Sara Kern

Sara Kern, PhD, CPA, CFE is a Professor of Accounting at Gonzaga University’s School of Business Administration. Sara’s teaching areas include financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, forensic accounting, internal controls (fraud prevention), and professional ethics. Sara’s research interests include forensic accounting, professional ethics, corporate governance, and accounting education. Her work has been published in Accounting Horizons, Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accounting Education, Journal of Accountancy, and Fraud Magazine. She has previously served as President of the Western Region of the American Accounting Association. Sara has previously served as President of the Western Region of the American Accounting Association (AAA) and Chair of the AAA Forensic Accounting section's Education committee, and she currently serves as Chair of the AAA Teaching, Learning and Curriculum section's Awards committee and as a member of the AAA Lifetime Achievement Awards committee. She also previously served for 10 years as the Chair of Gonzaga University's Faculty Elections Committee. Sara is a CPA in New York and Washington and is also a Certified Fraud Examiner.