Mario J. Maletta

Mario J. Maletta is a Professor of Accounting at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a BS in Accounting from the University of Connecticut. His research focuses on human information processing and decision-making in accounting and auditing, leveraging behavioral decision theory. He has published in top journals like The Accounting Review and Contemporary Accounting Research. Maletta also teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in financial accounting, auditing, and research methods.

His research interests include audit judgments, investor behavior, and the interplay between non-audit services and audit quality. He has received grants from the National Science Foundation, Institute of Internal Auditing, and KPMG. Maletta has been recognized with the Cowan Research Professorship and multiple teaching awards. He previously consulted at Accenture and taught at Boston University's School of Management. His industry collaborations include executive education programs with EMC, Sanyo, IBM, and others.

Key contributions include studies on auditors' judgment errors in multi-task environments and investor reactions to earnings contrasts. His work bridges academic theory with real-world audit practices, emphasizing behavioral insights. Maletta has presented globally at conferences like the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting and the International Business Research Conference.