Marcia Annisette

Marcia Annisette is a Professor of Accounting and currently serves as the Associate Dean, Academic at the Schulich School of Business, York University. She previously held roles as Associate Dean, Students and Director of the Master of Accounting Program. Her research focuses on the social organization of the accountancy profession, examining strategies used by professional accounting bodies to achieve monopoly or elite status in expert labor markets. Her work spans international contexts, including studies in Ireland, England, Trinidad and Tobago, and Canada, with a historical and sociological lens analyzing how factors like religion, social class, race, nationality, and immigration status interact with professional structures to enforce closure.

Her expertise includes globalization's impact on accounting practices, the historical evolution of accounting institutions, and the role of immigration in shaping professional landscapes. While no specific publications or grants are listed here, her research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to understanding professional exclusion mechanisms.

Contact details include her office at Room S350 in the SSB building and her email: mannisette@schulich.yorku.ca.