Dr. Anna Gold

Professor

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Biography

Anna Gold is a Full Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, focusing on auditing within the School of Business and Economics. She has held the position of Academic Director at the Foundation Auditing Research and is also an adjunct professor at the Norwegian School of Economics. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam in 2004 and has served as an assistant professor at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University before joining VU. Her research primarily investigates the interplay of judgment and decision-making in auditing, emphasizing auditor behavior, regulatory changes, and the impact of AI and data analytics on audit quality. Anna is dedicated to bridging academic research and practice, ensuring that her findings lead to improved decision-making and audit practices. She is currently a Deputy Senior Editor for the Auditing: Journal of Practice & Theory and has edited for the Accounting Review. Anna has published in various esteemed journals including the Journal of Accounting Research and the Journal of Business Ethics. She teaches courses such as 'Accounting, Control & Society' and 'Advanced Auditing' and supervises MSc theses in the VU SBE MSc program in Accounting & Control.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2011-01-01 — Present

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, Netherlands

Full Professor in auditing at the School of Business and Economics.

Adjunct Professor

2016-08-02 — Present

Norwegian School of Economics • Bergen

Adjunct professorship focusing on auditing.

Academic Director

2025-09-01 — 2030-08-31

Foundation Auditing Research • Breukelen, Netherlands

Leading the Foundation to connect academic insights with auditing practice.

Awards

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Academic Paper Award

2021-09-11
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Center Audit Quality Research Grant

2018-01-01

Courses

Advanced Auditing

Requirements for Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field 12 ECTS in Research Methods/Statistics 12 ECTS in Clinical Diagnosis/Assessment
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.