Carla Carnaghan serves as Associate Professor and Associate Dean at the University of Lethbridge's Dhillon School of Business, where she has been a faculty member since 2006. Her academic appointment resides within the Accounting Department, where she teaches core courses including Accounting Information Systems and Data Analytics while contributing to institutional leadership through her associate deanship. Her educational foundation includes a B.Sc. in Health Information Science (First Class Honours) from the University of Victoria (1988) and a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Alberta (1999). Prior to joining Lethbridge, she held an Assistant Professor position at the University of Waterloo from 1998-2006. Carnaghan's research program critically examines how information representation affects financial disclosure decisions, with particular focus on earnings management practices, technology's impact on accounting education, and quality-of-life metrics in continuing care facilities. Her work bridges theoretical accounting frameworks with practical applications in digital transformation, evidenced by publications spanning financial literacy interventions, e-commerce tax implications, and assisted living care models. The interdisciplinary nature of her scholarship connects accounting principles with healthcare outcomes and technological innovation. Her 14 most recent publications reveal an evolving research trajectory from foundational work in business process modeling (2004-2007) toward contemporary investigations of competence-based accounting education (2014-2016) and assisted living quality assessment. Key thematic clusters include financial disclosure regulation, technology-mediated accounting education, and e-commerce taxation, consistently applying rigorous methodological approaches across diverse contexts. CPAEF Teaching Prize (2009, 2015, 2018) Teaching Effectiveness Committee Teaching Excellence Award (2014/15) American Accounting Association Journal of Information Systems Best Reviewer Reward (2009) CAEF Teaching Prize (2009) Carnaghan has secured substantial research funding including SSHRC grants for E-business evolution studies (2014), KPMG/UIUC funding for audit risk modeling (2014), and CPAEF support for earnings management research. Her current projects examine assisted living care models with University of Alberta collaborators and investigate Fair Disclosure regulation impacts on earnings forecasts. She mentors research teams across institutional boundaries while directing grant-funded investigations into technology's role in accounting practice and education. As Associate Dean, she contributes to the Dhillon School's strategic initiatives including the Centre for Financial Market Research and Teaching and Student Managed Investment Fund programs, though her primary research activities occur through cross-institutional collaborations rather than a dedicated physical laboratory space.
