School of Accountancy

Faculty Profile

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Thomas Buckhoff
Associate Professor

Thomas Buckhoff is an associate professor at Georgia Southern University. He is also a partner with Forensic Solutions, LLC, - forensic accounting firm specializing in fraud detection, investigation, and prevention consulting services. Dr. Buckhoff received his Bachelors and Master of Accountancy degrees from Brigham Young University and his Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Kentucky. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Previously, Dr. Buckhoff worked as a senior forensic accountant for Eide Bailly, LLP - Fraudwise Division, and as the Eide Bailly Professor of Forensic Accounting at North Dakota State University. He frequently conducts anti-fraud continuing professional education (CPE) seminars for organizations including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Accounting Association, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Institute of Internal Auditors, Institute of Management Accountants, CPA Australia, various state CPA societies, law enforcement agencies, and various Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Buckhoff has also published a variety of anti-fraud articles in the Journal of Forensic Accounting, Journal of Accountancy, Advances in Accounting Education, Journal of Financial Crime, The CPA Journal, Strategic Finance, New Accountant, Issues in Accounting Education, and The Fraud Magazine. He is on the editorial board for The CPA Journal, served as Editor of Expert Witnessing in Forensic Accounting (2005), and served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Forensic Accounting (1999-2003).

Education:
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1995
M.Acc., Brigham Young University, 1989
B.S., Brigham Young University, 1986

Areas of Expertise:
• Forensic Accounting
• Fraud Examination

Course Instruction
ACCT 4631 - Macro Fraud Examination
• ACCT 4632 - Micro Fraud Examination
• ACCT 5633 - Forensic Interviews and Interrogations
• ACCT 7636 - Expert Witnessing
• ACCT 7637 - Forensic Accounting Capstone

Contact Information:
Office Number: 3301
Telephone: 912-478-7142
E-mail: tbuckhoff@georgiasouthern.edu