Bio

Eileen Z. Taylor, Ph.D. is a Professor of Accounting whose teaching and research interests focus on whistleblowing, ethics, and data security. Her research appears in renowned journals such as The Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Information Systems (JIS), Accounting Horizons, and Behavioral Research in Accounting. Dr. Taylor serves on several editorial boards. She has co-edited a special issue of JIS on AIS and Ethics. Dr. Taylor is a CPA in North Carolina and a Certified Fraud Examiner. She is a 2018 Poole Advisory Board Scholar. She holds a BS, MAC, and PhD, all from the University of South Florida.

Meet Eileen Taylor

Area(s) of Expertise

Accounting Information Systems, Ethics, Critical Thinking, Whistleblowing, Fraud

Publications

• Addressing grand challenges: the problem of accountability for the corporate form , Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal (2025)
• A Judaic Approach to Applying Materiality Concepts , Research on professional responsibility and ethics in accounting (2021)
• A View from the CISO: Insights from the Data Classification Process , Journal of Information Systems (2021)
• The Routledge Handbook of Accounting Ethics , (2020)
• Speculations about the implications of the Pathways Commission Vision for how we understand accounting , Proceedings of the SASE Research Network Annual Conference (2019)
• Teaching critical thinking online to MBAs , Proceedings of the 39th Annual International Critical Thinking Conference (2019)
• Using Accounting Department Advisory Councils and Higher Quality Continuing Education Requirements to Improve the Accounting Profession’s Ethical Reasoning Skills , Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations (2019)
• Applying interpersonal relationships and integrity to strengthen accountants continuing professional ethics education , Proceedings of the Research Forum at 41st Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association (2018)
• Speculations about the implications of the Pathways Commission for how we understand accounting , Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting (2018)
• The Inconsistent Effects of Plain English Disclosures on Nonprofessional Investors’ Risk Judgments , International Journal of Financial Studies (2018)