Barbara Grein, Ph.D. (expected 2002) Instructor in Accounting  Interest: Financial Accounting

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BARBARA GREIN
Lecturer

Barbara is currently a Lecturer in Accounting at the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School.  She has taught courses in financial accounting.  Her current research interests are asset impairments, stock option repricing, stock option accounting, financial disclosures around stock offerings, and external financial reporting.  Prior to entering academe, Barbara was an audit manager in KPMG Peat Marwick’s Boston office.

She received a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Bucknell University in 1989, a Master’s degree in Accounting from Northeastern University in 1991 and will receive a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in December 2002.
 

Dissertation:
"The Effect of SFAS 121 on Discretion in Asset Impairments"

Working Papers:
"The Stock Price Impact of Repricing Employee Stock Options," with John Hand (UNC Chapel Hill) and Kenneth Klassen (University of Waterloo).

"Write-downs as a Signaling Mechanism," with Savita Sahay (Baruch College at CUNY).