Wafeek Abdelsayed

Wafeek Abdelsayed is a Professor of Accounting at Southern Connecticut State University with a distinguished 40+ year career at the institution. He joined SCSU in August 1984 as an Assistant Professor, achieved tenure in 1990, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1988, and attained full Professorship in 1995. His office is located in SB 309, and he maintains active contact through southernect.edu email and university phone lines.

Educational Background:

• Ph.D. in Accounting, University of Connecticut (1996)
• MS in Accounting, Adelphi University (1984)
• MBA in Finance, Adelphi University (1983)
• BBA in Accounting, Hofstra University (1979)

Professor Abdelsayed's research centers on financial accounting and reporting systems and audit judgment mechanisms, with particular emphasis on conceptual frameworks across jurisdictions and auditor decision-making processes. His scholarly work critically examines materiality thresholds, risk assessment methodologies, and the structural elements of financial statements through comparative international analysis, revealing significant variations in accounting standard implementations.

Analysis of his publication timeline (1999-2018) reveals an evolving research trajectory from empirical auditing studies toward comprehensive conceptual framework comparisons. Early work focused on quantitative auditor behavior regarding internal controls and risk assessments, while later research shifted to qualitative analyses of accounting standards and educational frameworks, culminating in critical evaluations of professional accounting pathways and financial statement element definitions.

No formal advising records or grant funding details appear in available documentation. However, his extensive teaching portfolio across all core accounting disciplines—including Financial, Intermediate, Advanced, and Managerial Accounting plus Auditing—indicates decades of direct student mentorship within SCSU's accounting programs.