Rate My Professor Angela Woodland

Angela Woodland is a Professor and Accounting Option Coordinator in the Department of Accounting within the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Montana State University. She earned her Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Missouri in August 2001 and her B.S. in Accounting from the same institution in May 1989. Prior to her academic career, Woodland worked as an Auditor at Price Waterhouse LLP from 1989 to 1991 and as a Senior Auditor at Williams Keepers LLP from 1991 to 1996, performing financial statement audits, bank examinations, and management advisory services. She began her academic appointments as Assistant Professor at the School of Accountancy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 2001 to 2004, followed by Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting at Louisiana State University from 2004 to 2008. Since joining Montana State University in 2008 as Assistant Professor, she advanced to Associate Professor in 2014 and continues in her current roles.

Woodland's academic interests and research focus on auditing, fraud examination, accounting education, service-learning through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, and the implications of the 150-hour education requirement for CPA licensure. Her key refereed publications include "Is Participation in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program Associated with Students' Problem-Solving Skills and Professional Commitment?" co-authored with Anne L. Christensen in Issues in Accounting Education (February 2016); "An Investigation of the Relationships Among Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Participation and Ethical Judgment and Decision Making" with Anne L. Christensen in Journal of Business Ethics (2015); "Tax Rates and Job Creation" with Anne Christensen in Tax Notes (January 2013); "Education Requirements, Audit Fees, and Audit Quality" with Arthur Allen in Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory (November 2010); and "The 150-Hour Requirement and the Number of CPA Exam Candidates, Pass Rates, and the Number Passing" with Arthur Allen in Issues in Accounting Education (August 2006). She holds certifications as a Certified Public Accountant (Missouri, 1992) and Certified Fraud Examiner (2013). Woodland teaches courses such as Auditing, Fraud Examination, Advanced Auditing, and Accounting Information Systems. Her excellence is evidenced by awards including the MSU Alumni Association Faculty Award for Excellence (2013, 2012), MSU College of Business Outstanding Service Award (2015), MSU College of Business Thomas Nopper Excellence in Teaching Award (2012), and MSU College of Business Dean’s Award for Research (2011). She has held leadership positions such as Program Chair for the American Accounting Association Western Region (2016) and contributed as a reviewer and discussant for journals and conferences.