Joshua A. Khavis

Assistant Professor
Accounting and Law

Education

PhD, Temple University
MA, Baruch College
Fulbright Scholar, Hebrew University, Israel
BBA, Pace University

Teaching

  • Data Analytics for Accountants
  • Financial Accounting

Research

  • Auditing
  • Financial accounting and reporting
  • Crowdsourcing and big data

Publications

Khavis, J. A., and J. Krishnan. 2021. Employee Satisfaction in Accounting Firms, Work-life Balance, and Audit Quality. AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory 40 (2): 161–192.

Felix, R., J. A. Khavis, and M. Pevzner. 2024. The effects of local newspaper closures on nonprofits’ executive compensation. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 43: 107168

Khavis, J. A. and H. Park. 2024. Collaborating with Data Aggregators and the Estimize.com Setting. Journal of Financial Reporting.

Select Working Papers

Awards, Grants and Honors

  • PhD Teaching Award, Temple University
  • AAA/Deloitte/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow
  • IMA Doctoral Research Summer Scholarship
  • Fulbright Scholarship, Institute of International Education, U.S. Department of State Professional

Professional Affiliations

  • American Accounting Association

Industry Experience

Khavis was part of the New York City startup scene where he oversaw operations, accounting and finance for a number of new ventures. He has also worked in the fixed income technology division at Barclays Investment Bank.