Assistant Professor

Bio

Sonia Wasan, CA, earned her Ph.D. in Accounting from Louisiana State University. She has published in reputed peer-reviewed journals such as Advances in Accounting, Accounting Educator’s Journal and Journal of Theoretical Accounting Research. Her research interests include capital markets response to accounting information, accounting education, and corporate governance. She has held tenure-track positions with Virginia Commonwealth University and Northern Kentucky University in the past. She teaches courses in different levels of financial accounting.

Office

Dubai Academic City

Phone:

+971 4 4021124

Email:

Teaching Areas

Accounting

Research and Professional Activities

Refereed Articles

Wasan, S., Skaradzinski, D. and Goby, V., (2020). A case for Monitoring Undergraduate Course Attendance: Empirical Evidence from Accounting Courses at a Mandatory Attendance University, accepted at Journal of Theoretical Accounting Research. (Rated B in ADCB)

Wasan, S., (2020). A Primer on Electric Cars, accepted at Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly. (Rated C in ADCB)

Wasan, S. (2020). United Arab Emirates Economy: Developments, Challenges and Future Trajectory, accepted at Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly. (Rated C in ADCB)

Fatemi, D., Marquis, L. and Wasan, S., (2014). Student Performance in Intermediate Accounting: A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Online and Manual Homework Assignments. Accounting Educators' Journal, 14, 1-19. (Rated B in ADCB)

Elliott, T., Fatemi, D. and Wasan, S. (2014). Student Privacy Rights--History, Owasso, and FERPA. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice. 14 (4), 34-47.

Wasan, S., Vijaykumar, J. and Daniels, K. (2013). Accrual Quality and Syndication Loan Spreads, with Ken Daniels and Vijaykumar, J. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 13 (6) 45-63

Jain, R. and Wasan, S. (2012). Corporate Governance and R&D Expenditure Choices. Journal of Business and Economic Studies, 18 (1), 96-114

Wasan, S. (2011). A Primer on Geothermal Energy. Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly, 59 (3), 513-522. (Rated C in ADCB)

Wasan, S. and Boone, J. (2010). Do Abnormal Accrual Exacerbate Information Asymmetry in the Market. Advances in Accounting, 26 (1), 66-78 (Rated A in ADCB)

Jain, R. and Wasan, S. (2009). State Adoption of Antitakeover Legislation and R&D Expenditure. Investment Management and Financial Innovations, 6 (3), 63-72 (Rated B in ADCB)

Forst, A. and Wasan, S. (2008) Tax-Treatment of Mining Development Expenditures: New Guidance from the IRS. Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly, 56, (4): 801-811 (Rated C in ADCB)

Wasan, S. and Crumbley, L (2005). A Firm and Fixed Plan – Exchange or Dividend. Oil, Gas &Energy Quarterly, 51 (1), 97-108 (Rated C in ADCB)

Wasan, S. and Crumbley, L (2002) China Is Inching Towards a Market Economy in the Petroleum Sector. Petroleum Accounting and Financial Management Journal, Summer (’02) 38-49 (Rated C in ADCB)