Biography

Dr. Jay C. Thibodeau is a former auditor and a CPA. He received his BS degree from the University of Connecticut in 1987 and his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in 1996. Dr. Thibodeau has conducted executive education programs for numerous leading firms including Fidelity Investments, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Stryker, and Bluecoat Technologies.

He is a coauthor of two books, Auditing and Assurance Services (in its 9th edition) and Auditing and Accounting Cases: Investigating Issues of Fraud and Professional Ethics (in its 4th edition). In addition, he has written over 70 articles and book chapters for academics and practitioners and has published in journals such as Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Information Systems, Accounting Horizons, and Issues in Accounting Education.

Dr. Thibodeau is a member of the Board of Directors at the American Accounting Association. Previously he served as president of the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association for the 2014/2015 academic year. He has also received national recognition for his work ten times. First, for his thesis, winning the 1996 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award presented by the ABO section of the AAA. Five other times, for curriculum innovation, winning the 2001 Joint AICPA/AAA Collaboration Award, the 2003 Innovation in Assurance Education Award, the 2016 Forensic Accounting Teaching Innovation Award, the 2019 Innovation in Assurance Education Award and the 2023 Innovation in Assurance Education Award. Once, for outstanding service, receiving a Special Service Award from the Auditing Section for his work in helping to create the Center for Audit Quality’s Access to Auditors program. And finally, three other times for research excellence, winning the 2020 Glen McLaughlin Prize for Research in Accounting and Ethics given by the University of Oklahoma, 2023 Best Paper Award for Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory and the 2024 Best Paper Award for the Journal of Information Systems.