Management Accounting

NICOLE FORSGREN VELASQUEZ, PhD

Phone: 520-***-**** E-mail: abpeoq@r.postjobfree.com Web: www.nicolefv.com

RESEARCH INTERESTS TEACHING INTERESTS

Information Systems Impacts Accounting Information Systems

Accounting Information Systems Managerial Accounting

Knowledge Management Systems Cost Accounting

Cost Accounting Business Intelligence and Analytics

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Management Information Systems, 2008 GPA: 3.8/4.0

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Dissertation topic: An Examination of Work Practices and Tool Use in High Risk Environments

(Advisor: Suzanne Weisband)

Minor: Cognitive Science

Masters of Accounting, 2009 GPA: 3.9/4.0

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Emphasis: Management Information Systems and Audit

Bachelor of Science Business Information Systems, 2001 GPA: 4.0/4.0

Utah State University, Logan, Utah

USU Scholar of the Year, College of Business Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude graduate,

BIS (now MIS) Outstanding Student of the Year

Associate of Arts and Sciences Accounting, 1999 GPA: 4.0/4.0

Associate of Arts and Sciences Computer Information Systems, 1999 GPA: 4.0/4.0

Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho

Spori Scholar, Summer Convocation Speaker, CIS Outstanding Student of the Year

PUBLICATIONS/PAPERS IN PROGRESS*

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS*

1. Lee, K., S. Miller, N.F. Velasquez, C. Wann (forthcoming). The Effects of Investor Bias and Gender on

Portfolio Performance and Risk, International Journal of Business and Finance Research.

2. Velasquez, N.F., H. Newman**, S. Miller (forthcoming). The Impact of a Secondary Market on a

Consumer's Intention to Buy New Video Games, Review of Business Information Systems 16(3).

3. Lenchner, J., D. Rosu, N. F. Velasquez, et al (2009). "A Service Delivery Platform for Server Management

Services. IBM Journal of Research and Development 53(6): paper 2.

4. Velasquez, N.F. (Nov 2006). IBM System Storage DS8000: RAID Rebuild Performance Analysis. IBM

Whitepaper.

5. Velasquez, N.F., L. LaFrese, C. Pratt, Y. Xu (Sept 2006). IBM System Storage DS8000 Performance

Whitepaper: Including Power5+, Copy Services Enhancements, 4Gb Host Adapter Performance Results

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and More." IBM Whitepaper.

6. Olsen, D.H, O. Yatsenko, N. Forsgren (2002). Enhancing Database Integrity and Process Automation

Through Smart Triggers." Issues in Information Systems 3(1): 490-496.

7. Olsen, D.H. and N. Forsgren (2002). A General E-Commerce Data Model for Strategic Advantage:

Mapping Site Structure to Site Visit Behavior." The Review of Business Information Systems 6(1): 17-24.

8. Olsen, D.H., J.J. Johnson, M. Hacking, N. Forsgren (2001). Municipal Information Systems: Current

Practices and Issues." Issues in Information Systems 2(1): 350-356.

9. Olsen, D.H. and N. Forsgren (2001). GEM: A General E-Commerce Data Model for Strategic Advantage."

Issues in Information Systems 2(1): 343-349.

PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS*

1. Wang, X., N.F. Velasquez, P. Clay (forthcoming). Knowledge Contribution in Server Management:

Antecedents and Consequences of Different Types of Motivation. Western Decision Sciences Institute

(WDSI) 2012, Big Island, HI.

2. Lee, K., S. Miller, N.F. Velasquez, and C. Wann (2012). The Effects of Investor Bias and Gender on

Portfolio Performance and Risk. Global Conference on Business and Finance 2012, Honolulu, HI.

o Paper named Best in Session, Finance, Global Conference on Business and Finance.

o Project awarded Outstanding Research, Institute for Business and Finance Research (IBFR)

(given to top 10% of research papers across all IBFR conferences).

3. Ashmore, S., N.F. Velasquez, S. Demarie (2011). Organizational Status: Effects on Implementation of

Usability Requirements. Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) 2011, Boston, MA.

4. Velasquez, N.F., R. Sabherwal, A. Durcikova (2011). Adoption of an Electronic Knowledge Repository: A

Feature-Based Approach. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2011, Kauai, HI.

5. Velasquez, N.F., S.P. Weisband (2009). System Administrators as Technician Brokers. CHIMIT 2009,

Baltimore, MD.

6. Velasquez, N.F., A. Durcikova, R. Sabherwal (2009). Studying Knowledge Management System Success in

System Administration. HICSS 2009, Big Island, HI.

7. Velasquez, N.F., S.P. Weisband (2008). Work Practices of System Administrators: Implications for Tool

Design. Computer Human Interaction for the Management of Information Technology (CHIMIT) 2008,

San Diego, CA.

8. Velasquez, N.F., A. Durcikova (2008). Sysadmins and the Need for Verification Information. CHIMIT

2008, San Diego, CA.

