Florida Atlantic University > College of Business > School of Accounting > Kohlbeck > Vitae Mark Kohlbeck, PhD, CPA Date: January 1, 2007 Education Ph.D. in Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin, 1999 Dissertation: Evidence of Franchise Value in the Banking Industry M.B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1988 B.B.A. in Accounting, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, 1982, summa cum laude Teaching
Interests: Financial accounting and reporting Courses Taught: Florida Atlantic University Financial Reporting and Accounting Concepts (Graduate, 2006 - 2007) Intermediate Accounting Theory 3 (Undergraduate, 2006) Doctoral Seminar - Empirical Research in Financial Reporting (2006 - 2007) Advanced Accounting 2 (Graduate, 2005) University of Wisconsin - Madison Doctoral Seminar - Empirical Research in Financial Reporting (2004) Doctoral Seminar – Advanced Empirical Research in Financial Reporting (2002) Financial Reporting 2 (Undergraduate, 2002 - 2005) Financial Reporting 1 (Undergraduate, 1999 - 2002) Research Interests: Accounting disclosures Accounting choice Informativeness of financial statement information Banking regulation and financial institutions Publications and Working Papers Refereed Proceedings: Competition of Andersen’s Clients, Contemporary Accounting Research Conference (2006), American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (2006), American Accounting Association Southeast Annual Meeting (2006) The Hole in the Doughnut: Accounting for Intangible Assets at Krispy Kreme, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (2006) Wal-Mart’s Effect on its Suppliers, American Accounting Association Southeast Annual Meeting (2006) Reliance Corporation - Inventory Write-downs and Reversals, American Accounting Association Northeast Annual Meeting (2006) The Demand for Private Company Audits: Evidence from Private Commercial Banks, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (2005) The Economic Consequences of Principles-Based Accounting Standards, University of Oklahoma Accounting Research Conference (2005), American Accounting Association Annual Meeting Forum paper (2005) Agency Costs, Contracting and Related Party Transactions, American Accounting Association Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Meeting (2005) Evidence of the Goodwill Impairment Valuation Effects from the Initial Adoption of SFAS 142, American Accounting Association Midwest Annual Meeting (2004), American Accounting Association Annual Meeting Forum paper (2004) Reduction of Security Mispricing Through the Use of Quarterly Conference Calls American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (2003) The Impact of Conference Calls on the Information Content of Earnings Announcements. American Accounting Association Western Annual Meeting (2003) The Role of Unrecorded Intangible Assets in the Valuation of Abnormal Earnings, American Accounting Association Midwest Annual Meeting (2002) Have Earnings Announcements Lost Information Content? American Accounting Association Annual Meeting Forum paper (2001), American Accounting Association Southwest Annual Meeting (2000) Investor Valuations and Measuring Bank Intangible Assets, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (2000) Accounting Choices and Risk Management: The Case of SFAS 115 and U.S. Bank Holding Companies, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (2000) Evidence on the Effect of SFAS 115 on Bank Investment Decisions, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting Forum paper (1999) Presentations: Agency Costs, Contracting and Related Party Transactions, presented at University of Wisconsin (2004), Florida Atlantic University (2004), and University of Kentucky (2004) The Demand for Private Company Audits: Evidence from Private Commercial Banks, presented at University of Arkansas (2004) The Economic Consequences of Principles-Based Accounting Standards, presented at University of British Columbia (2004) Evidence of the Goodwill Impairment Valuation Effects from the Initial Adoption of SFAS 142, presented at University of Wisconsin (2004) The Role of Unrecorded Intangible Assets in the Valuation of Abnormal Earnings, presented at University of Wisconsin (2001) Impact of Strategy on Firm Valuation, presented at Summer Brown Bag Series sponsored by the Accounting Departments at University of Wisconsin (2001) Accounting Choices and Risk Management: The Case of SFAS 115 and U.S. Bank Holding Companies, presented at University of Wisconsin (2000) Investor Valuations and Measuring Bank Intangible Assets, presented at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (2000) and workshops at Florida State University, Southern Methodist University, University of Arizona, University of Florida, University of Illinois, University of Iowa, University of Texas and University of Wisconsin (1999) Evidence on the Effect of SFAS 115 on Bank Investment Decisions, presented at the University of Texas (1996) Teaching and Research Positions
