Reasearch Project

BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS BUCKHOFF, PH.D., CPA, CFE

Thomas Buckhoff is an associate professor of forensic accounting at

Georgia Southern University. He is also a partner with Forensic Solutions,

LLC—a forensic accounting firm specializing in fraud detection, investigation,

and prevention consulting services. Dr. Buckhoff received his Bachelors and

Master of Accountancy degrees from Brigham Young University and his Ph.D.

in accounting from the University of Kentucky. He is a Certified Public

Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Previously, Dr.

Buckhoff worked as a senior forensic accountant for Eide Bailly, LLP—

Fraudwise Division, and as the Eide Bailly Professor of Forensic Accounting at

North Dakota State University. He frequently conducts anti-fraud continuing

professional education (CPE) seminars for organizations including the

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Accounting

Association, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Institute of Internal

Auditors, Institute of Management Accountants, CPA Australia, various state

CPA societies, law enforcement agencies, and various Fortune 500 companies.

Dr. Buckhoff has also published a variety of anti-fraud articles in the Journal of

Forensic Accounting, Journal of Accountancy, Advances in Accounting

Education, Journal of Financial Crime, The CPA Journal, Strategic Finance,

New Accountant, Issues in Accounting Education, and The Fraud Magazine.

He is on the editorial board for The CPA Journal, served as Editor of Expert

Witnessing in Forensic Accounting (2005), and served as Associate Editor for

the Journal of Forensic Accounting (1999-2003).

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY OF BONITA K. PETERSON KRAMER, PH.D., CPA, CMA, CIA

Bonita Peterson Kramer is a Professor of Accounting in the College of Business at Montana State

University in Bozeman. She earned her Ph.D. in accounting from Washington State University, and she

also holds an MBA from the University of Montana and a B.S. in accounting from Montana State

University - Bozeman. Dr. Peterson Kramer’s professional accounting experience includes working as an

auditor with KPMG in Texas, as well as the Montana Office of the Legislative Auditor. She currently

teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in auditing, advanced auditing, intermediate financial

accounting, and fraud examination, and is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management

Accountant, and Certified Internal Auditor. Dr. Peterson Kramer has received several teaching awards,

including the Montana Society of CPAs Jack J. Kempner Outstanding Educator Award.

Her research focuses primarily on accounting education and fraud-related topics. She has published

articles in accounting academic and practitioner journals, including Behavioral Research in Accounting,

Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accounting Education, Advances in Accounting Education,

The Accounting Educators’ Journal, Journal of the Academy of Business Education, The Journal of

Accounting Case Research, Journal of Forensic Accounting, Journal of Financial Crime, Journal of

Accountancy, Strategic Finance, Management Accounting, The CPA Journal, and Internal Auditor.

She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Forensic Accounting and has served as a

member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ Higher Education Committee. She also served

on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Professor/Practitioner Case

Development Task Force, and the AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship Task Force. For several years, she

has written questions for the AICPA and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) to use on the CPA and

CIA exams, respectively. Recently, Dr. Peterson Kramer became the MSU College of Business Scott and

Barbara Heck Faculty Scholar, a distinction awarded for outstanding performance in teaching and

research. Shortly thereafter, she received the MSU Cox Excellence Award for recognition of creative

scholarship and distinctive performances in instruction.