9. Velasquez, N.F., S.P. Weisband, A. Durcikova (2008). Designing Tools for System Administrators: An

Empirical Test of the Integrated User Satisfaction Model. LISA 2008, San Diego, CA.

10. Twitchell, D.P, D. Biros, N. Forsgren, et al (2006). Automated Determination of the Veracity of Interview

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Statements from People of Interest to an Operational Security Force. HICSS 2006, Koloa, Kauai, HI.

11. Forsgren, N., J.W. Wilkerson, et al. (2005). Using Linguistic Analysis and Classification Techniques to

Identify Ingroup and Outgroup Messages in the Enron Email Corpus. HICSS 2005, Waikaloa, Big Island, HI.

12. Twitchell, D.P., N. Forsgren, J.F. Nunamaker. (2005). "Detecting Deception in Synchronous Computer-

Mediated Communication Using Speech Act Profiling." ISI 2005, Atlanta, GA.

13. Twitchell, D.P, N. Forsgren, et al. (2005). "Assessing the Veracity of Criminal Detainee Statements: A Study

of Real-World Data." ICIA 2005, McLean, VA.

14. Lin, M., C. Diller, N. Forsgren (2005). "Segmenting Lecture Videos by Topic: From Manual to Automated

Methods." AMCIS 2005, Omaha, NE.

WORKING PAPERS / WORK IN PROGRESS

1. Factors Affecting Contributions to Knowledge Repositories: Insights from an Empirical Study based on

Cognitive Load Theory, with A. Durcikova and R. Sabherwal. Paper under review.

2. Assessing Information Quality and System Quality as Second-Order Constructs in the Integrated User

Satisfaction Model with A. Durcikova, X. Wang, and P. Clay. Paper under review.

3. Performance of Electronic Knowledge Repositories: Insights from a Role-Based View of Knowledge

Sourcing and Sharing, with R. Sabherwal and A. Durcikova. Paper under review.

4. The Impacts of Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Sourcing, Alternative Mechanisms, and Knowledge Self-

Efficacy on Perceived Performance of Electronic Knowledge Repositories, with R. Sabherwal and A.

Durcikova, targeting Strategic Management Journal. Data analyzed and paper outlined; submission

anticipated 2012.

5. Encouraging Knowledge Sharing: The Role of Social Context and Differential Effects of Motivation Type,

with X. Wang and P. Clay, targeting Journal of Organizational Behavior. Data analyzed and initial draft

completed; submission anticipated 2012.

6. The Effects of Technology Features and Individual Characteristics on the Use of Business Intelligence

Systems: A Cross-Organizational Study, with R. Sabherwal and A. Durcikova, targeting MISQ. Data

analysis complete and paper outlined; submission anticipated 2012.

7. Biases and Portfolio Management Behavior Profiles: An Empirical Taxonomy, with F. Gean, S. Miller, and

C. Wann, targeting Journal of Behavioral Finance. Data collection and analysis completed; submission

anticipated 2012.

8. The Effects of Business Intelligence on Internal and Competitive Advantage: A Resource-Based View,

with A. Durcikova and R. Sabherwal, targeting Accounting Organizations and Society. Data analysis

complete; submission anticipated 2012.

9. Communication and Collaboration Among Public Accountants, with S. Weisband, targeting Computer

Supported Cooperative Work. Conceptualization and exploratory work complete.

10. The Transfer of IT Trust and Computer Efficacy in Public Accounting, with Dave Wilson and Paul Clay.

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Conceptual work complete; finalizing data collection sites now.

11. Cost Allocation in Cloud Computing, with R. Quick. Data site confirmed; project scheduled to start early

2012.

12. A Game Theoretic Analysis of Cost Allocation in Academia, with M. Dror and B. Thomason. Data

collection under way.

OTHER

1. Donie, B.J., A. Koster, N.F. Velasquez, Encrypting Data in Volatile Memory, Patent US 2011/0022853 A1

(1/27/2011).

*Many early papers published under Nicole Forsgren.

** Papers published with undergraduate students.

EXPERIENCE

TEACHING

Assistant Professor 2010 Current

Pepperdine University, Business Administration Division (Accounting)

Courses Taught: AC 225 Managerial Accounting, AC 313 Cost Analysis, AC 314 Accounting Information

Systems, GSBA1 199 Freshman Research Seminar

Course Term Teacher* Overall **

Managerial Accounting Fall 2011 4.19 4.25

Managerial Accounting Spring 2011 4.42 4.59

Managerial Accountinga Fall 2010 4.44 4.50

Accounting Information Systems Spring 2011 4.46 4.55

Cost Analysis Fall 2011 4.58 4.56

Cost Analysis Fall 2010 3.95 4.31

Freshman Research Seminar Fall 2011 4.73 4.69

*Teacher: The professor is an excellent teacher.

