Dr. Erica Pimentel

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Erica Pimentel is an Assistant Professor at the Smith School of Business, Queen's University, where she also serves as the Academic Director for the Master of Financial Innovation & Technology program. Her research focuses on the impacts of technological disruptions on how auditors conduct their work, utilizing qualitative methods such as interviews and netnography. Currently, she is working on projects that investigate the effects of remote working and blockchain on audit practices. Erica frequently contributes to media on topics related to her research area and has been featured in prominent publications like the Wall Street Journal and National Post. She holds a PhD and an MBA from Concordia University and a LLM in Tax from York University. As a CPA, she has experience in public accounting prior to entering academia. In addition, she is involved in various academic committees and serves on editorial boards for leading accounting journals.

Research Interests

Experience

Academic Director

— Present

Smith School of Business, Queen's University • Kingston, ON, Canada

Oversees the Master of Financial Innovation & Technology program.

Assistant Professor

— Present

Smith School of Business, Queen's University • Kingston, ON, Canada

Teaches and conducts research in the accounting area.

Lecturer

— Present

Vanier College • Canada

Taught courses in the Accounting program.

Lecturer & CPA Program Administrator

— Present

McGill University • Canada

Responsible for teaching and administrative duties in the CPA program.

Awards

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K.F. Byrd / Tabac Fellowship Accounting

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Concordia Public Scholar

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Haimovitch-Tabac/DNTW-Montreal PhD Scholarship Accountancy

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Concordia Merit Scholarship

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SSHRC Joseph Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarship

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Concordia Special Entrance Award

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Named Concordia University – Newsmaker Month

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Research Interest
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Two academic references
  • Transcripts
Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.