Ph.D. PROGRAM The Ph.D. program is a key contributor to the vibrancy of our research environment. Welcome New Ph.D. Candidates Amanda Gates Carlson Amanda Gates Carlson, CPA, graduated from the Master of Science in Accountancy and MBA programs at Bentley University with highest honors. She also earned a Certificate of Accounting from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and literature, magna cum laude, from Harvard College. Gates Carlson was an assurance manager at PwC, senior manager of accounting policy at Harvard University, and controller and director of finance for New England Conservatory of Music prior to joining the Wisconsin Ph.D. Program. She has also previously served as a consultant to the AICPA where she wrote simulation questions for the CPA exam and has volunteered on several nonprofit organizations’ boards. Gates Carlson is an AICPA Accounting Doctoral Scholar and is interested in audit research using primarily experimental and behavioral methodologies.
Benjamin Osswald Benjamin Osswald earned his degree from the University of Bayreuth in Germany where he also worked as a student research assistant. Upon graduation, he gained professional experience in business development and strategy at Samsung Electronics in South Korea. Before joining UW–Madison, Osswald started his doctorate in international business taxation at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. His research interests include tax avoidance of multinational corporations and tax incentives for research and development.
Linette Rousseau Linette Rousseau is a first-year accounting Ph.D. student interested in audit research. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a master of accountancy degree from Georgia Southern University. Before beginning her Ph.D. program, Rousseau was with KPMG’s federal government auditing practice in Washington, D.C. As an undergraduate, Rousseau performed behavioral neuroscience research related to rhythms of sleeping and waking.
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