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        Kerry Inger

        Harbert College Advisory Council Professor Accountancy

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        Education

        • PhD, Philosophy, Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2012
        • MA, Accountancy—Tax, University of Florida, 2003
        • BS, Accounting, University of Florida, 2003

        Professional Activities

        Dr. Inger has received numerous teaching accolades, including Auburn University's prestigious Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, and the Harbert College's Lowder and McCartney teaching awards. She has taught accounting and tax classes at Auburn University and the University of Regensburg in Germany.

        Dr. Inger's research focuses on the intersection of financial accounting and corporate taxation, as well as sustainability issues related to accounting. Her work has been published at journals including The Accounting Review,The Journal of the American Taxation Association, The Journal of Management Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Issues in Accounting Education and Tax Notes. Her work has been cited by the popular press including the Wall Street JournalCFO MagazineBloomberg, and Politico

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