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Ryan Sommerfeldt is an assistant professor in the Department of Accounting, where he currently teaches courses in data analytics and managerial accounting. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Brigham Young University, and his doctoral degree from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to earning his doctoral degree, Ryan worked on the advisory team at Squire and Company, PC, and owned and operated a landscaping company. His research lies at the intersection of managerial accounting and audit and has been published in top-tier journals in accounting such as <i>The Accounting Review</i> and <i>Contemporary Accounting Research</i>. His research specifically focuses on the effects of controls designed to deter and detect misreporting, factors that influence the rationalization of misreporting, and factors that motivate and incentivize employee performance. In his free time, he enjoys sports and spending time with his wife and four children.

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