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Education

• Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas, 1986
  Major: International Management with concentration in International Accounting
  Dissertation: "The Impact of Foreign Currency Translation Method Change On the Accuracy of Financial Analysts' Earnings Forecasts"
• MA, University of Texas at Dallas, 1978|
  Major: Political Economy
• BS, Shiraz University, Iran, 1972
  Major: Public Administration
  

Professional Certification:

• Certified Management Accountant (CMA), 1992

Professional Membership:

• Founding member, Chippewa Valley chapter of Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
• Member, American Accounting Association (AAA)
  

Teaching Experience:

• 1988-present Professor of Accounting, University of  Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Courses taught: Managerial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Principles of Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis.
• 1985-1988 Associate Professor of Accounting, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Courses taught: Cost Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, and Accounting Seminar.
• 1981-1983 Instructor of Accounting, Dakota State University.
  

Business Experience:

• 1972-1975  Management Analyst, Iran Air, Iran.

Refereed Publications:

• "The Importance of Earnings Forecasts, Sales Forecasts, and Cash flow Forecasts to Stock Price Forecasts of Internet Companies," International Business and Economics Research Journal, 2:41-45, 2003
• "EVA, MVA and CEO Compensation," American Business Review, 19:13-17, 2001
• "The Earnings Predictability of Foreign Firms Listed on U.S. Stock Markets, International Journal of Management, 17:512-515, 2000 (with Tim Forster)
• "Financial Management of U.S. Inbound and Outbound Investment: An Empirical Analysis Using Aggregate Data, The International Journal of Business Disciplines, 9:25-34, 1999 (with Richard Helleloid)