Brenda Eschenbrenner

Accounting, Professor

Office: WSTC 247W   |    Phone: (308) 865-8349   |    Email: eschenbrenbl@unk.edu

Brenda Eschenbrenner

Biography

Brenda Eschenbrenner combines cutting-edge research in human-computer interaction with emerging technologies and virtual learning to benefit her students. Holding a Certified Public Accountant license (Inactive Registrant), her professional experience includes being a Senior Finance Manager at Gateway, Inc. and Senior Auditor at Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Her intellectual contributions include publications in prestigious journals such as MIS Quarterly and Journal of Information Systems. Her research has been presented at multiple conferences in the US and throughout the world on topics such as AI in accounting and financial technology, mobile wallets, and data analytics. Brenda has been honored with UNK’s College of Business & Technology (CBT) Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching as well as Research, a Ron and Carol Cope Professorship, the Pratt-Heins Foundation Faculty Award for Scholarship/Research, the Faculty Member of the Year from the Mu Nu Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi for 3 consecutive years, and multiple UNK CBT Becker Faculty Research Incentive Fund Awards. Brenda’s professional service includes Editorial Review Board Member for AIS-THCI and Board Member of The IMA Platte Valley Chapter.

Education

Ph.D., Management Information Systems, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

M.B.A., University of Nebraska - Lincoln

B.S., Business Administration, University of Nebraska at Kearney 

Areas of expertise and research

Human-computer interaction

Emerging technologies

Data analytics

Accounting information Systems

Technology applications in education and training

What is your teaching style like?

I’m highly focused on experiential learning. I provide opportunities to learn foundational knowledge, but heavily emphasize hands-on learning experiences to understand application of concepts and develop essential skill sets.

How did you become interested in this subject?

When I was working in industry, I was continuously working with accounting information systems, including implementations and upgrades. I found the opportunities to leverage AIS in new and beneficial ways, as well as overcoming the challenges associated with such complex systems, to be intriguing and intrinsically rewarding.