Dr. Deborah Turner

Biography

Deborah H. Turner is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Scheller College of Business. She has previously held distinguished positions such as the John Wendi Wells Associate Professor of Teaching Excellence and A.J. Lynne Land Professorship in Teaching Excellence. She also served as Associate Dean and Area Coordinator for Accounting, and was the Director of Undergraduate Programs at the College. Dr. Turner earned her Ph.D. at Georgia State University and is a professionally qualified Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Georgia. Before entering academia, she worked in the audit and tax divisions of Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC), gaining diverse industry experience in manufacturing, financial services, information technology, and retail. Her research interests focus on financial reporting and managerial decision-making using cost-based information. She has published articles in several reputable journals including Management Accounting, Accounting Horizons, Advances in Taxation, and the Journal of Applied Business Research. Dr. Turner has received notable accolades, such as the AWSCPA Literary Award for outstanding contributions to accounting literature and was recognized as the AWSCPA’s Educator of the Year. She has also received teaching awards including the Georgia Society CPAs’ Accounting Educator of the Year award and the Hesburgh Teaching Fellowship. Active in various professional organizations, she is a Past-President of the Atlanta Chapter of Financial Executives International and the Georgia Affiliate of the American Woman’s Society of CPAs. Furthermore, she has served as a consultant and executive educator to several firms, including Cisco, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, McKesson, Siemens, and Southern Company.

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