Claire Latham, CPA, CFE, Ph.D.
AUD Instructor
Expertise
- Auditing and Attestation (AUD)
Education
- Ph.D. at Georgia State University
- MBA at the University of Portland
- B.S. at Rutgers University
Experience
- Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting at Washington State University Vancouver
- Director of Assessment for the Carson College of Business at Washington State University Vancouver
- Associate Editor for the Journal of Accounting Education
- Chair for the Carson College of Business Entrepreneurship Search Committee at Washington State University
- Member of Carson College of Business RUGBEE (Undergraduate Curriculum Task Force) at Washington State University
- Coordinator of Assessment Activities for WSU Department of Accounting
- Member of WSU Vancouver College of Business Mentor and Analysis Program Task Force and Assessment Committee at Washington State University
Overview
Claire Latham teaches intermediate accounting, accounting information systems and internal control, and auditing at Washington State University-Vancouver, where she’s the Director of Assessment for the Carson College of Business and a Board Member of the President’s Teaching Academy.
Dr. Latham conducts research concentrated on efforts to enhance ethics training of students and professional accountants. Her work has been published in several journals, including the Journal of Accounting, Ethics and Public Policy, the International Journal of Auditing, The Journal of Forensic Accounting: Auditing, Fraud, and Taxation, Issues in Accounting Education, Advances in Behavioral Accounting Research, and the Journal of Accounting Literature, and the Journal of Business Ethics.
Claire Latham established an assessment committee with representation from all CCB departments, earning her the Washington State University Carson College of Business’s Outstanding Faculty Service Award in 2018, and conducts workshops on public accounting ethics that support accounting scholarships. She’s been a reviewer for Advances in Accounting Education, Accounting Horizons, Business Ethics Quarterly, Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accounting Education, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Managerial Issues, American Accounting Association, and Western American Accounting Association.
Highlights
Acknowledgments:
- Washington State University Carson College of Business’s Outstanding Faculty Service Award in 2018
- Nominated for the American Accounting Association’s highest teaching honor, the J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook Prize
- American Accounting Organization’s Outstanding Research in Accounting Education Award sponsored by the EY Foundation in 2017
- Western American Accounting Association Best Paper Award sponsored by the Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section in 2015
- Dean’s Excellence Award from the Washington State University Carson College of Business for distinction in research, teaching and service in 2015
- Beta Alpha Psi Ethics Award sponsored by Grant Thornton, won by Nu Theta Chapter of Washington State University Vancouver in 2014
- Woman of Distinction Nomination, Washington State University Vancouver in 2012
- Distinguished Woman of the Year at Washington State University Vancouver in 2010
- Washington State University College of Business Vancouver Student Business
- Organization Instructor of the Year Award in 2010
- Woman of Distinction Nomination, Washington State University Vancouver in 2009
- Washington State University College of Business Vancouver Student Business
- Organization Instructor of the Year Award in 2006
- Washington State University College of Business and Economics Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award in 2006
- Washington State University’s College of Business and Economics Outstanding Faculty Award in 2000
- Student Business Organization’s Instructor of the Year Awards
Grants:
- 2015, 2013, and 2012 Summer Research Grant, College of Business, Washington State University Vancouver
- 2014 Summer Hybrid Course Grant, College of Business, Washington State University Vancouver
- Washington State University Vancouver Research Mini-Grant (with Jane Cote) for Research study: “From Beliefs to Action: Exploring the Mechanisms that Activate the Giving Voice to Values Methodology” in 2009-2010
- Strategic Initiative Summer Grant (Washington State University College of Business) in 2007
- 2004-2005 Teaching Innovation Grant (Washington State University College of Business) awarded for assistance on curriculum revision efforts concerning MBA program in Vancouver. (with Jane Cote, Joe Cote and Jerry Goodstein).
Licenses and Certifications:
- Certified Public Accountant, Oregon State Board of Accountancy
- Certified Fraud Examiner, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners 2012
- Member of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Member of the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants
Previous Higher Education Experience:
- Faculty Advisor, Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Honor Society Nu Theta and Institute of Management Accountants Club at Washington State University
- Finance Instructor at Portland State University
- Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at Georgia State University
- Financial Accounting Instructor at the Georgia Institute of Technology
- Financial Accounting Instructor at Georgia State University
- Financial Accounting Instructor at Portland State University
