Angela Busila

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Angela Busila

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Accounting

Bio

Angela Busila, PhD, CPA (IL) has held professional accounting positions in public accounting, industry, and government prior to moving into academia full time. She is currently Assistant Professor of Accounting at MSU Denver.

Degree

PhD in Human (Behavior) Science

Saybrook University

MBA

Northern Illinois University

BSBA in Accounting

University of Missouri

Published Works

  • Busila, L. A. . Thriving Through Seasonal Cash Flow Challenges: Strategies for Seasonal Small Businesses. (in press). The Small Business Institute Journal.
  • Busila, A. (2024). Mitigating financial statement fraud perpetrated by corporate psychopaths. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 24(1), 48-58. https://doi.org/10.33423/jaf.v24i1.6884.
  • Nafar, N., Busila, A., Ziegenfuss, D. (2022). The impact of extending assignment deadlines on student performance. Journal of International Business Education, (16), 97-116. https://www.neilsonjournals.com/JIBE/JIBEpromos/Busilaetal16p.pdf.
  • Busila, L. A. (2017). Religion and Accounting Ethics: A Comparison of Two Studies. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 14(4), 117-122. http://www.na-businesspress.com/JLAE/jlaescholar.html.
  • Kuglin, C., Busila, L. A., Anderson, B. (2017). Rideshare: Tax Consequences of the Rideshare Industry. EA Journal, http://digital.graphcompubs.com/publication/?i=376052
  • Busila, L. A. (2014). Ethical decision-making and religious identity: A phenomenological study on the impact of religious identity on ethical decision-making in new and emerging accounting professionals. (dissertation). UMI ProQuest .

Research Interests

My research interests inform my teaching through the study of small business and entrepreneur accounting issues and best practices. I also continue to research related topics in the area of my dissertation, ethical decision-making in accounting professionals, and have expanded my research in that area to financial statement fraud.

Teaching Interests

My teaching philosophy as an accounting professor is to inspire and encourage students while communicating technical content in such a way that each student’s experience is relevant, and each student knows that I care about them. I believe it is also essential to continually improve my teaching skills and add to my technical knowledge. I enjoy teaching accounting fundamentals, accounting principles, accounting information systems, and accounting concepts to both undergraduate and graduate students.