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Erin Hawkins joined the Clemson School of Accountancy in July 2017 after earning her Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina. Prior to doctoral work, Dr. Hawkins was an auditor with Joseph Decosimo and Company in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is a licensed CPA (inactive) in the state of Tennessee.

Research Interests

• Auditor judgment and decision making, Auditor-client interactions, Qualitative Methods

Research Publications

• Hawkins, E. M., K. Sorensen, and C. Stefaniak. Auditors’ Susceptibility to Affective Bias via Repeated Client Email Exchanges with Mixed Evidence. Journal of Information Systems (forthcoming).
• Hawkins, E. M. 2025. The Influence of Communication Medium on Professional Skepticism in Auditor-Client Interactions. Accounting Horizons 39 (4): 109-121.
• Hawkins, E. M., A. M. Donnelly, and J. Owens. 2025. Does Distrust Matter More Than Trust? How Audit Judgment is Influenced by Inconsistent Evidence. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 44 (3): 133-154.
• Hawkins, E. M., A. H. Newman, J. S. Robertson, C. M. Stefaniak, and J. M. Vinson. 2024. Time out: Auditor Perceptions and Audit Outcomes When Moving Away from a Time-Based Budget Audit Model. Accounting Horizons 38 (4): 107-122.
• Wood, D. A., M. Achhpilia, [et al. including E. M. Hawkins]. 2023. The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions? Issues in Accounting Education 38 (4): 1-28.
• Saunders, K., M. Keune, and E. M. Hawkins. 2023. More than Making Copies: Survey Evidence on the Work of Novice Auditors. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 42 (4): 1-26.
• Owens, J. and E. M. Hawkins. 2019. Using Online Labor Market Participants for Nonprofessional Investor Research: A Comparison of MTurk and Qualtrics Samples. Journal of Information Systems 33 (1): 113-128.