Dr. Dave Law

Professor
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Dr. Dave Law

Professor

Lariccia School of Accounting & Finance

Williamson Hall 3359

phone: (330) 941-1881

dblaw@ysu.edu

Bio

Prior to becoming an accountant, I taught teachers how to teach disturbed and disturbing children and worked directly with disturbed children. After my return to school and completing my accounting studies, I worked for several years with a regional accounting firm and, during my doctoral studies, formed a small accounting firm with another student. Since 1994, I have been teaching at Youngstown State University.

Research Interests

Pedagogy, student development

Teaching Interests

I am very interested in what it means to teach and what it means to learn. My vehicle for pursuing these interests is teaching financial accounting.

  • Education

    • 1995

      DBA, Accounting

      Cleveland State University

      Dissertation/Thesis Title — "Audit Reporting for Failed Firms: Its Determinants and the Effect of SAS No. 59"

    • 1985

      MBA, Accounting

      Youngstown State University

    • 1975

      BA, English

      Youngstown State University

  • Awards and Honors

    • 2014

      Beta Alpha Psi -- Youngstown State University Chapter

      Professor of the Year

    • 2002

      Beta Alpha Psi, Youngstown State University Chapter

      Professor of the Year

    • 1997

      Golden Key National Honor Society

      Honorary Member

    • 1997

      Delta Mu Delta

      Honorary Member

      Delta Mu Delta is a national honor society for business.

    • 1997

      Youngstown State University

      Distinguished Professor -- Teaching

    • 1995

      Beta Alpha Psi, Youngstown State University Chapter

      Professor of the Year

    • Youngstown State University Center for Student Progress

      Mentor of the Year

  • Professional Positions

    • 2002 -

      Youngstown State University

      Professor, Lariccia School of Accounting and Finance

    • 1994 - 2002

      Youngstown State University

      Associate Professor, Lariccia School of Accounting & Finance

    • 1990 - 1991

      Cleveland State University

      Research Assistant

    • 1989 - 1990

      Cleveland State University

      Teaching Assistant

    • 1989 - 1994

      Consultant (Part-time)

    • 1985 - 1989

      Hill, Barth, and King, CPAs

      Supervisor

    • 1982 - 1985

      Youngstown State University

      Instructor, Lariccia School of Accounting & Finance

    • 1977 - 1982

      Mahoning County Transitional Homes, Inc.

      Behavioral Counselor & Teaching Consultant

    • 1976 - 1977

      Organizacion Civica Y Cultural Hispana Americana

      Instructor

  • Intellectual Contributions

    • 2024

      "The Internal Control Project: Eductive and Reflective Learning"

      D. Law

      Journal of Accounting Education

    • 2022

      "COVID-19 Exposes the Nuances of Remote Work for Women Working in Accounting"

      M. Huber, C. Huang, D. Law, P. Kassawat

      Management Accounting Quarterly, volume 24, issue 1, p. 13

    • 2017

      "Active Learning Innovations in the Introductory Accounting Class"

      M. Huber, D. Law, A. Khallaf

      Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations, volume 21, p. 125-167

    • 2009

      "Bridging the Student-Practitioner Gap: The Accounting Student-Practitioner Day (ASPD) Program"

      D. Law, R. Shaffer, D. Stout

      Journal of Accounting Education, volume 27, issue 3, p. 133-146

    • 2009

      "Sarbanes-Oxley and U.S. Corporate Radio"

      M. Grubb, D. Law

      Journal of Media Business Studies, volume 6, issue 2, p. 25-46

  • Professional Service

    • 2011 - 2017

      Officer, Treasurer
      YSU-OEA Faculty Union