Dr. Norma R. Montague

Senior Associate Dean of Academic Programs, John B. McKinnon Professor, Associate Professor of Accounting

OFFICE: Farrell 219

BIOGRAPHY

Norma Montague, Assistant Professor of Accounting has a B.A. and M.A. in Accounting from North Carolina State University. Norma has taught courses in both English and Spanish as an instructor at Central Carolina Community College in Sanford, NC. She was a graduate accounting instructor while pursuing her Ph.D. in Accounting at University of South Florida and earned the Emerging Scholar Award at the KPMG Ph.D. Project Accounting DSA Conference in August 2010. She currently teaches financial accounting and auditing courses in the School of Business's undergraduate program and the Master of Science in Accountancy program. In 2013, Norma was awarded the T.B. Rose Fellowship in Business award, which recognizes a notable innovation or initiative related to instruction to our undergraduate or graduate programs. Her research interests are primarily in the areas of auditing with a behavioral decision making focus.

HONORS

2017 - MA Teaching Award
2017 - Nominated for the 2017 J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook Prize of AAA, American Accounting Association
2016 - Issues in Accounting Education Best Paper Award, American Accounting Association
2016 - Nominated for the 2016 J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook Prize of AAA, American Accounting Association
2015 - Innovation in Auditing and Assurance Education Award, American Accounting Association
2014 - Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory Best Paper Award, American Accounting Association
2013 - T. B. Rose Fellowship in Business, School of Business
2012 - Guest Coach, WFU Men's Soccer Team
2010 - Emerging Scholar Award, KPMG Ph.D. Project

IN THE MEDIA

April 16, 2015 - 5 COMMON UNCONSCIOUS BIASES THAT LEAD TO BAD DECISIONS , Fast Company| more information

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research interests are primarily in the areas of auditing with a behavioral and decision making focus. I am interested in the judgments and decision making of auditors as professional standards and reporting requirements evolve.

TEACHING INTERESTS

My primary teaching interests are in auditing and financial accounting.

EDUCATION

Ph D, University of South Florida (Auditing Research) - 2010

PUBLICATIONS

Strategic Finance

Becoming a trusted business partner

Montague, N. R. , Fay, R. G. , Lobs, J. , & Herbst, K. C. (2022)

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory

Audit partner identification: Unintended consequences on audit judgment

Cianci, A. , Houston, R. , Montague, N. , & Vogel, R. (2017)

The CPA Journal

The Millennial Internship Experience

Montague, N. , & Violette, G.

Accounting, Organizations and Society (AOS)

The Unintended Consequences of Uncertainty Disclosures Made by Auditors and Managers on Nonprofessional Investor Judgments

Kelton, A. , & Montague, N.

Today's CPA

The Future is Now: Internships and the Next Generation of Accounting Professionals

Violette, G. , Montague, N. , & Owen, S.

Tennessee CPA Journal

The Sky's the Limit for Auditors of the Cloud

Montague, N. , Fay, R. , & Cain, C.

Journal of Accountancy

I'm not Biased. Am I?

Montague, N. , & Fay, R. (2015)

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory

The Audit of Fair Values and Other Estimates: The Effects of Underlying Environmental, Task, and Auditor-Specific Factors

Montague, N. , Bratten, B. , Gaynor, L. , McDaniel, L. , & Sierra, G. (2013)

Issues in Accounting Education

Articulation Agreements: No Credits Left Behind

Montague, N. (2012)

Current Issues in Auditing

Management's Discussion & Analysis: Implications for Audit Practice and Research

Cohen , J. , Gaynor, L. M. , Holder-Webb, L. , & Montague, N. (2009)

Executive's Tax & Management Report

Management's Discussion & Analysis: Completing the Picture

Cohen, J. , Gaynor, L. M. , Holder-Webb, L. , & Montague, N. (2008)

Executive's Tax & Management Report

Disclosing Elements of Financial Reporting Quality

Gaynor, L. M. , Montague, N. , & Schafer, B. A. (2007)