Deniz Appelbaum is a Ph.D. candidate in accounting at Rutgers University School of Business. She has published several papers on topics related to data analytics, auditing, and emerging technologies. Her research interests include data analytics, external auditing, fraud detection, and emerging technologies such as blockchain. She has taught auditing courses at Rutgers and received high teaching evaluations.
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1. Deniz Appelbaum Curriculum Vitae
Allendale, NJ 07401 | Cell: 202.425.3633 | Email: denizappelbaum@gmail.com
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EDUCATION:
Anticipated May 2017 Ph.D. in Accounting
Rutgers University School of Business | New Brunswick, NJ
2012 Master of Business Administration in Professional Accounting
Rutgers University School of Business | New Brunswick, NJ
1985 Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude
The Catholic University of America | Washington, D.C.
German
RESEARCH
INTERESTS:
Data analytics, external auditing, governmental/performance auditing, digital governmental financial
reporting, XBRL, Blockchain, fraud detection, Big Data, audit evidence, data provenance
PUBLICATIONS:
Designing CA/CM to Fit Not-For-Profit Organizations, 2016, with Stephen Kozlowski,
Miklos A. Vasarhelyi, and Joel White. Managerial Auditing Journal, Volume 31 Number 1
Toward Effective Big Data Analysis in Continuous Auditing, June 2015, with Juan Zhang and
Xiongsheng Yang. Accounting Horizons, Volume Twenty-Nine, Number Two
Securing Big Data Provenance for Auditors: The Big Data Provenance BlackBox as Reliable
Evidence, 2016, Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, Volume 13, No. 1: 17-36.
WORKING PAPERS/
IN PROGRESS:
Using Drones in Internal and External Audits: An Exloratory Framework. 2016, with Robert
Nehmer (status: working paper, to be submitted to Journal of Emerging Technologies)
Big Data Analytics Knowledge Required of a CPA Auditor: A Normative Position, 2016, with D.
Scott Showalter, Ting Sun, and Miklos A. Vasarhelyi, (status: accepted under revision at Accounting
Information Systems Educator Journal)
Continuous Audit and Big Data with Audit Analytics: Research Needs 2016, with Alexander Kogan
and Miklos A. Vasarhelyi, (status: revising for submission to Auditing Journal of Practice
and Theory)
Analytics in External Auditing: A Literature Review, 2016, with Alexander Kogan and Miklos A.
Vasarhelyi, (status: in progress, revising for submission to the Journal of Accounting Literature)
The External Audit Analytics Framework, 2016, with Alexander Kogan and Miklos A. Vasarhelyi,
(status: in progress, revising for submission to Accounting Horizons)
A Tale of an Evolving Standard: XBRL Reporting for U.S. Local Governments 2016, with Hussein
Issa and Stephen Kozlowski, (status: revising for submission to Accounting, Organisations, and Society)
Expert Knowledge Elicitations in a Procurement Card Context: A Visual Expert Dashboard, with
Abdullah Al-Awadhi and Miklos A. Vasarhelyi, (status: revising for submission to the International Journal
of Accounting Information Systems)
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INSTRUCTOR:
Designed syllabus and course materials, taught all classes, mentored students, weekly lab practicum, and
grading
2013 2015 Rutgers Business School
Summer 2015 Auditing, senior undergraduate/teaching mean evaluation: 4.74/5.0
Fall 2014 Auditing, senior undergraduate/teaching evaluation: n/a (emergency substitute for 10 weeks)
Summer 2014 Auditing, senior undergraduate/teaching mean evaluation: 4.66/5.0
Spring 2014 Auditing, senior undergraduate/teaching mean evaluation: 4.58/5.0
Summer 2014 Auditing, senior undergraduate/teaching mean evaluation: 4.59/5.0
TEACHING Collaborated on curriculum and exam development, conducted individual student sessions, and
ASSISTANT: graded written work and final exam papers
Summer 2015 Advanced Accounting Research
Fall 2014 Auditing and Auditing Concepts
Summer 2014 Advanced Accounting Research
Fall 2013 PAMBA Intermediate Accounting I
Spring 2013 Managerial Accounting
Financial Accounting
ACADEMIC SERVICE:
2016 Organized the 13th
Annual Fraud Conference (Rutgers) and the 36th
WCARS (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
2014 - 2016 Member of SET section membership committee
2013 - 2016 Discussed/ moderated/reviewed at every conference attended, details available on request
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
2010 - Volunteer Team Leader, Michelle Mitzvah Soup Kitchen
PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS:
English Native proficiency
German High Fluency
IDEA, ACL Advanced Proficiency (scripting, macros)
Microsoft Office, R, Tableau, Weka, Rapid Miner, Python, Hadoop
PROFESSIONAL
CAREER HISTORY:
2011 2013 Independent Financial Advisor
Financial and taxation services
2011 2013 NAL Distributors, LLC., Chief Financial Officer
2000 2011 CSM North America, Business Development Manager
1989 2000 Frank A. Serio & Sons, Sales Representative
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PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Accounting Association (AAA)
American Governmental Accountants (AGA)
Information Security and Auditing Certification Association (ISACA)
Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS:
2016 Using Drones in Internal and External Audits: An Axploratory Framework. Strategic and Energing
Technologies Section Workshop, AAA Annual Meeting 2016, N.Y., N.Y.
