Rate My Professor Laura Rickett

Her research interests align with UN Sustainable Development Goals including SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions). Key publications include 'Giving with Impact: Making Corporate Philanthropy Work for Your Business' (2025, Strategic Finance, co-authored with W. Jia and D. L. Smith), 'PCAOB inspection deficiencies and audit fees' (2024, Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, co-authored with P. Alam, Y. Cheng, and J. Skomra), 'Auditor Independence and the C-Suite’s Growing Role' (2023, Strategic Finance, co-authored with W. Jia and D. L. Smith), 'Recent Crack-Downs on Auditor Independence Violations and the Growing Role of the C-Suite' (2023, Strategic Finance), and 'Top Emerging Skills for Internal Auditors' (2023, Internal Auditing). Rickett has secured three Monte Ahuja College of Business Dean’s Faculty Development Grants: as PI for 'The Effect of Auditor Tenure on PCAOB Deficiencies' (2016-2017) and 'Using Big Data and Data Analytics to Improve the Audit Process' (2014-2015), and as Co-PI for 'Is Effective Corporate Governance Associated with Higher Audit Quality during Long Auditor Tenure?' (2015-2016). She has served in professional roles such as AAA Ohio Region Meeting FAAR Paper Section Liaison (2017), panel member on 'Using Technology in the Classroom' (2014), and reviewer/discussant at AAA meetings. Rickett received a Faculty Excellence Award recognizing her impact beyond the classroom.