Christine Betts

Assistant Professor, Accounting/Finance

Affiliation

School of Business

bettsc@franklinpierce.edu

Phone

(603) 899-4071

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Roger Williams University
Master of Science, Taxation, Bryant University
CPA, State of New Hampshire, Enrolled Agent>

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate

Principles of Accounting I
Principles of Accounting II
Managing Your Money
Individual Income Tax
Taxation of Partnerships & Corporations
Forensic Accounting
Advanced Accounting
Auditing
Intermediate Accounting II
Introduction to QuickBooks
Small Business Management
First Year Inquiry
Analysis of Financial Statements

Graduate

Managerial Accounting
Business Taxation
Ethics and the Accounting Professional
Accounting Information Systems
Contemporary & Emerging Accounting Issues

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND AREAS

Taxation
Forensic Accounting & Fraud Investigations
Non-Profit Accounting
Work-Life Balance in Public Accounting
Research & Development Credit Issues

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member, American Accounting Association
Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Member, NHCPA Society
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Journal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting

American Accounting Association Northeast meetings, 2016-present
Surgent's Federal Tax Camp, Nashua, NH, November 2018
Intensive Data & Analytics II Summer Workshop, Orlando, FL, June 2019

Member, Academic Showcase Committee, 2014 -2017
Member, Faculty Development Committee, 2016 - 2019
Search Committee Member, Assistant Professor of Sports & Rec Management, 2016-2019
Member, C&S Grocery Wholesalers Partnership Team, 2017 - present
Faculty Advisor for the Best Buddies Program, 2017-2018
Member, Dean of Student Affairs Search Committee, 2019
Member, Health Science Assistant Professor Search Committee, 2019
Faculty Advisor, Accounting Club, 2018 - present
Faculty Advisor, Operation Can Tab, 2019 - present
Academic Advisor for Masters in Accounting students
Member of Rindge Faculty Federation E-board and Negotiation Team, 2018-2019

HONORS AND AWARDS

2015: Faculty Recognition Award presented by FPU Student Government Association
2018: Northeast 10 Student Athlete Advisory Committees (SAAC) Faculty Mentor Nominee

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Fall 2017, Northeast Region American Accounting Association Annual Conference, Providence, RI, "Teaching Forensic Accounting Using the Chemistry Lab"

Accepted presentation, Fall 2018, Northeast Region American Accounting Association Meeting, Greenwich, CT, "Shaking the Fraud Tree: Smurfs, Cons, & Sweet Little Old Ladies - Teaching Forensic Accounting thru Real Life Local Cases

Co-Author, Accosting the Golden Spire, Carolina Academic Press, 2019