Kristyn Calabrese

Kristyn Calabrese serves as an Assistant Professor of Accountancy at the University of San Diego's Knauss School of Business. A licensed CPA with prior experience at Interactive Brokers and KPMG, she teaches graduate and undergraduate financial accounting courses including Advanced Accounting and Principles of Financial Accounting.

• PhD in Accounting from Rutgers University
• BSBA in Accounting from Georgetown University

Her research focuses on auditing and financial analyst behavior, particularly how workload and time pressures affect audit quality and timeliness. She has presented at national and international academic conferences and collaborates with institutions like the PCAOB and Deloitte Spain on audit data analytics initiatives.

Recent publications examine audit fee dynamics and information intermediary effectiveness. Her work combines empirical analysis of professional judgment with practical applications in regulatory compliance.

• Best Paper Award by a Doctoral Student (AAA Mid-Atlantic Region, 2018)
• Laurels Fund Scholarship recipient (2018)
• Dissertation Fellow (Rutgers, 2018-2019)

Professor Calabrese holds multiple academic honors including Magna Cum Laude from Georgetown University (2010) and maintains active membership in the American Accounting Association.