Biography
Dr. Jay C. Thibodeau is the Director of the Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting at the University of Central Florida. In that role, Dr. Thibodeau is responsible for the strategic vision and leadership of the Dixon School, which currently is focused on the integration of generative AI across all courses offered by the Dixon School. Dr. Thibodeau also serves on the Board of Directors at the American Accounting Association, and prior to his role at University of Central Florida, Dr. Thibodeau served as Director of the Ph.D. Program at Bentley University and as President of the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association.
Dr. Thibodeau is a co-author of two books, Auditing and Assurance Services (in its 10th edition) and Auditing and Accounting Cases: Investigating Issues of Fraud and Professional Ethics (in its 4th edition). In addition, Dr. Thibodeau has written over 70 articles and book chapters for academics and practitioners and has published in journals such as Nature: Scientific Reports, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Information Systems, and Issues in Accounting Education.
Dr. Thibodeau has received national recognition for his work eleven times. First, for his thesis, winning the 1996 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award presented by the ABO section of the AAA. Six 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 and the 2025 AAA-AICPA-Bea Sanders EDGE in Teaching Award. Once, for outstanding service, receiving a Special Service Award from the Auditing Section. 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.
Dr. Thibodeau has also conducted executive education programs for numerous leading firms including Fidelity Investments, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Stryker, and Bluecoat Technologies.