**Overall: Overall professor rating (prepared, clear and engaging, available to students, enthusiastic).

a

: Scores averaged across two sections.

Visiting Professor 2010

Boise State University, Visiting Professor, Accountancy

Course Taught: ACCT 314 Cost Accounting (no quantitative summary available)

Teaching Assistant 2009

University of Arizona, Accounting

Course: ACCT 461/561 Accounting Information Systems

- Developed material for student labs, focusing on REA modeling and implementation.

- Developed course materials and supporting homework.

- Conducted labs (for all students) and led tutorials for study sessions.

Graduate Instructor 2007

University of Arizona, Management Information Systems

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Course Taught: MIS 304 Using and Managing Information Technology

Teaching Effectiveness: 4.9/5.0

Teaching ratings relative to historical class mean:

Teaching effectiveness: 4.9.5.0; Course mean: 3.9/5.0

Instructor comparison (to prior): 4.8/5.0; Course mean: 3.9/5.0

Student treatment: 5.0/5.0; Course mean: 4.6/5.0

Awarded MIS Department Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor, 2007-2008.

Awarded Eller School of Management Dean s Teaching Award, 2008.

Guest Lecturer 2007

BYU-Idaho, Computer Information Technology

Guest lecture: CIT 203 Visual Programming (Lecture: Intro to HCI)

Guest lecture: CIT 310 OO Programming (Lecture: HCI and Usability)

Guest lecture: CIT 350 Managing IT (Lecture: IT Issues for Managers)

RESEARCH

Post-doctoral Research Associate 2008 2009

University of Arizona, Management Information Systems Department (Advisor: Alexandra Durcikova)

Research Projects: KMS success, integrating BI and KM, IT impacts

Research Intern 2007

IBM T.J. Watson Research

Research Projects: Knowledge Management, IT Impacts

Research Assistant 2004 2005

University of Arizona, Management Information Systems Department (Advisor: Suzanne Weisband)

Research Projects: Virtual Teams, Leadership at a Distance

University of Arizona, Center for the Management of Information (Advisor: Jay Nunamaker)

Research Projects: Deception Detection, Linguistic Analysis, Meta-Analysis

INDUSTRY

Audit/Forensic Accounting Intern 2009

R&A CPAs, Tucson, AZ

Responsibilities: Assist with employee benefit plan audits and forensic accounting engagements. Develop

and refine initiative to measure client perceptions of firm service offerings and quality.

Enterprise Storage Hardware Test 2008

IBM, Tucson, AZ

Responsibilities: Conduct system level service test on DS8000 storage product, analyze user interface for

accuracy and usability. Drive cost savings effort, saving the division $40k/month in depreciation costs.

Performance Analyst 2005-2007

IBM, Tucson, AZ

Responsibilities: Lead RAID rebuild performance efforts, write technical whitepapers, analyze enterprise

storage hardware performance, perform competitive analysis, conduct out of band performance testing.

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Consultant 2002, 2003-2004

TechnoSolutions Group, Honolulu, HI

Responsibilities: programming (reports, financials, auditable systems, interactive and batch jobs) and

design on the AS/400 using RPG and CL. Systems included financial and auditable systems.

Senior Analyst 2002-2003

eWorld Enterprise Solutions, Honolulu, HI

Responsibilities: program analysis, conceptual design, Lotus Notes development (including design and

programming of purchase order workflow system), Domino server administration, user documentation

and training. Systems included financial and auditable systems.

Software Engineer 2000-2002

IBM, Tucson, AZ

Responsibilities: system analysis and design, Lotus Notes database development, data modeling

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

1. Conference Chair, ACM CHIMIT 2010

2. Past Chair, Workshop Chair, ACM CHIMIT 2011

3. Conference Program Committee

USENIX LISA 2009, 2011, 2012

ACM CHIMIT 2009

Pre-ICIS HCI Workshop 2011

4. Reviewer

AAA

ICIS

HICSS

CSCW

SCCUR

AMCIS

5. Association Membership

American Accounting Association (AAA)

Association for Information Systems (AIS)

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)

League of Professional System Administrators (LOPSA)

SAGE (USENIX special interest group for system administrators)

Consortium for the Science of Sociotechnical Systems (CSST)

The Research Group

6. Invited Panels/Presentations

Women in Tech: Recognizing and Leveraging Differences, Silicon Valley Women in IT Leadership

Event, October 2011.

Communicating and Collaborating, Silicon Valley Women in Tech Event, March 2011.

Panel member, BYU-Idaho Business Summit, March 2008.

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Succeeding in IS: Higher Education Strategies, BYU-Idaho Business Summit, March 2008.

Guest lecture (Intro to HCI): CIT 203 Visual Programming, BYU-Idaho, March 2008

Guest lecture (HCI and Usability): CIT 310 Object-oriented Programming, BYU-Idaho, March 2008

Guest lecture (IT Issues for Managers): CIT 350 Managing IT, BYU-Idaho, March 2008

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