Tenured)

Research Interests

Financial Accounting and Reporting, Accounting Conservatism, Forensic Accounting, Earnings Quality and Disclosure, Analyst Following, Cash Flows, International Accounting

Teaching Interests

Intermediate Accounting 2, Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination, Managerial Accounting, Cost-Based Decision Making (MBA), Financial Accounting, Financial Accounting Regulation (previous MAcc)

  • 2008

    Ph D, Accounting

    Kent State University

    Dissertation/Thesis Title — "Accounting Conservatism, Cost of Capital, and Fraudulent Financial Reporting "

  • 1993

    MBA, Finance

    Youngstown State University

  • 1989

    BS, Business Administration

    Youngstown State University

  • 2018

    Youngstown State University

    Research Professorship

  • 2018

    Ohio Society of CPAs and the American Accounting Association

    Outstanding Ohio Accounting Educator Award

  • 2018

    Youngstown State University

    Distinguished Professorship Award for Excellence in Teaching

  • 2018

    YSU WCBA Center of Excellence in International Business

    Best International Business Paper Award

    The Impact of Culture on Internal Control Weaknesses: Evidence from Firms that Cross-List in the U.S.

  • 2018

    American Accounting Association (AAA)

    Appreciation Award, Service as Assistant Paper Chair

    Award for Service serving as the Assistant Paper Chair for the AAA Ohio Regional Meeting held in Columbus, Ohio.

  • 2017

    Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society

    Phi Kappa Phi

    Selected and Inducted into YSU Chapter.

  • 2016

    American Accounting Association

    2016 American Accounting Association (AAA) Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR) Best Paper Award

  • 2014

    Ohio Magazine

    Excellence in Education Honoree

  • 2014

    Youngstown State University

    Research Professorship

  • 2014

    Youngstown State University

    Distinguished Professorship Award for Excellence in Scholarship

  • 2010

    Youngstown State University

    Better Teaching Through Technology Development Award

    Provided by: YSU Learning Community

  • 2010

    Youngstown State University

    Dean's Professional Development Award

  • 2009

    Youngstown State University

    Research Professorship

  • 2019 -

    Youngstown State University

    Professor, Lariccia School of Accounting & Finance

  • 2013 - 2019

    Youngstown State University

    Associate Professor, Lariccia School of Accounting & Finance

  • 2008 - 2013

    Youngstown State University

    Assistant Professor, Lariccia School of Accounting & Finance

  • 2022

    "Does Mandatory IFRS Adoption Affect Large and Small Public Firms' Accounting Quality Differently? Evidence from Canada"

    K. Petruska

    Advances in Accounting, volume 57, issue June, p. 1-16

  • 2017

    "The Impact of Culture on Internal Control Weaknesses: Evidence from Firms that Cross-List in the U.S."

    M. Caban-Garcia, C. Rios Figueroa, K. Petruska

    Journal of International Accounting Research, volume 16, issue 3, p. 119-145

  • 2016

    "Internal Control Weaknesses and Real Activities Manipulation"

    M. Lenard, K. Petruska, P. Alam, B. Yu

    Advances in Accounting, volume 33, issue 1, p. 47-58

  • 2015

    "Foreign Firms' Mandatory Reporting of Material Weaknesses in Internal Controls"

    M. Caban-Garcia, K. Petruska, C. Rios Figueroa

    Internal Auditing, issue Nov/Dec, p. 24-33

  • 2014

    "Do Analysts' Cash Flow Forecasts Mitigate the Accrual Anomaly? International Evidence"

    E. Gordon, K. Petruska, M. Yu

    Journal of International Accounting Research, volume 13, issue 1, p. 61-90

  • 2012

    "Conservatism, SEC Investigation, and Fraud"

    P. Alam, K. Petruska

    Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, volume 31, issue 4, p. 399-431

  • 2011

    "The Research Credit: Valuable but Often Overlooked"

    P. Woodlock, K. Petruska

    The CPA Journal, volume 81, issue 10, p. 34-41

  • 2012

    "Indicators of Audit Fees and Fraud Classification: Impact of SOX"

    M. Lenard, K. Petruska, P. Alam, B. Yu

    Managerial Auditing Journal, volume 27, issue 5, p. 500-525

  • 2022 - 2023

    Other
    American Accounting Associaton (AAA)

  • 2022 - 2023

    Officer, President/Elect/Past
    American Accounting Association (AAA) Ohio Region - Immediate Past President

  • 2021 - 2022

    Officer, President/Elect/Past
    American Accounting Association (AAA) Ohio Region - President

  • 2015 - present

    Program Coordinator
    Ohio Coordinator - Forensic Accounting Section, American Accounting Association (AAA)

  • 2012 - 2012

    Member
    Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

  • 2008 - 2018

    Member
    American Accounting Association- FARS

  • 2000 - present

    Member
    American Institutue of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)