Wee Meng Eric Lee
Deloitte Professor
Certificate in Sustainability - College Advisor
Ph.D. (Accounting emphasis) Washington State University; M.S. (Accounting) State University of New York at Binghamton; B.Comm. (Accounting) Australian National University.
Eric teaches Cost and Managerial Accounting. He enjoys meeting with his students to discuss their learning progress, helping them achieve their career and life goals. Besides encouraging independent thinking, in his Cost Accounting class, he also incorporates applied AI and software skills’ learning to help prepare students for a new age workplace.
Since joining UNI upon completing his PhD, Eric has established an active research agenda that primarily examines disruptive technologies, sustainability, and pedagogical issues in the field of accounting. His forthcoming and published researches have appeared in leading journals including the International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Accounting Horizons, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Information Systems, Advances in Accounting, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Telematics and Informatics, Thinking Skills and Creativity, Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Accounting Education, Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, among others. Eric has been awarded various research grants/funding over the years, and has also regularly presented in international, national, and regional accounting conferences. He is currently the associate editor of Journal of Accounting Education, and sits on the editorial review board of Journal of Information Systems and Sustainability. He has served as special issue editor, as track chair, and in the organizing committee of multiple premier journals/conferences.
Eric maintains active leadership/committee involvement with various professional organizations: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Accounting Association, Institute of Management Accountants, and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
Prior to academia, Eric has professional work experience in Big-4 public as well as in corporate accounting. He is a licensed CPA, CGMA, CITP, and CFE.