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Ph.D. in Business Administration - Accounting

• Nicholas Cicone

  1st Year Student
  334 Gerson Hall
  352.273.0228
  Email (nicholas.cicone at warrington.ufl.edu)

  Bio

  Nick attended the University of South Florida and graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Accounting and in 2016, a MAcc. His research interests include auditing, analyst roles, and earnings management.
• Patrick Kielty

  4th Year Student
  329 Gerson Hall
  352.273.0227
  Email (patrick.kielty at warrington.ufl.edu)

  Bio

  Patrick attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he was a double major in Biochemistry and Economics. After graduation, he worked as an AmeriCorps member in Little Rock, Arkansas. He then attended The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University where he obtained a master’s of management degree. After graduating from Duke, Patrick worked as a research assistant to the accounting department at Fuqua. His research interests include financial statement analysis and financial reporting.
• Andrew Kitto

  5th Year Student
  338 Gerson Hall
  352.273.0225
  Email (andrew.kitto at warrington.ufl.edu)

  Bio

  Andrew received a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in accounting from Boston College. After graduating, he joined Ernst & Young LLP in their Boston office. Following his time in public accounting he worked for Detwiler Fenton & Co., a Boston-based capital markets research firm. Andrew is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Massachusetts. His broad research interests include archival research on auditor competition, audit quality, financial reporting, and equity crowdfunding. In his free time Andrew enjoys traveling and exploring the world.
• Nicholas Krupa

  1st Year Student
  334 Gerson Hall
  352.273.0228
  Email (nicholas.krupa at warrington.ufl.edu)

  Bio

  Nick Krupa received his Bachelor's in Finance and his Master's in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University. After graduation, he worked as an auditor for BDO in West Palm Beach, FL. His research interests include capital markets and financial reporting.
• Hyun Jong Park

  3rd Year Student
  334 Gerson Hall
  352.273.0228
  Email (hyunjpark at ufl.edu)

  Bio

  Hyun Park received a Bachelor of Commerce degree (with honors in accounting) with double concentrations in Accounting and Finance from the University of Melbourne in 2010. He also completed a Master degree in Commerce (Finance) in Melbourne. Park’s research interests include auditing and capital markets.
• Eddie Thomas

  5th Year Student
  334 Gerson Hall
  352.273.0228
  Email (edward.thomas at warrington.ufl.edu)

  Bio

  Eddie has a bachelor's degree from Claremont McKenna College and a master's of accountancy degree from Georgia College & State University. Before entering the PhD program at the University of Florida, he worked as an auditor for Butler, Williams & Wyche, LLP in Macon, Georgia. Eddie is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the Georgia Society of CPAs. His research interests include auditing and professional ethics.
• Angie Wang

  5th Year Student
  338 Gerson Hall
  352.273.0225
  Email (angie.wang at warrington.ufl.edu)

  Bio

  Angie received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with double concentrations in Accounting (CPA track) and Finance from Goizueta Business School of Emory University in 2012. She also completed a major in Applied Mathematics and a minor in Japanese language in Emory. Angie’s research interests include financial reporting and disclosure, corporate governance, and diversity.
• Diana Weng

  2nd Year Student
  329 Gerson Hall
  352.273.0227
  Email (diana.weng at warrington.ufl.edu)

  Bio

  Diana attended the University of Florida and graduated in 2015 from the Fisher School of Accounting’s 3/2 Program with a minor in Actuarial Science. Her research interests include capital markets, financial statement analysis, and corporate disclosure incentives.
• Tian Xu

  3rd Year Student
  334 Gerson Hall
  352.273.0228
  Email (tian.xu at warrington.ufl.edu)

  Bio

  Tian attended Randolph-Macon College, where she was a double major in Mathematics and Accounting and a minor in Economics. She received a Master’s degree in Actuarial Science from Columbia University. Her research interests include capital markets and taxation.