Radford University
Mike Chatham
Professor
Acctng, Finance & Info Sys, Dept of
- Phone:
- (540) 831-5604
- Address:
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Kyle Hall 280
Box 6951 - Email:
- mdchatham@radford.edu
Biography
I am a Professor of Accounting here at Radford University. My primary teaching responsibilities
are in the Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting fundamentals courses, International
Accounting, Federal Taxation, Advanced Taxation, and in the graduate (MBA) Managerial
Accounting course. I am originally from Abilene, Kansas (proud boyhood home of President
Dwight D. Eisenhower), and I received my BBA (Accounting) and MBA from a small school
in Kansas, Emporia State University. The education received from ESU allowed me to
also pass the CPA Exam in 1988. However, I should mention that my primary focus at
Emporia State was on baseball. The first class I ever taught was Introduction to Computer
Information Systems in 1986 during my MBA Program.
I eventually completed my Ph.D. work at Oklahoma State University in Accounting (with a heavy emphasis on Finance), and I have taught for 40 years at five different universities, including the University of Akron, where my family and I spent six snowy years dealing with the cold Ohio winters. In my free time, I enjoy reading (primarily nonfiction), going to the gym, golf, and traveling. In the past, I have done time as natural bodybuilder, and I once played national level fast pitch and slow-pitch softball. I am a avid fan of the K-State Wildcats, the Kansas City Royals, and the Kansas City Chiefs, but I cheer for any pro team having former KSU Wildcats on the squad. I also try to attend as many Radford University sporting events as I can, endeavoring particularly to see each of the athletes who are currently in my courses play their sport(s).
My wife Janice is an Academic Advisor at Virginia Tech, and we have two daughters (Kylee, a graduate of Virginia Tech living in Nashville, and Kirstyn, a current Blacksburg resident). Janice and I have spent much of the 1990s and 2000s at our daughters’ sporting events, particularly soccer, volleyball, and basketball games…hours that we thoroughly enjoyed. Janice is probably the best athlete in the family, having qualified for the Boston Marathon in her first race 10-11 years ago. She has run most of the major U.S. marathons, including Boston, just two years after the horrible bombing.
I eventually completed my Ph.D. work at Oklahoma State University in Accounting (with a heavy emphasis on Finance), and I have taught for 40 years at five different universities, including the University of Akron, where my family and I spent six snowy years dealing with the cold Ohio winters. In my free time, I enjoy reading (primarily nonfiction), going to the gym, golf, and traveling. In the past, I have done time as natural bodybuilder, and I once played national level fast pitch and slow-pitch softball. I am a avid fan of the K-State Wildcats, the Kansas City Royals, and the Kansas City Chiefs, but I cheer for any pro team having former KSU Wildcats on the squad. I also try to attend as many Radford University sporting events as I can, endeavoring particularly to see each of the athletes who are currently in my courses play their sport(s).
My wife Janice is an Academic Advisor at Virginia Tech, and we have two daughters (Kylee, a graduate of Virginia Tech living in Nashville, and Kirstyn, a current Blacksburg resident). Janice and I have spent much of the 1990s and 2000s at our daughters’ sporting events, particularly soccer, volleyball, and basketball games…hours that we thoroughly enjoyed. Janice is probably the best athlete in the family, having qualified for the Boston Marathon in her first race 10-11 years ago. She has run most of the major U.S. marathons, including Boston, just two years after the horrible bombing.
Education
Ph.D. in Business Administration-Accounting at Oklahoma State University (2004) Dissertation: “Does the Extent of Compliance with International Accounting Standards Affect Information Asymmetry?”
Master’s Degree: Emporia State University (KS): M.B.A. (1988)
Bachelor’s Degree: Emporia State University (KS): B.S.B. in Accounting (1986)
CPA License—Kansas (1989)—Certificate #5925 (active, but no permit)
Recent Research and Engagement
Courses Taught
UNIV 100 – Introduction to Higher Education
ACTG 211 – Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
ACTG 212 – Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting
ACTG 313 – Intermediate Accounting I
ACTG 314 – Intermediate Accounting II
ACTG 401 – International Accounting
ACTG 411 – Federal Taxation
ACTG 412 – Advanced Taxation
ACTG 611 – Accounting Decision Making & Control
Publications- Journals
Chatham, M. & Duncan, T. (2020). Taxation as a barrier to blockchain innovation. Journal of Taxation of Investments, 38(1), 3–21.
Davidson, D. & Chatham, M. (2017). Trade dress: Rising from the ashes. Southern Journal of Business and Ethics, 9, 57–66.
Grossman, A. & Chatham, M. (2014). Using videoconferencing to solve a business finance problem: Challenges and lessons learned from a transatlantic experience. Journal of Economics and Finance Education, 13(1), 14–27.
Chatham, M. & Davidson, D. (2011). Assessing student and instructor satisfaction with using an audience response system in introductory business courses. Business Education Innovation Journal, 3(1), 43–49.
Chatham, M. & Hernandez, R. (2010). A guide to the rules-based versus principles-based accounting debate. International Journal of Global Business and Economics, 3(1), 126–130.
Hernandez, R. J., Chatham, M. & Tobler, C. (2010). Bull and bear reverse exchangeable securities—An option-pricing approach. International Journal of Global Business and Economics, 3(1), 131–135.
Davidson, D. & Chatham, M. (2010). Kelo revisited: Can it provide unexpected employment and economic opportunities? Mustang Journal of Law and Legal Studies, 1, 9–18.
Chatham, M. (2008). Assessing the extent of compliance with international accounting standards. Journal of International Business Research, 7(1), 61–90.
Calderon, T. G., Chatham, M. & Cheh, J. (2002). An examination of the current state of accounting information systems education. Review of Business Information Systems, 6(2), 29–42.
Publications- Books
“Is Compliance with International Accounting Standards Beneficial?” VDM Verlag (August 27, 2008) publisher.
Publications- Proceedings
Chatham, M. (2008, February). Does the extent of compliance with international accounting standards affect information asymmetry? Paper presented at the 14th Annual Mid-Year Conference of the International Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association, San Diego, CA.
Chatham, M., & Vietze, A. (1998, April). The IASC’s financial instruments discussion paper: An examination of the lobbying behavior. In Proceedings of the 21st Annual European Accounting Association Congress, Antwerp, Belgium.
Chatham, M., & Vietze, A. (1998, October). The IASC’s financial instruments discussion paper: An examination of the lobbying behavior. In Proceedings of the 1998 International Association for Accounting Education and Research/Center for International Education and Research in Accounting Joint Conference, Chicago, IL: DePaul University.
Honors and Awards
Davis College of Business & Economics Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year (Spring 2019)
Beta Gamma Sigma Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year (2015-2016)
Vernon K. Zimmerman Outstanding Paper - IAAER/CIERA 1998 Conference - Chicago, IL.
Oklahoma State University Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant for the College of Business Administration 1997-1998
American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium Fellow - Lake Tahoe, NV. (1997)
Southwest Accounting Doctoral Consortium Fellow - San Antonio, TX (1995)