Associate Professor, Accountancy

Ph.D., The University of Connecticut, 1996
B.A., Luther College, 1985

Dr. Karen Braun has been a certified public accountant since 1985. She gained public accounting experience while working at Arthur Andersen & Co. and accumulated additional business and management accounting experience as a corporate controller. Dr. Braun has been teaching accounting since 1996, drawing on her past experiences to relate theoretical concepts to their real-world significance.

Interests

Teaching

My primary teaching interest is the field of managerial accounting. My interest stems from prior work experiences as an auditor and as a corporate controller.

Research

My primary research interest focuses on how lean operations and sustainability affect, and are affected by, management acccounting systems.

Selected Publications

• Braun, K. (2012). Using a "Daily Motivational Quiz" to Increase Student Preparation, Attendance, and Participation (1 ed., vol. 27, pp. 267-279). Issues in Accounting Education .
• Braun, K. (2012). In Stephanie Wall (Ed.), Managerial Accounting, 3e (3rd edition ed., pp. 925). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
• Braun, K. (2009). In Jodi McPherson and Jodi Bolognese (Ed.), Managerial Accounting, 2e (2nd edition ed., pp. 826). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
• Bamber, L., Braun, K., Harrison, T. (2007). Managerial Accounting (First ed., pp. 762). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
• Braun, K. (2001). The Disposition of Audit-Detected Misstatements: An Examination of Risk Factors and Aggregation Effects Contemporary Accounting Research.

Presentations

• Braun, K. American Accounting Association- Ohio Region, "Integrating Sustainability into an Introductory Accounting Course", AAA, Cincinnati, Oh. (2012).
• Braun, K. Webinars on April 4, April13, May 4 , "Integrating Sustainability into an Introductory Accounting Course", Pearson Education, Cleveland Oh. (2012).
• Braun, K. Prentice Hall Accounting Symposium for Educators, "Integrating Sustainability into an Introductory Accounting Course", Pearson Education, Scottsdale, AZ. (2012).
• Braun, K. Prentice Hall Accounting Symposium for Educators, "Integrating Sustainability into an Introductory Accounting Course", Pearson Education, Charleston, SC. (2012).
• Braun, K. American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, "Integrating Sustainability into an Introductory Managerial Accunting Course", American Accounting Association, Denver, CO. (2011).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) American Accounting Association -Ohio Region, "Using Excel to Teach Cost Behavior Analysis in an Introductory Managerial Accounting Course", AAA, Columbus, OH. (2011).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) American Accounting Association -Ohio Region, "Personal Budgeting (Effective Learning Strategies Session)", AAA, Columbus, OH. (2010).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) Prentice Hall Accounting Symposium- Jamestown, NC, "Effectively Engaging Millennials in the Classroom", Guilford Technical College, Jamestown, NC. (2010).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) Prentice Hall Accounting Symposium- Akron, OH, "Sustainability and Lean Accounting in an Introductory Accounting Class", University of Akron, Akron, Ohio. (2010).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) Prentice Hall Accounting Symposium-Phoenix, AZ, "Current Topics in Managerial Accounting", Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, Phoenix, AZ. (2010).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) Prentice Hall Accounting Symposium-Orlando, FL, "Current Topics in Managerial Accounting", Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, Orlando, FL. (2010).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, "Evaluating Performance of Corporate Divisions (Effective Learning Strategies Session)", AAA, New York, NY. (2009).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, "Personal Budgeting (Effective Learning Strategies Session)", AAA, NewYork, NY. (2009).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, "Teaching Financial Literacy In and Out of the Classroom", AAA, New York, NY. (2009).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) Prentice Hall Accounting Symposium, "Effectively Engaging Millennials in the Classroom", University of Akron, Akron, Ohio. (2009).

Academic and Professional Activities

• member, Sustainability Alliance, 2012 - Present

Awards

• Honorable Mention, Bea Sanders/AICPA Innovation in Accounting Education, AICPA. (2009).
• Recipient, 2008 Weatherhead Undergraduate Teaching Award, Alpha Kappa Psi, Case Western Reserve University Chapter. (2008).
• Recipient of the Outstanding Accounting Teacher of the Year, Alpha Kappa Psi, University of Georgia Chapter. (2000).