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Timothy A. Farmer

Photo of Timothy FarmerTimothy A. Farmer
Associate Professor of Accounting
Office: 1203 SSB Tower ~ Voice: 314-516-6137
E-Mail: farmert@umsl.edu
Homepage: http://www.umsl.edu/~bustfarm

Degrees Held:
Ph.D. (Accounting), The Ohio State University, 1984
M.A. (Accounting), The Ohio State University, 1982
B.S. (Accounting), Lake Superior State University, 1979

 

Interests:

Teaching:

  • Areas: Cost/Managerial Accounting
  • Courses:
    • BA 3411 - Cost Accounting
    • ACC 5400 - Financial and Managerial Accounting
    • ACC 5411 - Concepts in Management Accounting
    • ACC 5412 - Accounting Systems for Management Planning and Control

Research:

  • Areas: Behavioral Decision Theory, Professional Judgment and Decision Making
  • Selected Significant Publications:
    • Farmer, T., "Testing the Effect of Risk Attitude on Auditor Judgments Using Multi-Attribute Utility Theory," Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance, Winter 1993.
    • Farmer, T., Rittenberg, L. & Trompeter, G., "An Investigation of the Impact of Economic and Organizational Factors on Auditor Independence," Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Autumn 1987.

Other Information:

    • Member, American Accounting Association Member, Decision Sciences Institute Member, Finance Committee, Chorus America 
    • CPA (Wisconsin license)