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Marlissa J Phillips, ABD, MBA, CPA, CFEAccountingWright Young Hall Room 214404-880-8446mphillips@cau.eduEDUCATIONABD in ManagementSchool of ManagementUniversity of LiverpoolDBA expected 2019Liverpool, United KingdomMBA in Management AccountingDriehaus College of BusinessDePaul UniversityGraduated May 1993Chicago, IllinoisBBA in FinanceRichards College of BusinessUniversity of West GeorgiaGraduated June 1990Carrollton, GeorgiaCERTIFICATIONSCertified Public Accountant CPA019359 1998Certified Fraud ExaminerCAU tTEC Online Teaching Certification 2019AACSB Professionally Qualified Bridge ProgramAREAS OF INTERESTTeaching: All areas of accounting, undergraduate and graduateResearch: Accounting Program Evaluation, Accounting Education, International Accounting,Accounting Fraud, Forensic Accounting, and Ethics in public practice.PUBLICATIONSAre Historically Black Colleges and Universities Prepared for International FinancialReporting Standards? – Marlissa J PhillipsAbstract: The timeline for U.S. convergence to the adoption of the International FinancialReporting Standards (IFRS) detailed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hashalted. However, the CPA exam has tested candidates’ knowledge of the differences betweenIFRS and U.S. GAAP since 2011. Public accounting firms continue to anticipate that accountinggraduates would have exposure to IFRS and possess the skills to assess the impact of bothstandards on the financial statements. Globalization and the increase in multinational enterprisesrequire accounting students to understand standards beyond U.S. GAAP. Contemporaneously,Marlissa J Phillips DBA (Candidate), MBA, CPA, CFE1

African-American accounting students continue to lag in CPA licensure. Lack of exposure to thecontent on the CPA exam may be a barrier to African-American accounting students. This paperseeks to examine the preparedness of Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) inincluding IFRS in the accounting curriculum.Publication: Washington Business Review -2018 Vol. 8, No. 1, 2018Presentation: Washington Business Review Conference; Washington, DC – March 2018OTHER PRESENTATIONSAre Historically Black College and Universities in GA Prepared for IFRS? – The 2018 meetingof the Georgia Association of Accounting Educators (GAAE). February 9, 2018, at KennesawState University.VITA – Service-Based Learning from Within - The 2016 meeting of the Georgia Association ofAccounting Educators (GAAE). February 6, 2016, at the University of North Georgia inGainesville.Education in Action - AAA Southeast Region Meeting the Effective Learning Strategies Session– Atlanta, GA April 2016Bite-Sized Learning in Reverse - Teaching Matters Conference Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, GA March 23, 2013.WORKING PAPERSPhillips, M., Hudson, C., & Young, J. - Integrating Service Learning and Income TaxPreparation: An African American PerspectiveAbstract: Professors and educators are continually looking for ways to effectively reach today'sstudents; students who have ever-changing needs especially within this technology-basedenvironment. Service-learning programs, such as VITA, provide students with the experientiallearning to deepen their knowledge base, opportunities to practice their soft skills and leadershipskills, and opportunities to increase their commitment to their community. A questionnaire wascreated and distributed with the Qualtrics survey assessment tool. Analysis of variances wasused to investigate the possibility of differences between respondent expectations andperceptions for each of the twenty-three questions. Overall the students felt that VITA impactedtheir commitment to their community more so than impacted their soft skills or course subjectmatter. Those students who were more financially literate thought that the VITA experience orthis service-based learning was more impactful to them than those students who were lessfinancially literate.Working paper-Submitted to Journal of Education for BusinessPhillips, M. - Pathway to Global Accounting: Consequences of Study Aboard an AfricanAmerican PerspectiveMarlissa J Phillips DBA (Candidate), MBA, CPA, CFE2

Abstract: American companies continue to maintain and acquire locations in other countries.The divergent reporting standards and the implications of those various standards can provechallenging and imperative for corporations to navigate. Global Accountants, accountantstrained in international reporting standards, play an intricate role in assisting organizations withthe reporting process. International CPA firms provide services to multinational enterprisesprompting a demand for international skills. Additionally, International Accounting FinancialReporting Standards (IFRS) have been tested on the CPA exam since 2011. Global accountingpresents a dual obstacle for African -American accounting students. African-Americansrepresent less than 5% of the CPAs in the United States. Likewise, African-American studentsrepresent less than 5% of the students participating in study aboard. Furthermore, the rigidnessof the accounting curriculum can prohibit accounting students from seizing the opportunity toglobal accounting exposure offered by study aboard without extending the matriculation time.This study seeks to examine study aboard programs available to accounting students thatfacilitate developing global accountants.Working paper – Presentation at GAAE February 2019 MeetingTEACHING EXPERIENCEClark Atlanta University –Assistant Professor of Accounting & Accounting UndergraduateProgram Coordinator (2018-Current) Individual Income Tax Business Income Tax Advanced Accounting Audit International Financial Reporting Standards (Study Abroad) Seminar in Accounting & Taxation Research I & II Seminar in Audit and Assurance Fraud Examination Managerial Accounting IClark Atlanta University – Instructor of Accounting & Accounting Undergraduate ProgramCoordinator (2011-2017) Principles of Accounting I Individual Income Tax Business Income Tax Advanced Accounting Audit Fraud ExaminationBecker Professional Education – CPA Review Instructor (2012-2014) CPA Review Course -Audit and RegulationGeorgia Southwestern University – Adjunct Instructor (2012-2013) Audit Individual Income TaxMarlissa J Phillips DBA (Candidate), MBA, CPA, CFE3

