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Cindy Vance, PhD
Title	Accounting Department Head & Associate Professor of Accounting
Email	cvance@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Phone	304-876-5249
Office	WH 233 C
Doctor of Philosophy Business Administration, with a concentration in Advanced Accounting – Northcentral University, 2017 Master of Business Administration – Shenandoah University, 1995 Bachelor of Science (Accounting and Economics) – 黑料吃瓜网University, 1988 Dr. Vance is the Accounting Head and full-time Associate Accounting Professor at 黑料吃瓜网University and a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Virginia. She teaches accounting courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.聽She has over 25 years experience in the accounting field in external audit, internal audit, and financial accounting, and managerial accounting. She has held controller positions in both the higher education and health-care industry. She received a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Accounting and Economics from 黑料吃瓜网University in 1988, a Master of Business Administration degree from Shenandoah University in 1995, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a specialization in Advanced Accounting from Northcentral University in 2017. She is a summa cum laude graduate from the attended institutions, and a recipient of the McMurran Scholar award from 黑料吃瓜网University. Her research area is financial statement fraud.聽Her Ph.D. dissertation was titled, 鈥淭he Effects of the Presence of Fraud and Auditor Certification Considering Professional Skepticism on Fraud Risk Assessment Performance鈥�, which examined the effect of the presence of fraud and auditor attributes on fraud risk assessments. Dr. Vance serves on the following committees at 黑料吃瓜网University: Promotion & Tenure for the College of Business, Scholarship & Awards, and Faculty Senate. She is also the advisor of the 黑料吃瓜网University Accounting Club and an alumna of Phi Gamma Nu, professional business fraternity. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA), the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Delta Mu Delta international business honor society (Northcentral University), Phi Kappa Phi international multidisciplinary honor society (黑料吃瓜网University), the 黑料吃瓜网University McMurran Scholar Advisory Board, and the 黑料吃瓜网University Alumni Association Board.
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Vahid Biglari, PhD
Title	Assistant Professor of Accounting
Email	vbiglari@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Office	WH 228
Doctor of Philosophy Accounting 鈥� University of Malaya, Malaysia, 2014 Master of Accounting 鈥� Tarbiat Modares University, Iran, 2007 Bachelor of Accounting 鈥� IKIU, Iran, 2005 Dr. Vahid Biglari holds a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Malaya, an AACSB-accredited institution ranked among the top 100 globally, and he is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in California. Prior to joining 黑料吃瓜网University, he held academic positions at the University of Newcastle Australia (Singapore campus), Henley Business School at the University of Reading Malaysia, and UCSI University. He also brings practical experience from the accounting and auditing industry. At Shepherd, Dr. Biglari teaches a range of accounting courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Advanced Cost Accounting, and Accounting Information Systems. He has actively contributed to curriculum development, integrating modern tools such as Power BI, Microsoft Dynamics, and QuickBooks into the classroom. He also serves on the Curriculum and Instruction Committee and provides academic advising to students. Dr. Biglari鈥檚 research interests lie in the intersection of technology and accounting, with a particular focus on Big Data applications in auditing, financial transparency, and human resource accounting. His work has been published in numerous international journals such as Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Business: Theory and Practice, and Journal of Economics and International Finance. He has presented his research at various international conferences and serves as a peer reviewer for academic journals. Dr. Biglari is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA, UK) and a member of the American Accounting Association. He remains actively engaged in ongoing research and professional development.

Robert Perry, MBA
Title	Accounting Instructor
Email	rperry@shepherd.edu ( Email )
Master of Business Administration 鈥� Hood College, 1996 Bachelor of Science in Accounting 鈥� Mount St. Mary鈥檚, 1989 Associate in Arts in Business Administration, 1987 Mr. Perry is a full-time accounting instructor at 黑料吃瓜网University. He has taught many accounting classes at the undergraduate and graduate level for other institutions. He has held accounting roles in public accounting and industry as Controller, Chief Financial Officer and President for a variety of companies. He is an active licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Maryland, maintains a small accounting practice and has served on the board of directors as Treasurer for several nonprofit organizations.