Dr. Mary Elizabeth Haywood-Sullivan

Assistant Professor II

• Email Address: msullivan@rider.edu
• Phone: (609) 895-5544
• Office: Sweigart Hall 309
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• Mailing Address: 2083 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Research Interests: Balanced scorecard; decision strategies; ethics education
Teaching Interests: Cost management; managerial accounting; introduction to business

Dr. Haywood-Sullivan has been a member of the Rider Community since 2001.   She teaches Cost Management and Managerial Accounting courses as well as the Introduction to Business class.   She is the adviser to the Accounting Society and co-adviser to the Student Chapter of Institute of Management Accountants and Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honors Society).

Haywood-Sullivan was a recipient of the 2002 Davis Research Fellowship and Rider University Summer Research Fellowships in 2003 and 2005. Her research is primarily in the areas of balanced scorecard, ethics education and behavioral accounting. Her work has appeared in Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Contemporary Business Issues, Strategic Finance, and Journal of Data Warehousing.   She has presented her research at the annual and regional meetings of the American Accounting Association.

In May 2005, she received the University Award for Distinguished Teaching.  She has also been recognized as an Outstanding Student Advisor. She is a member of the American Accounting Association and the Institute of Management Accountants.

Background Information

• Doctor of Philosophy, 2001, The University of Georgia, Accounting, Management
• Master of Professional Accounting, 1997, The University of Texas at Austin
• Bachelor’s of Science, 1993, College of Charleston, Accounting and Business Administration

Refereed Articles

• Sanchez, M. H., Haywood-Sullivan, M. E. , & McMullen, D. (2006). Which Certification is Right for Me? New Accountant, 717, 8-11.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M. E. & McMullen, D. A. (2006).  Looking for Revenue in All the Wrong Places? A Review of Recent Revenue Recognition Problems. Tennessee CPA Journal.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M. E. (2004).  The Influence of Explicit Weights on Balanced Scorecard User's Decision Strategies. Journal of Contemporary Business Issues, 12 (1), 126-137.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M. E. (2004).  Corporate Greed vs. IMA's Ethics Code. Strategic Finance, 86 (5), 44-49.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M. E. (2004).  Using Games to Enhance Student Understanding of Professional and Ethical Responsibilities. Issues in Accounting Education, 85-100.

• Haywood-Sullivan, M. E. (2003).  Developing Critical Perspectives on Ethical Behavior. IMA Annual Meeting.

• Haywood-Sullivan, M.E. & Stuart, N. V. (2006, August). Mental Accounting and the Balanced Scorecard.   Presented at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M.E. (2005). Enhancing Learning through Game Playing.   Presented at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M.E. (2005, January). Mental Accounting and the Balanced Scorecard.   Accepted for American Accounting Association Management Accounting section , Orlando, Florida.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M.E. (2004, October). Mental Accounting and the Balanced Scorecard.   Presented at American Accounting Association ABO Research Conference , Chicago, Illinois.
• McMullen, D.A. & Haywood-Sullivan, M. E. (2003, August). The Joy of Cooking the Books: An Analysis of Recent Revenue Recognition Problems.   Presented at American Accounting Association National Poster Session, Oahu, Hawaii.

• Haywood-Sullivan, M.E. (2006, April). Does Functional Experience Impair the Balance in Balanced Scorecards.   Accepted for American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Wygal, D.E. & Haywood-Sullivan, M. E. (2005, April). Attracting Students to Accounting: Bringing the Richness of the Profession to Freshmen and Sophomore Students.   Presented at American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M.E. (2005, March). Mental Accounting and the Balanced Scorecard.   Presented at American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M.E. (2003, April). Developing Critical Perspectives on Ethical Behavior: Lessons Learned in the Professional Environment.   Presented at American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M.E. & McMullen, D. A. (2003, March). Looking for Revenue in All the Wrong Places: An Analysis of Recent Revenue Recognition Problems.   Presented at American Accounting Association Southeast Regional Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M.E. (2002, October). Biaser or Debiaser? The Influence of Explicit Weights on Balanced Scorecard User's Decision Strategies.   Presented at ABO Research Conference , Dallas, Texas.

• Haywood-Sullivan, M. E., McDowell, E., & Wygal, D. E. (2006, November). Ethics and Professionalism: A Strategy Game. Institute of Management Accountants Student Leadership Conference, Cleveland, Ohio.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M. E. & Wygal, D. E. (2006, October). A Classroom Strategy to Connect Students to Ethics and Professionalism in the Workplace. Colloquium on Change in Accounting Education, Sedona, Arizona.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M. E., Raubenstine, C., & Wygal, D. E. (2004, October). Getting It Real: An Academic/Industry Partnership to Enhance Ethics Education. Annual Colloquium on Change in Accounting Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M. E., O'Reilly-Allen, M., & Wygal, D. E. (2003, August). Pursuing Technology and Skill-Building Objectives: Articulating Cost Management Course Redesign with Evolving Program Objectives. American Accounting Association Effective Learning Strategies Forum - National Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M. E. (2003, August). Looking for Revenue in All the Wrong Places? An Analysis of Recent Revenue Recognition Problems. American Accounting Association Effective Learning Strategies Forum - National Annual Meeting Poster Session, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Haywood-Sullivan, M. E. (2003, June). Developing Critical Perspectives on Ethical Behavior: Linking Professional Practice to the Classroom. IMA 84th Annual Conference & Exposition , Nashville, Tennessee.

• Haywood-Sullivan, M. E., Grunshaw, A., & Wilner, A. (2005). Bridge: A Faculty Learning Community for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. A Conference of Learning and Leading at Bucks County Community College, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

• 2007:  Outstanding Advisor.
• 2006:  Special Guest of Andrew J. Rider Scholars, Andrew J. Rider Ceremony.
• 2005:  Summer Fellowship, Rider University.
• 2005:  University Award for Distinguished Teaching, Rider University.
• 2004:  Special Guest of Andrew J. Rider Scholars, Andrew J. Rider Ceremony.
• 2004:  Outstanding Advisor.
• 2003:  Summer Fellowship, Rider University. 2002:  Davis Fellowship, Rider University.