2005 – present Assistant Professor, School of Accounting, Florida Atlantic University 1999 – 2005 Assistant Professor, Accounting & Information Systems, School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Madison 1994 – 1999 Graduate teaching and research assistant, Department of Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin 1995 – 1996 Assistant Instructor, Department of Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin 1988 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Accounting, Southern Methodist University Service
Dissertation Committees: Matthew Magilke, committee co-chair (date filed – June 2004, placed at University of Utah) Changling Chen, committee member (date filed – June 2004, placed at University of Waterloo) Jay Park, committee member (date filed – June 2004, placed at University of Seoul) Gerhard Barone, committee member (date filed – August 2002, placed at University of Texas - Austin) Doctoral Program Activities: Ph.D. Committee, School of Accounting, Florida Atlantic University (2005-2007) Ph.D. Committee, Accounting Department, University of Wisconsin (2000-2002) Member of oral examination committees for John Hepp (2002), Kofi Apoke (2003) Writing preliminary exam questions (2003-2006) Grading preliminary exams (2000-2006) Discussant Activities: American Accounting Association Annual Meeting – 3 papers in concurrent session on consequences of accounting standards (2006) American Accounting Association Southeast Annual Meeting – moderator / discussant for 3 papers in concurrent session on GAAP and the conceptual framework (2006) American Accounting Association Annual Meeting – moderator for FASB / IASB / SEC Financial Reporting Update (2005) American Accounting Association Annual Meeting – concurrent session on the value relevance of accounting numbers (2004) American Accounting Association Annual Meeting – concurrent session on valuation of intangible assets (2002) Ad hoc Referee Activities: The Accounting Review Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance The Financial Review American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (Financial Accounting and Reporting Section, Auditing Section) American Accounting Association Midwest Annual Meeting American Accounting Association Southeast Annual Meeting Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association Mid-year Meeting Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association Mid-year Meeting Professional Committee Activities: Southeast Regional Meeting Coordinator, Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association (2006-2007) Deloitte Wildman Award Committee, American Accounting Association (2006-2007) Outstanding Accounting Education Research Award Committee, Teaching & Curriculum Section, American Accounting Association (2006) Midwest Regional Meeting Coordinator, Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association (2004-2005) Midwest Regional Meeting Best Paper Award (2005) Midwest Regional Meeting Best Student Paper Award (2005) Trueblood Committee, American Accounting Association (2004-2005) Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award Screening Committee, American Accounting Association (2003-2004) Seminal Contributions to Accounting Literature Award Screening Committee, American Accounting Association (2003-2004) University Committee Activities: Graduate Curriculum Committee, School of Accounting, Florida Atlantic University (2005-2007) Recruiting Committee, School of Accounting, Florida Atlantic University (2006-2007) Journals Committee, School of Accounting, Florida Atlantic University (2006-2007) Financial Accounting Sequence Group, School of Accounting, Florida Atlantic University (2005-2007) Ad hoc Committee for Staffing & Scheduling of MAC Courses, School of Accounting, Florida Atlantic University (2005) Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, University of Wisconsin, School of Business (2004-2005, 2002-2003) Undergraduate Appeals Committee, School of Business, University of Wisconsin (2004-2005, 2002-2003) Research Committee, School of Business, University of Wisconsin (2003-2004) Teaching Committee, School of Business, University of Wisconsin (2000-2002) Other: Undergraduate Appeals, School of Accounting, Florida Atlantic University (2006) ACG 2021 Co-Chair, School of Accounting, Florida Atlantic University (2006) Research Workshop Coordinator, School of Accounting, Florida Atlantic University (2005-2007) Syllabi for Financial Reporting 2 (undergraduate) and Empirical Research in Financial Reporting (doctoral) accepted for inclusion in the American Accounting Association Financial Accounting and Reporting Section’s Syllabus Project (2005) Faculty advisor, Deloitte & Touche Trueblood Case Competition (November 2004) Faculty participation in SuperSOAR, a diversity program connecting students with the University of Wisconsin prior to their arrival on campus (June 2004) Invited participation in Improving Corporate Governance in Commercial Banks – a Freedom Support Project for Russia – a round table of select faculty and a Russian banking delegation (December 2002)
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