{"id":20134,"date":"2011-02-10T12:55:21","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T17:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=20134"},"modified":"2018-07-02T15:04:34","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T19:04:34","slug":"donna-bobek-schmitt-named-kenneth-g-dixon-research-fellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/donna-bobek-schmitt-named-kenneth-g-dixon-research-fellow\/","title":{"rendered":"Donna Bobek Schmitt Named Dixon Research Fellow"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/strong><\/p>\n Donna Bobek Schmitt has been named the inaugural Kenneth G. Dixon Research Fellow in the Dixon School of Accounting. Schmitt, an associate professor, was selected for the position based on her commitment to high quality research. Her area of interest is behavioral tax research. She also has a special interest in ethical behavior and the ethical environment in which tax and other accounting professionals work.<\/p>\n The title explicitly identifies the holder as a serious and maturing researcher. It also comes with annual research support which will aid her in pursuing her research agenda. \u201cBeing named the inaugural Kenneth G. Dixon Research Fellow is a special honor for me. I have witnessed UCF, the College of Business Administration and the Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting\u2019s growth as a research institution for the last 14 years,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n A recent Brigham Young 海角直播 study that examines the quantity and quality of accounting research publications ranks Schmitt 13th in the world for tax research output over the last six years. \u201cDonna is a rising star in accounting academics and an extraordinary research talent. We are very fortunate to have her on faculty,\u201d said\u00a0Sean Robb<\/strong>, director of the Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting.<\/p>\n In addition to her new role, she was recently named the incoming editor of\u00a0Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research<\/em>. Schmitt joins two of her colleagues as editor of a peer-reviewed journal.\u00a0Vicky Arnold<\/strong> is the new editor of\u00a0Behavioral Research in Accounting<\/em> and\u00a0Robin Roberts<\/strong> is the editor of\u00a0Accounting and the Public Interest<\/em>.<\/p>\n