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Mollie Adams

Mollie Adams

Associate Professor, Accounting and MSA Academic Director

    Business and Engineering Convergence Center 2167
    (309) 677-2284
   mtadams@bradley.edu

 

Ph. D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.B.A., Missouri State University
B.S., Missouri State University

Biography

Mollie Adams joined the Bradley faculty in 2010. Dr. Adams is a CPA and has worked in public accounting in the areas of tax and audit as well as in private industry.

Teaching

Dr. Adams’ teaching interests are in the areas of financial accounting and taxation. She currently teaches ATG 301 Intermediate Accounting I, ATG 302 Intermediate Accounting II, and ATG 601 Financial Accounting Theory.

Teaching Awards

Teaching Innovation Award, Awarded by the American Taxation Association for “The Not so Pokey Hokies” with Kerry Inger and Michele Meckfessel - 2017

Scholarship

Dr. Adams' research interests include tax compliance and other practical tax and accounting issues. Her work has appeared in practical journals such as the Journal of Accountancy.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles in the Last Five Years

Adams, M. T., Inger, K., and Meckfessel, M. (2017). The Not so Pokey Hokies. Issues in Accounting Education, 32(4).

Adams, M. T., Bailey, W., and Petravick, G. (2017). Your Client Has Been RIFFED. Now What? The Practical Lawyer

Adams, M. T., and Bhandari, S. (2017). On the Definition, Measurement, and Use of the Free Cash Flow Concept in Financial Reporting and Analysis: A Review and Recommendations. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 17(1).

Adams, M. T., Inger, K., and Meckfessel, M. (2015). Will Intangibles Trip You Up?. Strategic Finance.

Adams, M. T., Troutman, C. S. (2015). The New Landscape of Innocent Spouse Equitable Relief.  Practical Tax Strategies, 94(5), 196-202.

Adams, M. T. (2014). Using the Theory of Reasoned Action and Audit Reminder Messages to Increase Tax Compliance: An Experimental Study Over Repeated Periods. Journal of Accounting, Ethics and Public Policy, 15(2), 357-393. 

Troutman, C. S., Adams, M. T. (2013). The Capitalization Versus Deduction Rules Simplified: Acquisition or Production of Tangible Property and Subsequent Expenditures. The CPA Journal, 83(4), 40-51.  

Presentations

Adams, M. T. (Presenter and Author), Accounting Standards Update, Central Illinois Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants (May, 2017). 

Adams, M. T. (Presenter and Author), Inger, K. (Presnter and Author), Meckfessel, M. (Presenter and Author), American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, “The Not so Hokey Pokies,” (2016).

Adams, M. T. (Presenter and Author), Inger, K. (Presnter and Author), Meckfessel, M. (Presenter and Author), American Taxation Association Meeting, “The Not so Hokey Pokies,” (2016).

Adams, M. T. (Presenter and Author), Inger, K. (Presnter and Author), Meckfessel, M. (Presenter and Author), American Accounting Association Midwest Regional Meeting, “The Not so Hokey Pokies,” (2015).

Service

Dr. Adams serves on many committees for the Department of Accounting, Foster College of Business and university as a whole.