James Long

Education

• PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2009
• MAcc, Auburn University, 2002
• BSBA, Accounting, Auburn University, 2001

Professional Activities

James Long leads the Harbert Global team, a passionate and talented group of staff and faculty who design and deliver transformative and distinctly Harbert international experiences that prepare students to succeed in an increasingly interconnected world. Prior to taking this role, he developed and led study abroad programs in the Caribbean, Europe, and South America, and served as a Fulbright Scholar at Corvinus University of Budapest.

Since entering academia in 2005, Long has taught accounting, consulting, financial wellness, and international business courses at Auburn, Corvinus, and Virginia Tech. His teaching has been recognized with numerous honors, including Auburn University’s Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, as well as the Harbert College’s Lowder and McCartney teaching awards.

Long’s behavioral research examines judgment, decision-making, and task performance in accounting, with particular emphasis on how task timing interacts with other factors to influence professional judgments and behavior. This work has appeared in leading academic journals, including Accounting, Organizations & Society, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Behavioral Research in Accounting, and Journal of Management Accounting Research. He has also published extensively in the accounting education literature, earning numerous national awards and recognition as one of the top accounting education scholars worldwide.

Before returning to Auburn, Long worked for Gifford, Hillegass & Ingwersen, LLP, and National Vision, Inc., both in Atlanta, Georgia.