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Mary Gibson

DBA Accounting
MS Forensic Psychology

Office: Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business | 343
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Email: MGIBSO2@clemson.edu

 


 Educational Background

    DBA Accounting
    Liberty University 2018

    MBA
    Southern Wesleyan University 2013

    MS Forensic Psychology
    Purdue University 2022

    BS Business Administration
    Southern Wesleyan University 1996

    BA English
    Southern Wesleyan University 2011

Courses Taught

  • Intermediate Accounting II
  • Individual Taxation

Profile

Professor Gibson joined the School of Accountancy at Clemson University in January 2022. She received her DBA in Accounting from Liberty University (May 2018). She has taught accounting for eight years in higher ed. She has worked in for-profit and not-for-profit accounting and worked in all aspects of accounting. She continues her education helping others with studies in Forensic Psychology (MS) at Purdue and continuing studies from her DBA to study the behaviors of criminals in accounting/fraud, in a post graduate program. While completing her degree at Purdue, she served on Golden Key International Society (treasurer), and was a member of Psi Chi, Alpha Beta Kappa, and Alpha Alpha Alpha.

Research Interests

  • Professor Gibson research focuses on accounting fraud in the accounting profession. She will be writing essays and a book on the psychology behind fraud.

Research Publications

  • Gibson, M. R. (2018). An analysis of fraud prevention and detection in not-for-profit organizations in the State of South Carolina. Liberty University.
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Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business
Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business | 343 Chandler L. Burns Hall, Clemson, S.C. 29634