Steve Hall

Accounting Professor

Office: WSTC 259W | Phone: (308) 865-8124 | Email: hallsc@unk.edu

Bio

Steven Hall has been at UNK for over 20 years, serving 14 of those years as the Chair for the Department of Accounting and Finance. Before UNK, he spent 6 years teaching at Washington State University, 6 years at Widener University, and several years as senior auditor in the Utah State Auditor’s office. His research has been published in numerous peer reviewed journals such as The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Education, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Theoretical Accounting Research, and the Journal of Applied Business Research. He presents across the nation about such topics as the quality of reported earnings and accounting curriculum issues.

Education

Ph.D., Business Administration, University of Utah

B.S., Accounting, Weber State College

Areas of expertise and research

Financial accounting

Quality of reported earning

Accounting curriculum issues

Why did you go into teaching?

I first became interested in pursuing a career as an accounting professor while auditing the payroll at the University of Utah. I saw that business school faculty were in high demand. I have always liked being needed.

What do you like about teaching?

I love the idea that we can take students from whatever background and, in just four short years, transform them into accounting professionals.