SCOTT WHISENANT
Assistant Professor
office: Melcher Hall, 390H
office phone: (713) 743-4852

email:ScottWhisenant@uh.edu

EDUCATION:
Doctor of Philosophy (The University of Oklahoma)
Master of Accountancy (The University of Oklahoma)
Master of Business Administration (The University of Texas)
Bachelor of Business Administration (Texas A&M - Commerce)

ON LEAVE:
After July 1, 2004, Professor Whisenant can be reached at:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sloan School of Management.
Office: E52-325
50 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02142
Tel: 617-252-1131

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Professor Scott Whisenant has recently joined the faculty of the Bauer School of Business at the University of Houston. Prior to this fall, Professor Whisenant served on the faculty of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University where he taught graduate level (M.B.A. program) courses in financial statement analysis, valuation, advanced accounting, and auditing. He is also a member of Alpha Sigma Nu honor society.

His research focuses on the information content and value-relevance of financial disclosures to investors in the capital markets. He is the author of articles in:

The Accounting Review (2003),
Journal of Accounting Research (2003),
Review of Accounting Studies (2003),
Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory (2003),
Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory (2004),
Accounting Horizons (2003), and
Journal of Accounting, Auditing, & Finance (2001).

Professor Whisenant has been interviewed by and quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Business Week, San Francisco Chronicle, The Houston Chronicle, KHOU (CBS) TV, KRIV (Fox) TV, The National Post, The Public Accounting Report, Bloomberg Newsand Toronto Globe and Mail on topics related to his teaching and research interests.

COURSE INFORMATION: 2004

• ACCT 7340: FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
• ACCT 8397: DOCTORAL SEMINAR IN ARCHIVAL-BASED CAPITAL MARKETS RESEARCH
• LINKS TO USEFUL FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SITES

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
BETA ALPHA PSI - GAMMA DELTA CHAPTER (UH)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ACCOUNTANTS (UH)
ACCOUNTING SOCIETY (UH)
ACCOUNTANCY INDUSTRY WEB LINKS

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• PUBLICATIONS and CURRENT WORK IN PROGRESS: SSRN (SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH NETWORK (LIMITED TO SUBMITTED STUDIES)

To send Professor Whisenant an email:

scottwhisenant@uh.edu