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Professorship/Fellowships Announced Bhattacharjee Named Thomas M. Wells and Kathy Dargo Professor

Sudip Bhattacharjee, professor of Accounting and Information Systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, has been named the ThomasM.Wells andKathyDargo Professor inAccounting and Information Systems by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The Thomas M. Wells and Kathy Dargo Professorship in Accounting and Information Systems was established in 2017 to support teaching and research excellence in the Pamplin College of Business. A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2001, Bhattacharjee teaches in the National Capital Region and is active in his department’s Ph.D. program.

He is an internationally recognized scholar in behavioral accounting, examining judgment and decision making in auditing and accounting. He has published 19 journal articles, six of which appear in the field’s top journals. External reviewers have noted the impact of his research contributions on advancing scholarship and auditing practice. In addition to his research, Bhattacharjee is also a recognized student mentor. He has participated on 12 doctoral dissertation committees, chairing five. He has taught a range of courses in behavioral and financial accounting, financial statement analysis, and management control systems. Bhattacharjee received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Bombay (India), a master’s degree from Virginia Tech, and a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts.

Lisic Named L. Mahlon Harrell Junior Faculty Fellow

Ling Lei Lisic, associate professor of Accounting and Information Systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, was named L. Mahlon Harrell Junior Faculty Fellow in Accounting and Information Systems by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The L. Mahlon Harrell Junior Faculty Fellowship in Accounting and Information Systems was established by alumni and friends to honor Harrell, who was a faculty member in the Department of Accounting from 1931 until his retirement in 1971. The fellowship recognizes teaching and research excellence, and recipients retain the fellowship for a three-year period.

Lisic received her Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Connecticut in 2008. She joined the faculty of the School of Business at George Mason University that fall, receiving tenure there in 2015. She joined the faculty at Virginia Tech as an associate professor in 2017. Her research focuses on the areas of audit and financial accounting. Lisic has published 15 articles in peer-reviewed journals, with her four most recent articles all being published in top journals in the accounting field. She also serves on the editorial board of two journals.

Lisic teaches a range of courses in the areas of financial statement analysis, auditing, and financial and managerial accounting.

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