Sam L. Tiras

Sam L. Tiras is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and serves as Chairperson of Graduate Accounting Programs. With prior roles including endowed professorships at KPMG and departmental leadership at Louisiana State University, his research focuses on auditing effectiveness, financial reporting quality, and corporate governance mechanisms.

His key research domains include:

• Audit committee functionality and fraud detection
• Economic impacts on earnings management
• Information asymmetry in financial markets

Honors include dual MBA Teaching Excellence Awards and research grants supporting investigations into accounting transparency.