Dereck Barr-Pulliam

Dereck Barr-Pulliam is an Associate Professor and Director of the School of Accountancy at the University of Louisville’s College of Business. He holds a PhD from the University of Mississippi (2014) and previously taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) with six years of professional practice before academia.

Education:

• PhD in Accountancy, University of Mississippi, 2014
• MA in Accountancy, University of Mississippi, 2004
• BS in Accountancy, University of Mississippi, 2002

Research Focus: Combining psychology and economic theories to study audit judgment, auditors’ use of technology, expert interactions, and public perceptions of auditing. His work appears in top journals like Journal of Accounting Research and AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory.

Funding & Awards:

• 2021 Access to Audit Personnel Grant (CAQ/AAA)
• Funding from IAAER, ICAS, IMA, IIA, KPMG, and others

Editorial Roles: Serves on editorial boards of Accounting Horizons, Journal of Information Systems, and Current Issues in Auditing.