College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Assistant Professor of Accountancy

Ph.D., Accounting, University of Alberta, 2009
M.S., Accounting, Queen's University, 2004
B.Comm., Summa Cum Laude, Accounting and Finance, Saint Mary's University, 2003
B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Economics, Saint Mary's University, 2003

Assistant Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009 to present
Instructor, University of Alberta, 2008-2009
Research Assistant, University of Alberta, 2004-2007
Research Assistant, Queen's University, 2003-2004

Grenier, J., Pomeroy, B., Reffett, A. 2012. Speak Up or Shut Up? The Moderating Role of Credibility on Auditor Remedial Defense Tactics. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, 31: 65-83

Pomeroy, B. 2010. Audit Committee Member Investigation of Significant Accounting Decisions. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, 29: 173-205

Pomeroy, B., Thornton, D. 2008. Meta-Analysis and the Accounting Literature: The Case of Audit Committee Independence and Financial Reporting Quality. European Accounting Review, 17: 305-330

Best Ph.D. Student Paper Award (recipient: co-author), AAA Auditing Section, 2011
Outstanding Dissertation Award, AAA Auditing Section, 2011
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, University of Illinois, 2010, 2011

Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Journal of Auditing, 2011
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Corporate Finance, 2011
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 2010
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Corporate Finance, 2010
Discussant, 2010 AAA Auditing Midyear Conference, 2010
Reviewer, 2010 CAAA Annual Conference, 2010
Faculty Advisor, Deloitte Audit Case Competition, University of Illinois, 2009-2010
Discussant, 2009 AAA Annual Meeting, 2009
Panelist, Film Series, Center for Professional Responsibility in Business and Society, University of Illinois, 2009
Reviewer, 2009 AAA Annual Meeting (Auditing & ABO Sections), 2009
Reviewer, 2009 CAAA Annual Conference, 2009
Reviewer, 2010 AAA Auditing Midyear Conference, 2009
Academic Reviewer, Accounting Division, 2009 ASAC Conference, 2009

Teaching Interests: Assurance & Attestation

Research Interests: Professional Judgment & Decision Making