Atlanta Technical College – Adjunct Instructor (2009-2011) Principles of Accounting I, II, & III Individual Income Tax Computerized AccountingCoursesLevelIndividual IncomeTaxUG-SeniorTimesper yr.1Business Income Tax or1InternationalFinancial ReportingStandards – StudyAboardUG-JuniorSeniorGraduate1Seminar inAccounting &Taxation Research I& IIGraduateMaster ofAccounting1ManagerialAccounting IGraduateWorking1Marlissa J Phillips DBA (Candidate), MBA, CPA, CFE4Course DescriptionThe course introduces the internal revenuecode and the official rulings and regulationsof the department of treasury and courts.Emphasizes taxation of individualsThe course introduces the internal revenuecode and the official rulings and regulationsof the department of treasury and courts.Emphasizes taxation of pass-throughentities, profit entities, tax research and taxpreparation (service learning)The topics covered include an introduction tobusiness combinations, consolidations,intercompany transactions, foreign currencytransactions, foreign currency financialstatements, fund accounting, not-for-profit,partnership formation, operation, change inownership, and partnership liquidation.The course expounds the standards andprinciples of auditing, procedures forconducting an audit, and the preparation ofworking papers and reports.The course provides insight and anunderstanding of many of the accounting andreporting problems faced in an internationalbusiness environment. It also gives, throughlocal study in Amsterdam, an overview of thecultural and social environment of DutchCorporations and their impact on theaccounting systems and financial analysis.The course provides students with thecapacity to evaluate a variety of situationsand tax entities, conduct tax research, providea basic understanding of compensation andretirement tax planning and a generalperspective of investment tax planning.This hybrid course facilitates workingprofessionals through an intensive study offinancial and management accounting

ProfessionalMBAFraud ExaminationGraduate –Master ofAccountingAsneededprinciples and concepts to providequantitative information, primarily financialin nature, about economic entities useful inmaking business decisions.The course covers the major methodsemployees use to commit occupational fraud,how and why occupational fraud iscommitted, how to assess where anorganization is at the greatest risk for fraud,how fraudulent conduct can be deterred, andhow allegations of fraud should beinvestigated and resolvedGRANTS & FUNDED PROJECTSFaculty Advisor for CAU Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site (VITA) – VITA is an IRSinitiative to provide free income tax assistance to low-income communities through volunteers. In2018 CAU was responsible for the West End Mall site and provided student volunteers tocomplete 99% of all income taxes. More than 250 student volunteers provided over 1,000 servicehours completing 1,700 tax returns.Faculty Advisor - Faculty-Led- Study Abroad Program for School of Business – In 2019 theSchool of Business offered students a Study Abroad experience in Amsterdam, Netherland inconjunction with CIEE and the University of Amsterdam. Students will study IFRS and US GAAPfor American and Dutch multinational enterprises. In 2020 students will travel to Rome andMilan, Italy to study exchange rate risk and management for foreign subsidiaries. CONFERENCESOlin Business School Early Career Professional Development Workshop, WashingtonUniversity St. Louis 2019Harvard Business School Case Method Teaching Seminar Part I 2019Georgia Association of Accounting Educators Annual Meeting 2019International Faculty Development Seminars Council on International Educational Exchange(CIEE) 2018AICPA Accounting Profession Diversity Pipeline Symposium 2018Georgia Association of Accounting Educators Annual Meeting 2018American Accounting Association Southeast Regional Meeting 2016Georgia Association of Accounting Educators Annual Meeting 2016American Accounting Association Annual Meeting 2014Deloitte Trueblood Seminar 2013Clark Atlanta University Technology Enrichment Program 2013Centers for International Business Education and Research Faculty Development inInternational Business Globalization Seminars – International Accounting Seminar 2012American Accounting Association Southeast Regional Meeting 2012Marlissa J Phillips DBA (Candidate), MBA, CPA, CFE5