Dr. Darlene Himick

Biography

Darlene Himick received a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Calgary and an MBA from Dalhousie University. Professor Himick also earned an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. Her teaching interests include financial accounting, accounting theory, and financial statement analysis. A Charterholder with the CFA Institute, Professor Himick served for several years as a pension investment consultant before she began her academic career. Among her many current roles, she is a Senior Research Fellow with the Shareholder Association for Research and Education, based in Vancouver, B.C. Professor Himick regularly presents her research at academic conferences and industry forums and has published in various journals including Accounting, Organizations and Society, European Accounting Review, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Journal of Business Ethics, and Journal of Management Studies. Her research focuses on pension accounting, responsible investing by pension funds, and the use of experts during standard setting. Additionally, she studies accounting history and the profession's interaction with the actuarial profession. Professor Himick has received funding for her work on issues around accounting information in the context of retirement plans in Canada and the United States and the emergence of individual shareholder activists.

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