Moving Towards Continuous Audit and Big Data with Audit Analytics: Implications for Resaerch
and Practice. AAA Annual Meeting 2016, N.Y., N.Y.
Expert Knowledge Elicitations in a Procurement Card Context: A Visual Expert Dashboard. AAA
Annual Meeting 2016, N.Y., N.Y.
A Tale of an Evolving Standard: XBRL Reporting for U.S. Local Governments
Government and Nonprofit Section 2016 Midyear Meeting, Washington D.C.
A Tale of Two Standards: A Pan-American Study on the XBRL Data Standards for
U.S. and Brazilian Local Governments
AIS/SET AAA 2016 Midyear meeting, Houston TX
Moving Towards Continuous Audit and Big Data with Audit Analytics: Implications
for Research and Practice
AIS/SET AAA 2016 Midyear meeting, Houston TX
2015 Implementing CA/CM for Not-For-Profit Organizations
AAA Annual Meeting, Chicago
Securing Big Data Provenance for Auditors: The Big Data Provenance Black Box
AAA Annual Meeting, Chicago
Analytics Knowledge Required of Modern CPAs in this Real Time Economy
AIS Educator Conference, Colorado Springs CO
Securing Big Data Provenance for Auditors: The Big Data Provenance Black Box
12th Contecsi, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Designing CA/CM to Fit Not-For-Profit Organizations
12th Contecsi, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Designing CA/CM to Fit Not-For-Profit Organizations
GNP Midyear Conference, Detroit MI
Designing CA/CM to Fit Not-For-Profit Organizations
AIS Midyear Conference, Charleston, SC
Procurement Card Fraud Detection Using Hidden Markov Models and Information
Fusion
AIS Midyear Conference, Charleston SC
2014 2013 Details available upon request
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AWARDS:
Best PhD Student Paper Award at the SET AAA Section Workshop, 8/01/2013
OUTSIDE
INTERESTS:
2011 - World-Record Holder, Bench Press
Ongoing Mezzo-Soprano, Opera and Oratorio
References available upon request from:
Miklos A. Vasarhelyi, Ph.D.
kpmg distinguished professor of ais
Director of CARLab
Rutgers University
1 Washington Park, Room 946
Newark, NJ 07102
cell: 201-454-4377
miklosv@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Dan Palmon, Ph.D.
William J. Von Minden Chair in Accounting
Chair, Dept. of Accounting and Information Systems
Rutgers Business School - Newark and New Brunswick
One Washington Park, Room 920
Newark, NJ 07102-3122
dpalmon@business.rutgers.edu
Office: 1-973-353-5472
Cell: 1-201-658-5833
Alexander Kogan, Ph.D
Professor
Accounting and Information Systems Department
Rutgers University
1 Washington Park
Newark, NJ 07102
Office: 973-353-1064
kogan@business.rutgers.edu
Helen L. Brown-Liburd, Ph.D., CPA (Inactive)
Associate Professor
Accounting and Information Systems Department
Rutgers Business School
1 Washington Park
Newark, NJ 07102
Office: 973-353-1092
hbliburd@business.rutgers.edu