Leah Baer

Foster Fellow for Accounting Excellence

Assistant Professor

Location

CBB 354

Phone
319-273-7990

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Leah Baer

Foster Fellow for Accounting Excellence

Assistant Professor

 
Education

Ph.D. in Business Administration with Accounting emphasis, University of Colorado Boulder; Master of Science in Accountancy, Illinois State University; Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Illinois State University; Associate of Arts and Sciences, Illinois Central College

Teaching Interests

Accounting Information Systems and Analytics

Research Interests

Corporate Governance; Financial Reporting and Misbehavior; Director and Executive Incentives, Behavior, and Turnover

Professional Accomplishments

Prior to joining the UNI Faculty in August 2025, Leah worked at the University of Missouri for seven years. During her time at Mizzou, she received the School of Accountancy Advisory Board Teaching Excellence Award while teaching Accounting Information Systems. She also taught various accounting courses at the University of Colorado Boulder while working during her PhD program.

Leah has published papers in The Accounting Review and Journal of Management Accounting Research. She actively participates at conferences by presenting and discussing papers.

Leah is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Colorado. She is active in the American Accounting Association.