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Dr. Evelyn McDowell

Assistant Professor I

Dr. McDowell has recently joined the Rider Community in 2005.   She teaches the Introduction to Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting courses.   McDowell comes to Rider with extensive experience in public accounting.

McDowell is a recipient of the KPMG Doctoral Scholarship, and researches primarily in the areas of the effects of tax policy on decision making.   Her work has appeared in publications including the Tax Update Newsletter and Research in Accounting Regulation.   She is a frequent participant at meetings of the American Accounting Association, of which she is a member.   She is also a member of the American Institute of CPAs, Ohio Institute of CPAs, National Tax Association, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, and the National Association of Black Accountants.

Background Information

  • Doctor of Philosophy, 2005, Case Western Reserve University
  • Master of Accountancy, 1999, Case Western Reserve University
  • Bachelor of Arts, 1983, Baldwin-Wallace College, Business Administration
Refereed Articles
  • McDowell, E. (2003). Expectations Investing. Research in Accounting Regulation, 16 (293-295).
Refereed Proceedings
  • McDowell, E. (2007).  Does the Use of Financial Information Help Donors Behave More Rationally? American Accounting Association-Government and Nonprofit Annual Meeting.
  • McDowell, E. (2007).  Why Do Donors Give to Inefficient Organizations? American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting.
  • McDowell, E. (2007).  Does the Use of Financial Information Make Donors Behave More Rationally? American Accounting Association Annual Meeting.
  • McDowell, E. & Fogarty, T. (2007).  Head or Heart: Program Efficiency and Reciprocity as Antecedents of Donations. American Accounting Association Annual Meeting.
  • McDowell, E. (2007).  Does the Use of Financial Information Make Donors Behave More Rationally? American Accounting Association Annual Meeting.
  • McDowell, E. (2006).  Reciprocity and Financial Information Relevance. American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting.
  • McDowell, E. (2006).  Reciprocity and Financial Information Relevance. American Accounting Association Annual Meeting.
  • McDowell, E. (2006).  A Longitudinal Study of the Mobility of Working Families Using the Earned Income Tax Credit. American Accounting Association Annual Meeting.
  • McDowell, E. (2005).  The Effect of Reciprocity on Choice and Financial Information Relevance. KPMG Accounting Doctoral Student Association Annual Conference.
  • McDowell, E. (2004).  The Use of the Affect Heuristic, Perception of Risk and Benefit, and Investment Decision Making. KPMG Accounting Doctoral Student Association Annual Conference.
  • McDowell, E. (2004).  Earned Income Tax Credit: Is It An Effective Redistribution Tool? American Accounting Association Annual Meeting.
  • McDowell, E. (2003).  The Use of the Affect Heuristic, Perception of Risk and Benefit, and Investment Decision Making. KPMG Accounting Doctoral Student Association Annual Conference.
 
Presentation of Refereed Papers
National
  • McDowell, E. (2007, August). Does the Use of Financial Information Make Donors Behave More Rationally?   Presented at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
  • McDowell, E. & Fogarty, T. (2007, August). Head or Heart: Program Efficiency and Reciprocity as Antecedents of Donations.   Presented at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
  • McDowell, E. (2007, March). Does the Use of Financial Information Help Donors Behave More Rationally?   Presented at American Accounting Association-Government and Nonprofit Annual Meeting, Norwalk, Connecticut.
  • McDowell, E. (2006). Reciprocity and Financial Information Relevance.   Presented at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia.
  • McDowell, E. (2006, August). Does Financial Information Make Donors Behavior More Rationally?   Presented at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia.
  • McDowell, E. (2006, August). A Longitudinal Study of the Mobility of Working Families Using the Earned Income Tax Credit.   Presented at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia.
  • McDowell, E. (2005, August). The Effect of Reciprocity and Choice on Financial Information Relevance.   Accepted for KPMG Accounting Doctoral Student Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, California.
  • McDowell, E. (2004, August). Earned Income Tax Credit: Is it an Effective Redistribution Tool?   Presented at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida.
Regional
  • McDowell, E. (2007, April). Why Do Donors Give to Inefficient Organizations?   Presented at American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Parsippany, New Jersey.
  • McDowell, E. (2006, April). Reciprocity and Financial Information Relevance.   Accepted for American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Presentation of Non-Refereed Papers
National
  • McDowell, E. (2003). The Use of the Affect Heuristic, Perception of Risk and Benefit, and Investment Decision Making. KPMG Accounting Doctoral Student Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Regional
  • McDowell, E. (2004). The Use of the Affect Heuristic, Perception of Risk and Benefit, and Investment Decision Making. American Accounting Association Ohio Regional Meeting, Columbus, Ohio.
Recent Awards/Honors
  • 2006:  Influential Professor to Andrew J. Rider Scholar, Rider University.
  • 2006:  Faculty Development Grant: A Longitudinal Study of the Mobility of Working Families using the Earned Income Tax Credit, Rider University.
  • 2006: Advisor Appreciation Award, Rider University.