Professor Adam Vitalis joined the University of 蓝莓视频 after spending five years at Georgia Institute of Technology. His research utilizes various economic, behavioural and information processing theories to experimentally investigate cognitive limitations in processing risk and other information cues in both audit and financial reporting settings.
Professor Vitalis received his PhD from The University of Wisconsin at Madison and holds a CPA certificate from Minnesota. He also has over thirteen years of experience in various industries including: Senior Manager at Deloitte and Touche, LLP, Director of Enterprise Risk Management at U.S. Bank, and production accountant for various film and television projects.
Office: Hagey Hall 289A
Phone: 519-888-4567 x48895
Email: avitalis@uwaterloo.ca
Education
PhD, University of Wisconsin 鈥 Madison
MBA, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Bachelor of Accountancy, University of San Diego
Teaching and Research Interests
Teaching interests: Assurance and governance
Research interests: Judgment and decision making, behavioural economics
Publications
Church, B., Jiang, W., Kuang, X., Vitalis, A., 鈥淎 Dollar for a Tree or a Tree for a Dollar? The Behavioral Effects of Measurement Basis on CSR Investment Decision.鈥 The Accounting Review, forthcoming.
Johnson, J., Theis, J., Vitalis, A., Young, D., 鈥淭he Influence of Firms鈥 Emissions Management Strategy Disclosures on Investors鈥 Valuation Judgments.鈥澛Contemporary Accounting Research, forthcoming.
Mayhew B.W., Vitalis A., 2014. 鈥淢yopic Loss Aversion and Market Experience.鈥 Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 97 (January): 113 鈥 125.
Vitalis A., 2019. 鈥淓go Depletion: Overview and Implications for Ethical Choices鈥. In: Poff D., Michalos A. (eds)聽Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics. Springer, Cham.