Faculty - Karen Braun

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 lean operations and sustainability, critically examining how accounting systems can define, measure and communicate information that will help companies generate value for all stakeholders in a sustainable manner.

Selected Publications

• Braun, K. (2012). Using a "Daily Motivational Quiz" to Increase Student Preparation, Attendance, and Participation (vol. 27, issue 1, pp. 267-279). Issues in Accounting Education .
• Braun, K., Tielz, W. (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. (Presenter & Author) Prentice Hall Accounting Symposium for Accounting Educators, "Strategies and Tools for Integrating Sustainability into the Introductory Accounting Courses", Pearson Education, Las Vegas, NV. (2013).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) Webinars on March 15 and March 27, "Integrating Sustainability into an Introductory Accounting Course", Pearson Education, Cleveland, OH. (2013).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author), Tietz, W. (Presenter & Author) Prentice Hall Accounting Symposium for Accounting Educators, "Strategies and Tools for Integrating Sustainability into the Introductory Accounting Courses", Pearson Education, Tampa, FL. (2013).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author), Tietz, W. (Presenter & Author) American Accounting Association CTLA conference, "Integrating Sustainability into an Introductory Accounting Course", AAA, Washington, DC. (2012).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author), Tietz, W. (Presenter & Author) American Accounting Association- Ohio Region, "Integrating Sustainability into an Introductory Accounting Course", AAA, Cincinnati, Oh. (2012).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) Webinars on April 4, April13, May 4 , "Integrating Sustainability into an Introductory Accounting Course", Pearson Education, Cleveland Oh. (2012).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) Prentice Hall Accounting Symposium for Educators, "Integrating Sustainability into an Introductory Accounting Course", Pearson Education, Scottsdale, AZ. (2012).
• Braun, K. (Presenter & Author) 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
• Guest Speaker, Phi Mu, 2012
• Chairperson, AAA- Ohio region- Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section , 2011
• Task Force Member, AAA Task Force on Financial Literacy, 2007 - 2009

Awards

• Recipient, 2012 Weatherhead Undergraduate Teaching Award, Alpha Kappa Psi, Case Western Reserve University Chapter. (2012).
• 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).