Kip Holderness, PhD, CPA, CMA, CFE, CVA

Professor and Program Coordinator, Master of Forensic and Fraud Examination (FFE)

Expertise

Kip Holderness specializes in cost accounting, business valuation, and forensic accounting, with additional expertise in internal control systems and the application of artificial intelligence and data analytics in accounting. He also serves as the Director of Research for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Research Institute.

His academic work has been published in leading journals such as Accounting, Organizations and Society, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Management Accounting Research, Journal of Forensic Accounting Research, Behavioral Research in Accounting, and Accounting Horizons. He is also one of the authors of the textbook Cost Accounting: A Data Analytics Approach (McGraw Hill).

Holderness regularly presents research at national and international conferences and leads professional development programs for accountants and auditors. His research and commentary have been featured by professional organizations including the ACFE and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). He has been engaged by law firms to provide expert consulting on matters involving general accounting issues, business valuation, and other financial analyses.

His current research examines AI-enabled auditing, the use of artificial intelligence in feedback and performance evaluation systems, causal analysis following fraud, and factors that influence employees' ethical decision-making.

Education

Ph.D., Bentley University
M.S., Brigham Young University
B.S., Brigham Young University

Honors and Awards

2025 AICPA-CIMA Impact on Management Accounting Practice Award, The AICPA, CIMA, and the Society of Management Accountants of Canada (CMA)
2024 Accounting Information Systems Section Notable Contribution to the Literature Award, American Accounting Association
2023 Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award, American Accounting Association
2023 Accounting Information Systems Section Notable Contribution to the Literature Award, American Accounting Association
2022 SMS Annual Conference Best Paper Honorable Mention, Strategic Management Society
2020 Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award, American Accounting Association
2020 Forensic Accounting Research Best Paper Award, American Accounting Association
2019 Outstanding Research Journal Article of the Year Award, Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education
2017 Lybrand Award Certificate of Merit, Institute of Management Accountants
2015 Issues in Accounting Education Best Paper Award, American Accounting Association
2014 Forensic & Investigative Accounting Section Dissertation Award, American Accounting Association

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