Dr.
Leslee Higgins
Associate
Professor of Accounting
Leslee
N. Higgins, CFE, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Accounting.
She joined the faculty in 1997 after completing her doctorate
in accounting at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Higgins
teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in both accounting
information systems and financial accounting. She is a member
of the American Accounting Association, the Georgia Association
of Accounting Educators, and the Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners. Dr. Higgins’ research interests include
computerized accounting information systems, cash balance
pension plans, and other pedagogical issues. Dr. Higgins has
received numerous awards for distinguished research, including
the First Coast Systems Faculty award and the M. Albert Burke
Faculty award and two Excellence in Research awards from the
School of Accountancy at Georgia Southern.
Education:
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
MBA, University of Louisville
BA, University of California, Santa Barbara
Areas
of Expertise:
• Computerized Accounting Information Systems
• Cash Balance Pension Plans
• Anit-Fraud Education
Course
Instruction
•
ACCT 4632 - Micro Fraud Examination
• ACCT
4130 - Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT 6130 - Accounting and Control
•
ACCT 7530
- Seminar in Accounting Information Systems
Contact
Information:
Office Number: 3341
Telephone: 912-478-5688
E-mail:
higginsl@georgiasouthern.edu
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