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Featuring student & alumni co-authors!
December 16, 2025
While fall classes have ended and faculty are in the midst of grading, we want to take a moment to celebrate some of the incredible work our faculty have been up to outside the classroom during the Fall 2025 term.
An exciting highlight this term is that three of these publications include student and alumni co-authors. What an awesome opportunity and fantastic achievement! Congratulations to soon-to-be Fall ’25 MPAcc graduate, Cole Teare, and MPAcc alumni Laura Girdner and Christine Kuglin!
Check out the publications (articles hyperlinked) and presentation titles below:
Dr. Angela Busila, Assistant Professor
Busila, A. L. (2025). Thriving Through Seasonal Cash Flow Challenges: Strategies for Seasonal Small Businesses. The Small Business Institute Journal, 21(2), 16-23. https://sbij.scholasticahq.com/article/147327-thriving-through-seasonal-cash-flow-challenges-strategies-for-seasonal-small-businesses
Amy Cardillo, Senior Lecturer & Sheri Betzer, Senior Lecturer
Cardillo, A. N., Betzer, S. L. (2025). Payroll Internal Controls: Ignoring Payroll Controls May
Lead to Bankruptcy or Worse. Small Business Institute Journal, 21(2), 43-50. https://sbij.scholasticahq.com/article/147315-payroll-internal-controls-ignoring-payroll-controls-may-lead-to-bankruptcy-or-worse
Amy Cardillo, Senior Lecturer & Christine Kuglin, MPAcc alum
Cardillo, A. N., Kuglin, Christine (2025). Do states’ SALT workarounds benefit the micro
business owner? Accounting Today. https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/do-states-salt-workarounds-benefit-the-micro-sized-business-owner
Laura Girdner, MPAcc alum & Dr. Andrew Holt, Full Professor
Girdner, L., Holt, A. D., Giordano, J. (2025). The Importance of Payment Credit Terms within
the financing of U.S Private SMEs: The Impact of Reliance, Relationships, and
Accounting Information. Small Business Institute Journal, 21(2). https://sbij.scholasticahq.com/article/146213-the-importance-of-payment-credit-terms-within-the-financing-of-us-private-smes-the-impact-of-reliance-relationships-and-accounting-information
Dr. Kristina Kesselring, Assistant Professor
Kesselring, Kristina Louise (Presenter), Rocky Mountain Area Conference for Finance and Accounting Professionals, “One Big (Beautiful?) Bill: Tax Update on New Legislation,” AFWA, Denver CO. (September 25, 2025).
Dr. Kristina Kesselring, Assistant Professor & Cole Teare, pending Fall '25 MPAcc graduate
Kesselring, K., & Teare, C. (2025). Small Business Taxpayer Compliance: Breaking Barriers to Resolution. Small Business Institute Journal, 21(2), 33–42. https://sbij.scholasticahq.com/article/147311-small-business-taxpayer-compliance-breaking-barriers-to-resolution
Dr. Minga Negash, Full Professor
Negash, M. (2025). Climate Change Related Risks and the Financial Statements of Small Businesses. Small Business Institute Journal, 21(2), 51–63. https://sbij.scholasticahq.com/article/147317-climate-change-related-risks-and-the-financial-statements-of-small-businesses
Dr. Richard Russell, Associate Professor
Russell, R., & Russell, R. (2025). Small Business Tax Data Protection in the Artificial Intelligence Era — A WISP Away. Small Business Institute Journal, 21(2), 24–32. https://sbij.scholasticahq.com/article/147324-small-business-tax-data-protection-in-the-artificial-intelligence-era-a-wisp-away
Looking forward to continued opportunities for our faculty to collaborate and share their accounting research inside and outside the classroom in 2026!