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Tara Shawver, D.B.A.

Tara Shawver, D.B.A.
Professor and Chair
Accounting Department

McGowan 112

Expertise: accounting education, accounting ethics, financial reporting

Biography

Dr. Tara J. Shawver, DBA, CMA is the Department Chair and Professor of Accounting at King’s College. Tara began her professional career in accounting during the 1990s as a Cost Accountant for Cabletron Systems located in Rochester, NH. After Cabletron sold off its manufacturing division, her responsibilities evolved into a financial reporting role. She has experience with mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, IPOs, and SEC reporting. After earning her Doctor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Accounting from Nova Southeastern University, Tara pursued her passion for teaching. In her current role, she integrates teaching, research, and service into the classroom exemplifying the mission of King’s College to teach students not only how to make a living, but how to live. Tara has published over 40 academic journal articles. Her articles that have appeared in Accounting Education, Journal of Business Ethics, Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting, Journal of Forensic Accounting, Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting, Journal of Business Disciplines, Management Accounting Quarterly, Advances in Management, Journal of Forensic Studies in Accounting and Business, and Global Perspectives on Accounting Education. Her research interests include accounting education, financial reporting, ethics, whistleblowing, and fraud. She has been recognized and won awards for her teaching, research and service to the accounting academy.

Education

  • B.A., New England College
  • M.B.A., Plymouth State University
  • D.B.A., Accounting Concentration, Nova Southeastern University

Publications and Presentations

  • Shawver, Tara J. and Miller, William F., (2023), Volkswagen: Balancing Values vs Profits, Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting, 25, 181 - 199.
  • Ariail, Donald L., Khayati, A. and Shawver, Tara J., (2021), The Relation Between Perceptions of Ethical Leadership and Perceptions of Political Skill: A Study of Employed Business Students., Journal of Accounting Education, 55, 1-21
  • Shawver, Tara J., (2020), A Study of Cooperative Learning in Advanced Financial Accounting Courses, Accounting Education, 29 (3), 247-262
    Miller, W. F., Shawver, T. J., & Mintz, S. M. (2020). Measuring the Value of Integrating GVV into a Standalone Accounting Ethics Course. Journal of Accounting Education, 51, 1-19.
  • Shawver, Tara J. and Miller, William F., (2020), Increasing Student Engagement using Giving Voice to Values and Peer Feedback, Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting, 23, 91-104.
  • Fuller, Lori R. and Shawver, Tara J., (2020), Will Cognitive Style Impact Whistleblowing Intentions?, Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting, 23, 47-62.
  • Shawver, Tara J. and Shawver, Todd A., (2020), Teaching Data Analytics in a Collaborative Team Environment, Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting (2020) 17 (2): 57–62.
  • Shawver, T. J., & Clements, L. H. (2019). The Impact of Value Preferences on Whistleblowing Intentions of Accounting Professionals. Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting, 11 (2), 232-247.

Awards and Designations

  • 2022 IMA Champion Award
  • 2022 Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education
  • 2022 Rev. Donald J. Grimes, C.S.C. Award for Service-Learning Teaching Excellence
  • 2021 Literati Award for Outstanding Author Contribution
  • 2021 Outstanding Service Award, American Accounting Association Public Interest Section
  • 2020 IMA PA Northeast Chapter 10-year Outstanding Service Award

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