Faculty & Staff Directory
Meet the 10 faculty members of JSU's Department of Accounting, Finance, and Entrepreneurship — a distinguished team of scholars and practitioners holding Ph.D., DBA, J.D., and CPA credentials serving the BBA, MPA, and PhD programs.
Department of Accounting programs
The Department of Accounting offers the BBA degree with a major in accounting. Also, we work with the College of Business Graduate Business Studies to offer the Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) and the PHD in Business with a concentration in Accounting.
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Business Administration
Major in Accounting through the Department of Accounting.
Graduate
Master of Professional Accountancy
Joint with the College of Business Graduate Business Studies.
Doctoral
PhD in Business
Doctoral program with a concentration in Accounting.
Graduate career pathways
Accounting graduates are trained to speak the technical language of business. Our BBA and MPA graduates find employment opportunities across three primary sectors, and many sit for and complete the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination.
Public Accounting
Employment opportunities include the “Big Four CPA Firms” and other public accounting firms nationwide.
Government
Positions with Internal Revenue, FDIC, FBI, state tax and audit agencies, and other federal, state, and local government entities.
Industry
Roles in corporate financial reporting, internal audit, and other industry positions across business sectors.
Meet our faculty
Ten distinguished faculty members serve the Department of Accounting, Finance, and Entrepreneurship. Click any faculty card to view their complete profile.
Bobbie Daniels
Candias Maiden
Geungu Yu
Leo U. Ukpong
Lori Liddell-Jackson
Lydia Didia
Mark Morgan
Nizar M Alsharari
Richard Russell
Sharon Simmons
6
Ph.D. Faculty
1
DBA Faculty
1
J.D. Faculty
7
CPA Credentials
Ready to join?
For more information about the Department of Accounting, our BBA, MPA, and PhD programs, please contact us. We look forward to meeting with you and seeing how our programs can help you achieve your goals.
Department of Accounting, Finance, and Entrepreneurship
Jackson State University
1400 John R. Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39217