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Douglas Ayres

Douglas Ayres

Teaching Assistant Professor and MAcc Coordinator

Phone 865-974-2729

Email [email protected]

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Location Room - 626, Haslam Business Building

Department:

Accounting & Information Management

Program:

MAcc

Biography

Douglas R. Ayres is a teaching assistant professor and MAcc coordinator in the Department of Accounting and Information Management at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business. His primary research interests include financial accounting and capital markets, auditing and corporate governance. His primary teaching interests include financial accounting, auditing, managerial accounting, business valuation and financial statement analysis. He is an actively licensed CPA in the state of Indiana.

Prior to academia, Ayres was employed for nearly 11 years at Somerset CPAs, P.C. (now a part of CBIZ), an accounting firm with approximately 200 professionals, in Indianapolis, Indiana. While employed there, he was promoted to the level of audit manager and then to senior manager within the entrepreneurial and litigation support groups. He managed several audits and attest engagements and then transitioned to a consulting role primarily focused on business valuation and litigation support, where he managed a book of business and served as an expert witness.

Education:

2015 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Ph.D., Accounting

2001 Ball State University, B.S., Accounting

Awards/Honors
  • STARS Award (Recognition for Outstanding Research) Butler University, Fall 2020
  • Student Government Association Outstanding Educator Award Ball State University, Spring 2018
  • Andrews Best Research Paper Award “Operating Leverage and Credit Ratings” American Accounting Association Ohio Region Conference, April 2016
  • Best Research Paper Award “Fair Value Accounting and Analyst Forecast Properties” American Accounting Association Midwest Region Conference, October 2015
  • Allen H. Keally Graduate Teaching Award, University of Tennessee, Spring 2015
  • Nominee for Allen H. Keally Graduate Teaching Award (1 of 3 Finalists), University of Tennessee, Spring 2014
  • Recipient of Chancellor’s Scholarship, University of Tennessee (2012 - 2014)
  • Recipient of Whitinger Scholarship 2000 – 2001 Ball State University (2000 - 2001)