W R. Knechel
Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar Chair
Distinguished Professor and Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar
Director, International Accounting and Auditing Center
(352) 273-0215
Expertise And Interest Areas
Education All years
- PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1981
- BS - Accounting, University of Delaware, 1977
News All Articles
- Bringing the numbers back to accounting — October 27, 2023 — Accounting is losing popularity among college students, according to Dr. W. Robert Knechel, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar Chair at t...
- University of Florida faculty member appointed Senior Editor of prestigious accounting journal — June 29, 2023 — Dr. Jennifer Wu Tucker, Cook/Deloitte professor at the Warrington College of Business, was recently appointed Senior Editor of the Account...
- Warrington professor serves as founding editor for new academic journal — May 11, 2023 — A new academic journal, Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly, aims to build and strengthen the links between academia and practic...
- Warrington faculty listed among top scientists in the world — April 11, 2023 — Numerous Warrington faculty have ranked among the top 2% of most influential scientists in the world, according to a recent study by researc...
- Warrington accounting professor named to national auditing board — May 19, 2022 — GAINESVILLE, Fla. – W. Robert Knechel, Distinguished Professor, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar and Director of the International Acco...
Courses Taught Last 3 years
- Adv Accounting Research Topics (ACG6935)
- Finan/Manag Accountng (ACG5065)
- International Audit (ACG6691)
Phd Students Advised Last 3 years
- Blake Canziani — 2023 — 2024
- Mark Zakota — 2021 — 2024
- Mark West — 2021 — 2022
- Melonie Hall — 2020 — 2022
- Nicholas J Cicone — 2019 — 2022
- Zhenhao Piao — 2020 — 2022
Professional Service Last 5 years
- Board of Directors, Foundation for Audit Research (Netherlands) — 2015 to Present
- Chairperson, Limperg Doctoral Colloquium in Auditing — 2006 to Present
- Committee Member, European Audit Research Network (EARNet) Doctoral Consortium — 2010 to Present
- Editor, Accountability and Sustainability — 2021 to Present
- Other, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory — 2020 to 2023
- Other, The Accounting Review — 2020 to 2023
- Editorial Review Board Member, Contemporary Accounting Research — 2010 to 2022
- Chairperson, PCAOB Annual Conference — 2019 to 2020
- Editor, The Accounting Review — 2017 to 2020
- Book/Textbook Reviewer/Referee, JAR/PCAOB Conference — 2014 to 2019
Journal Article Publications Last 5 years
Magazine/Trade Publication Publications Last 5 years
- Do Audit Inspections Improve Audit Quality Status: PublishedPublished Year: 2021Authors: W. Knechel, Amir Ghandar
Contact And Other Resources
University of Florida
Warrington College of Business
Fisher School of Accounting
Gerson Hall 227A
(352) 273-0215