LISA-ANN POLACK Department of Accounting 4353 TAMU Mays Business School College Station, Texas 77843 Texas A&M University [email protected] Telephone: 954-551-2855

EDUCATION Texas A&M University, College Station, TX June 2013 – Present Mays Business School Ph.D. in Accounting, May 2017 (Expected) Major Area: Taxation

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL Master of Taxation 2008 Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, (Minor: Finance) 2006

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATION Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Graduate Research Assistant June 2013 – Present

Deutsche Post DHL, Plantation, FL Senior Analyst June 2010 – January 2013

KPMG LLP, Fort Lauderdale, FL June 2006 – June 2010 Assistant Tax Manager (Hong Kong, SAR), Federal Tax Services Senior Tax Associate, Federal Tax Services Tax Associate, Federal Tax Services Tax Intern, Federal Tax Services

Certified Public Accountant, Florida

WORK IN PROCESS

Dissertation Polack, Lisa-Ann. 2016. “Politically Connected Directors and .” Committee Members: Michael Kinney (chair), Sean McGuire, Sarah Rice, and Thomas Wehrly

RESEARCH INTERESTS ; avoidance and firm behavior

TEACHING INTERESTS taxation; financial accounting; managerial accounting

PRESENTATIONS American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting, 2016 – Discussant The PhD Project Accounting Doctoral Students Association Annual Meeting, 2015, 2016 – Presenter

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE  Member: American Taxation Association (ATA) Tax Manuscript Award Committee, 2013 – 2015  President: The PhD Project Planning Committee, 2016

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS  American Accounting Association (AAA) o Taxation and Diversity Sections Member  The PhD Project Accounting Doctoral Students Association (ADSA)

CONFERENCES ATTENDED  American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting, 2013 – 2016  AAA Taxation Section Midyear Meeting and Doctoral Consortium, 2015, 2016  The PhD Project Accounting Doctoral Students Association Annual Meeting, 2013 – 2016

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS  Texas A&M Department of Accounting Fellowship, 2013 – 2016

REFERENCES Michael R. Kinney Assistant Dean Telephone: 979-862-2078 Email: [email protected]

Sean T. McGuire Associate Professor Telephone: 979-845-7935 Email: [email protected]

James J. Benjamin Department Head Telephone: 979-845-0356 Email: [email protected]

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