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 Tax 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 Tax Avoidance.” Committee Members: Michael Kinney (chair), Sean McGuire, Sarah Rice, and Thomas Wehrly RESEARCH INTERESTS tax policy; corporate tax 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] Page 2 Lisa-Ann Polack .