Dahlia Robinson
Associate Professor & KPMG Faculty Fellow
Dahlia Robinson was recently promoted to associate professor with tenure in the School of Accountancy. She is also the KPMG Faculty Fellow. She teaches courses in financial accounting.
An avid researcher, Robinson’s interests include the capital market use of financial disclosures (with particular focus on the use of accrual information), corporate governance, and how governance potentially influences managerial actions and disclosures. Her research on financial accounting has been published in journals such as the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, among others.
Robinson received a BS in natural sciences and MS in accounting from The University of the West Indies (Jamaica), an MS in finance from The Pennsylvania State University, and a PhD from the University of Georgia. Robinson has worked as an auditor for Price Waterhouse, taught at the University of the West Indies, and worked as a business consultant. A member of the American Accounting Association, Robinson served on committees for the organization and also serves as faculty advisor to the National Association of Black Accountants.
- Vita (pdf)
room: BSN 3502 | phone: 813.974.6888 | fax: 813.974.6528 | dmrobinson@usf.edu
Teaching
- ACG 4123 - Intermediate Financial Accounting III
- ACG 6875 - Financial Reporting and Professional Issues
Current Research
- “Accruals disclosure, investor sophistication, and the pricing of abnormal accruals,” with Henock Louis and Andrew Sbaraglia –Review of Accounting Studies, (March 2008) Vol. 13. 23-54.
- “Managers’ and investors’ responses to media exposure of board ineffectiveness,” with Henock Louis and Jennifer Joe –Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, (June 2009) Vol. 44 No. 3:.
- "Auditor independence and auditor-provided tax service: Evidence from going-concern audit opinions prior to bankruptcy filings,” –Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, (November 2008) Vol. 27. No. 2: 31-54.
Service
- Faculty Advisor – National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) USF Student Chapter 2008-2009.
- Member of Distinguished Contribution to the Accounting Literature Selection Committee 2009.
- Member Planning Committee – Deloitte and Touche Trueblood Conference for Accounting faculty – 2007-2008
- Member of AAA Diversity Section Grants Committee – Summer 2008.
