Renee Weiss

Telephone #: 718-997-5083
Email: renee.weiss2@qc.cuny.edu
Office: Powdermaker 215H

Renee Weiss, Associate Professor of Accounting, began teaching accounting and financial statement analysis in 2005, after a 20-year career in private industry. She is an alumna of the City University of New York, having earned her bachelor’s degree at Queens College and doctorate at Baruch College. Her research interests include corporate governance, earnings quality, and corporate disclosure practices. She has published a book on audit committee characteristics associated with effective monitoring, and has co-authored several academic articles. She has received recognition from the New York State Society of CPAs for academic achievement and from CUNY as part of its “Salute to Scholars” program.

Education
PhD, Accountancy, October 2005, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
MS, Accounting, 1999, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University
BA, 1979, Queens College, City University of New York

Published Work

Weiss, R., and Shon, J. 2015. Voluntary Fair Value Disclosures by Bank Holding Companies: The Role of SEC Dear CFO Letters. Accounting and Taxation 7 (1): 21-37.

Henry, T.F., Murtuza, A., and Weiss, R.E. 2015. Accounting as an Instrument of Social Justice. Open Journal of Social Sciences 3: 66-81. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jss2015.31009.

Weiss, R., and Kalbers, L. 2013. Determinants of Auditor Changes for Non-accelerated Filers. Research in Accounting Regulation 25: 13-29.

Weiss, R.E., Henry, T.F., and J.J. Shon, 2011. “Does executive compensation incentivize managers to create effective internal control systems?” Research in Accounting Regulation, 23:1, 46-59.

Henry, T.F., Abdallah, W., Murtuza, A., and R.E. Weiss, 2009. “GREAT GALWAY GOSLINGS: Organizational Context of Accounting” Accounting Perspectives, 8:3, 235-253.

Weiss, R.E. and J.J. Shon, 2009. “SOX 404 Effective Internal Control Systems and Executive Compensation,” Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 10:2, 79-90.

Shon, J.J. and R.E. Weiss, 2009. “Voluntary Disclosure Behavior during Exogenous Crisis Events,” Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 9:4, 9-16.

Weiss, Renee. 2009. Audit Committee Characteristics and Monitoring Effectiveness. Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, 2009.

Weiss, R. E., 2002. “Properties Associated with Audit Committee Monitoring Effectiveness prior to Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,” Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals, Published report, website:                                   http://www.governanceprofessionals.org/

Works in Process

Weiss, R., and Shon, J. 2016. Information Asymmetry and Voluntary SFAS 157 Fair Value Disclosures by Bank Holding Companies during the 2007 Financial Crisis. Accounting Perspectives. forthcoming.

Weiss, R., and Kalbers, L. 2016. The Influence of Auditor Quality and Regulatory Changes on Investor-Perceived Earnings Quality for Smaller Reporting Companies.

Weiss, R., and Kalbers, L. 2015. The Impact of Downward Auditor Switches on Information Risk for Non-accelerated filers.

Proceedings

Murtuza, A., Henry, T.F. and R.E. Weiss “Integrating GAAP, the Common Good and Taqwa in Accounting Curricula; An Interfaith Approach” The John A. Ryan Institute
for Catholic Social Thought, website: http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/cst/conferences/becu/conferencepapers.html, 2008

Conference Presentations

American Accounting Association-Western Region (2015), International Center for Banking and Corporate Governance Conference-Link Campus University, Rome (2013), International Conference for Critical Accounting-Baruch College (2013), International Symposium on Catholic Social Thought and Management Education-University of Notre Dame (2008), University of St. Thomas (2008), Loyola Marymount University (2007), University of Southern Maine (2007), Butler University (2007), Corporate Governance Seminar- California State University, Fullerton (2007), American Accounting Association-Mid-Atlantic Region (2007), Seton Hall University (2006)​.