Jennifer Hamrick

Dr. Jennifer Hamrick is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), affiliated with the Collat School of Business. She specializes in auditing and holds professional certifications including CPA and CGMA. Her research focuses on audit negotiation decisions, text mining, fraud detection, and cooperative regulation. She teaches courses such as External Auditing, Advanced Accounting, and AI and Society.

Education:

• B.S. in Accounting and B.A. in English from Birmingham-Southern College (2006)
• MAcc from Auburn University (2012)
• Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting) from Kennesaw State University (2019)

Research emphasizes the intersection of auditing practices with negotiation dynamics, gender influences, and technological applications like text mining. Her work addresses challenges in audit independence, fraud prevention, and IoT security risks through interdisciplinary methods.

Awards include the

• DSS Fall 2019 Outstanding Faculty Award
• Spring 2021 NASBA Center for the Public Trust Campus Being a Difference Award

Teaching involves extensive instruction in auditing-related courses across undergraduate and graduate levels, with notable contributions to AI ethics in business education. Prior professional experience includes roles as a corporate accountant at Southern Nuclear and a senior accountant at a public firm.