Jennifer Schafer, CPA, Ph.D

Dr. Jennifer Schaefer is an assistant professor in the School of Accountancy at Kennesaw State University. Dr. Schafer's research and teaching interests include taxation and judgment and decision making in accounting. Dr. Schafer, a Florida CPA is a former tax manager with KPMG, LLP. She is a trustee of the American Taxation Association and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Accounting, Behavior and Organizations. She recieved her Ph.D from the University of South Carolina and her M.Acc. and BS from the University of Florida. Dr. Schafer's recent publications include "The Influence of Roles, Advocacy, and Adaptation to the Accounting Decision Environment", with Rob Pinsker and Robin Pennington, Behavioral Research in Accounting (2009), "Justification and Self Review: Mitigating Irrelevant Affect in Accounting Judgments", with Brad Schafer, Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research (2009) and "An Experimental Investigation of the Relation Between Tax Professionals, Tax Refund and Fees", with Richard Hatfield and Scott Jackson, Behavioral Research in Accounting (2008).