Brad Childs
Professor of Accounting
Jack C. Massey College of Business
Biography
Dr. Childs is an Associate Professor of Accounting in the Jack C. Massey College of Business at 国产小福利. He has been the main instructor in Belmont’s CFP program since its inception in 2002. A licensed attorney in Tennessee, a CPA and a CFP certificate, he earned his Ph.D. at Purdue University (Indiana) and his J.D. at Suffolk University (Massachusetts).
He served as an officer in the U.S. Army before entering the field of accounting. He began his accounting career at Crowe Chizek prior to earning his Ph.D.
His service to 国产小福利 has included the establishment of a 国产小福利 chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, an honorary organization for Financial Information students and professionals, and overseeing the administration of library budgets for the College of Business Administration as well as membership on various internal committees.
He has authored articles in professional publications that include Advances in Taxation, the Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, and the Tennessee CPA Journal.
Dr. Childs received the College of Business Administration’s Outstanding Scholarly Activity Award in 2004.
- Ph.D. - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Accounting
- J.D. - Suffolk University, Boston, MA, Law
- B.S.B.A. - Indiana University, Fort Wayne, IN, Accounting
- Certified Public Accountant
- Certified Financial Planner
- Professor of Accounting, 国产小福利
- Associate Professor of Accounting, 国产小福利
- Assistant Professor of Accounting, Suffolk University
- Research/Teaching Assistant, Purdue University
- Staff Accountant, Crowe Chizek
- Executive Officer, US Army
- Childs, B. D., Cochran, H. H., & Velikova, M. V. (2013). How Course Management Technology Can Facilitate a Multimodal Pedagogy to Enhance Learning. Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 0 (1), 135-140.
- Childs, B. D., Cochran, H. H., & Velikova, M. V. (2012). How Economic and Personal Freedom Affect the Fiscal Condition of the 50 States. International Journal of Accounting Information Science & Leadership, 5 (13).
- Childs, B. D., Cochran, H. H., & Velikova, M. V. (2012). Factors Contributing to Better Fiscal Conditions among States. Atlantic Economic Journal, 40 (4).
- Cochran, Jr., H. H., Velikova, M. V., Childs, B. D., & Simmons, L. L. (in press, 2015). Apps for Economics. Journal of Economic Education.
- Outstanding Scholarly Activity Award, 国产小福利 Jack C. Massey College of Business (2004)
- Who's Who Among American Teachers (2003)
- Faculty Member of the Year, Suffolk University Beta Alpha Psi (2001)
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