College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lecturer of Accountancy

Ph.D., Accountancy, University of Alabama, 2000
B.B.A., Accounting, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, 1987

Lecturer of Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008 to present
Senior Manager, Grant Thornton LLP, 2006-2008
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, 2002-2006
Assistant Professor and Instructor, Louisiana State University, 1998-2001
Internal Auditor, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, 1996-1997
Accounting Systems Consultant and Internal Auditor, A. O. Smith Corporation, 1987-1990

McHugh, M., Polinski, P. 2012. Audit Firm Changes Post Sarbanes Oxley: Impact on the Market for Public Company Audits. CPA Journal, 82: 24-31

Louwers, T., Polinski, P., Richardson, B. 2000. Defending Your Shop Against Outsourcing Attacks. New Perspectives on Healthcare Auditing, 19: 5-8

Robbins, W., Polinski, P. 1995. Financial Reporting by Nonprofits: A Comparative Analysis of Current Practice and SFAS No. 117. National Public Accountant, 29-33

Auditing, Financial Accounting (especially related to complex transactions), and Accounting Information Systems

Audit Market-Related Issues, Informativeness of Financial Statement Numbers, and the Effects on the Credibility of Management Disclosures