Andrea Alston Roberts

Assistant Professor of Commerce

Office phone: 434-243-1561
e-mail: andrea.roberts@virginia.edu

Education:

Ph.D., Accountancy, The George Washington University
B.S., Towson University
CPA (Maryland State Board of Accountancy)

Areas of Expertise:

Professor Roberts specializes in issues related to nonprofit financial reporting. Much of her interest relates to how and why nonprofits report financial information and how this information impacts nonprofit stakeholders. She teaches courses in cost and financial accounting at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Professional Activities:

Professor Roberts has published articles on nonprofit topics in scholarly journals, including The Accounting Review; Accounting Horizons; and New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising. Some of her articles have been awarded the “Best Annual Meeting Paper” by the GNP Section of the American Accounting Association. She has also been awarded the “Excellence in Accounting Research” award by the American Accounting Association’s Faculty Diversity and Initiatives Section. She serves as an ad hoc reviewer for The Accounting Review; Accounting Horizons; The Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance; The Journal of Accounting and Public Policy; and Public Administration Review. Professor Roberts is a member of the American Accounting Association, the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), the Ph.D. Project Accounting Doctoral Students Association (Charter Member), and the Institute of Management Accountants.

Selected Publications:

“Misreporting Fundraising: How do Nonprofit Organizations Account for Telemarketing Campaigns?” GNP Section of AAA Best Annual Meeting Paper, 2007, The Accounting Review, 2008 (with E. Keating and L. Parsons).

“Management of Financial Information in Charitable Organizations: The Case of Joint Cost Allocations,” The Accounting Review, 2006 (with C. Jones).

“The Implications of Joint Cost Standards for Charity Reporting,” Accounting Horizons, 2005.

“The Cost Effectiveness of Nonprofit Telemarketing Campaigns,” New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising, 2003 (with E. Keating and L. Parsons).

“Compensation to Managers of Charitable Organizations: An Empirical Study of the Role of Accounting Performance,” GNP Section of AAA Best Annual Meeting Paper, 1998. The Accounting Review, 2002 (with W. Baber and P. Daniel).

“Charitable Organizations’ Strategies and Program Spending Ratios,” Accounting Horizons, 2001 (with W. Baber and G. Visvanathan).
 

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