Expertise

Auditing and Attestation (AUD)

Education

Ph.D. at Georgia State University
MBA at the University of Portland
B.S. at Rutgers University

Experience

Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting at Washington State University Vancouver
Director of Assessment for the Carson College of Business at Washington State University Vancouver
Associate Editor for the Journal of Accounting Education
Chair for the Carson College of Business Entrepreneurship Search Committee at Washington State University
Member of Carson College of Business RUGBEE (Undergraduate Curriculum Task Force) at Washington State University
Coordinator of Assessment Activities for WSU Department of Accounting
Member of WSU Vancouver College of Business Mentor and Analysis Program Task Force and Assessment Committee at Washington State University

Overview

Claire Latham teaches intermediate accounting, accounting information systems and internal control, and auditing at Washington State University-Vancouver, where she’s the Director of Assessment for the Carson College of Business and a Board Member of the President’s Teaching Academy.

Dr. Latham conducts research concentrated on efforts to enhance ethics training of students and professional accountants. Her work has been published in several journals, including the Journal of Accounting, Ethics and Public Policy, the International Journal of Auditing, The Journal of Forensic Accounting: Auditing, Fraud, and Taxation, Issues in Accounting Education, Advances in Behavioral Accounting Research, and the Journal of Accounting Literature, and the Journal of Business Ethics.

Claire Latham established an assessment committee with representation from all CCB departments, earning her the Washington State University Carson College of Business’s Outstanding Faculty Service Award in 2018, and conducts workshops on public accounting ethics that support accounting scholarships. She’s been a reviewer for Advances in Accounting Education, Accounting Horizons, Business Ethics Quarterly, Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accounting Education, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Managerial Issues, American Accounting Association, and Western American Accounting Association.

Highlights

Acknowledgments:Washington State University Carson College of Business’s Outstanding Faculty Service Award in 2018
Nominated for the American Accounting Association’s highest teaching honor, the J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook Prize
American Accounting Organization’s Outstanding Research in Accounting Education Award sponsored by the EY Foundation in 2017
Western American Accounting Association Best Paper Award sponsored by the Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section in 2015
Dean’s Excellence Award from the Washington State University Carson College of Business for distinction in research, teaching and service in 2015
Beta Alpha Psi Ethics Award sponsored by Grant Thornton, won by Nu Theta Chapter of Washington State University Vancouver in 2014
Woman of Distinction Nomination, Washington State University Vancouver in 2012
Distinguished Woman of the Year at Washington State University Vancouver in 2010
Washington State University College of Business Vancouver Student Business
Organization Instructor of the Year Award in 2010
Woman of Distinction Nomination, Washington State University Vancouver in 2009
Washington State University College of Business Vancouver Student Business
Organization Instructor of the Year Award in 2006
Washington State University College of Business and Economics Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award in 2006
Washington State University’s College of Business and Economics Outstanding Faculty Award in 2000 
Student Business Organization’s Instructor of the Year Awards
Grants:2015, 2013, and 2012 Summer Research Grant, College of Business, Washington State University Vancouver
2014 Summer Hybrid Course Grant, College of Business, Washington State University Vancouver
Washington State University Vancouver Research Mini-Grant (with Jane Cote) for Research study: “From Beliefs to Action: Exploring the Mechanisms that Activate the Giving Voice to Values Methodology” in 2009-2010
Strategic Initiative Summer Grant (Washington State University College of Business) in 2007
2004-2005 Teaching Innovation Grant (Washington State University College of Business) awarded for assistance on curriculum revision efforts concerning MBA program in Vancouver. (with Jane Cote, Joe Cote and Jerry Goodstein).
Licenses and Certifications:Certified Public Accountant, Oregon State Board of Accountancy
Certified Fraud Examiner, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners 2012
Member of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
Member of the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants
Previous Higher Education Experience:Faculty Advisor, Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Honor Society Nu Theta and Institute of Management Accountants Club at Washington State University
Finance Instructor at Portland State University
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at Georgia State University
Financial Accounting Instructor at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Financial Accounting Instructor at Georgia State University
Financial Accounting Instructor at Portland State University