• My professional career began with summer internships at a local accounting firm while I was in college.  During my M.B.A. program at the University of Texas at Austin, I interned at a large public accounting firm in their Information Systems Risk Management group.  After graduation, I worked for another large public accounting firm in their Financial Systems consulting group.  Four years later, I went back for my Ph.D. in accounting at the University of Texas at Austin to realize my true calling as a university professor.  I enjoy teaching cutting-edge Accounting Data Analytics and Accounting Information Systems courses in new and exciting ways to prepare students for the future of accounting.

    • Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
    • M.B.A., The University of Texas at Austin
    • B.B.A., The College of William and Mary

    Publications

    • Dow, Kevin E. and Marcia Weidenmier Watson (2026).  “The “X” and Management Accounting Framework” forthcoming Advances in Management Accounting (39).
    • Tanyi, Paul, Barri Litt, and Marcia Weidenmier Watson (2023), “Cybersecurity Breach at a Big Four Accounting Firm: Effects on Auditor Reputation”, Journal of Information Systems 37(Summer/2): 77-100
    • Richardson, Vernon J. and Marcia Weidenmier Watson (2021), “Act of Be Acted Upon:  Revolutionizing Accounting Curriculums with Data Analytics,” Accounting Horizons 35(June): 129-144.  Winner of 2022 American Accounting Association Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award and 2026 Notable Contribution to the Accounting Information Systems Literature Award.
    • Masli, Adi, Vernon J. Richardson, Marcia Weidenmier Watson, and Robert Zmud (2016), “Senior Executives’ IT Management Responsibilities: Serious IT-Related Deficiencies and CEO/CFO Turnover,” MIS Quarterly 40(3):  687-708.
    • Li, Chan, Gary Peters, Vernon J. Richardson, and Marcia Weidenmier Watson (2012), “The Consequences of Information Technology Control Weaknesses on Management Information Systems: The Case of Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Control Reports,” MIS Quarterly 36(1): 179-204.

    In the News

    London School of Economics Business Review Blog (invited).  Richardson, Vernon J., Rodney Smith, and Marcia Weidenmier Watson (2019).  Data breaches hurt the economy but not so much the average company.  Available on-line on 11/8/2019 at:  https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2019/10/24/data-breaches-hurt-the-economy-but-not-so-much-the-average-company/

     

    • Internal Controls and Material Weaknesses
    • Business Processes
    • Data Analytics and Big Data
    • Accounting Education

    • Accounting Information Systems
    • Accounting Data Analytics I
    • Accounting Data Analytics II

    • 2026 Notable Contribution to the Accounting Information Systems Literature Award 
    • 2022 American Accounting Association Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award 
    • 2019 American Accounting Association Accounting Information Systems Section Distinguished Service Award
    • 2008 American Accounting Association Information Systems Section Outstanding Service Award

    • American Accounting Association Accounting Information Systems Section Newsletter Editor (2005–2021)
    • Guest Co-Editor, Journal of Accounting Education, Big Data Issue (2015-2016)
    • Associate Editor, AIS Educator Journal (2007-2010, 2015-2018)
    • Editorial Review Boards: Accounting Horizons (2015–2021); AIS Educator Journal (2006-2007, 2010–2018); Issues in Accounting Education (2022-preset); Journal of Accounting Education (2014-present)