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Shaw, Joanna

FACULTY

Biography

I joined CMU in the Fall of 2022 after receiving my Ph.D. in Accounting from Michigan State University. Prior to entering academia, I spent 15 years working in both public and private accounting. During my public accounting career, I specialized in the area of Family Wealth taxation, where I worked with high-net worth individuals and closely held businesses, focusing on gift and estate tax planning. I then transitioned to private industry, where I took on the role of Chief Financial Officer for a regional telecommunications company. My years of experience inform both my teaching and research. I have a passion for teaching students and helping them to understand complexities of taxation. 

More about Joanna Shaw

  • Born, N., Hamilton, R., Menzer, T., Shaw, J., Stansfield, J. (2026). A Review for Practitioners of Select 2025 Academic Tax Research. In Bonner, P. (Ed.), The Tax Advisor, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (August 2026), 74-78.
  • Kintzele, P. L., Shaw, J. (2026). Withholding for Name, Image, and Likeness Payments to College Athletes. Tax Notes Federal 190, 313-316.
  • Bauer, T. D., Deore, A., Presslee, A., Shaw, J. (2025). Reward Taxation, Reward Type, and Employee Effort. In Kadous, K. (Ed.), The Accounting Review, 100(5), 55-80.
  • Adams, M. Greenstein, B., Hogan, B., Shaw, J., Stansfield, J. (2024). Academic Research Sheds Light on Important Tax Matters. The Tax Advisor, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, (August 2024), 42-46.

Dissertation

  • Shaw, J. M., (2022).  The Effect of Sales Taxes on Location Decisions and Capital Market Outcomes: Evidence from Wayfair. 

Presentations 

  • 2026 AAA Annual Meeting, Discussion of: "Extreme Cash Effective Rates: Why do Firms have Cash Effective Tax Rates Substantially Above the U.S. Statutory Rate and Their GAAP Effective Tax Rate". 

Research Presentations

  • 2024 AAA Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. (co-author presenter)
  • 2023 Emory University, Workshop presentation, Atlanta, Georgia (co-author presenter)
  • 2023 Ivey Business School, Workshop presentation, London, Ontario, CA (co-author presenter)

Academic Service 

  • 2026 Discussant, AAA Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 2026 Reviewer, AAA Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 2025 Discussant AAA Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
  • 2025 Reviewer, AAA Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
  • 2025 Reviewer, AAA Tax Section Midyear Meeting, Dallas, Texas
  • 2023 Discussant, AAA Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado

Conference Participation

  • 2026 AAA Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 2025 AAA Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
  • 2023 AAA Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado
  • 2023 PwC 2023 Accounting and Tax Symposium, Denver, CO
  • 2023 AAA New Faculty Consortium, Washington, D.C.

University Committees

  • March 2026-Present: University SEM Committee - Undergraduate Degree Program Marketing
  • January 2025-Present: Philip L. Kintzele School of Accounting Assurance of Learning Task Force
  • August 2024-Present: College of Business and Administration Wellness and Belonging Committee
  • August 2023-Present: Philip L. Kintzele School of Accounting External Relations Committee
  • August 2022-Present: Philip L. Kintzele School of Accounting Scholarship Committee

Professional Committees

  • June 2025-May 2026: American Tax Association Engagement, Access and Community Committee
  • June 2025-May 2026: American Tax Association Annual Meeting Committee
  • June 2025-May 2026: American Tax Association External Advisory Committee
  • June 2024-May 2025: American Tax Association ATA/Deloitte Teaching Innovations Committee
  • June 2024-May 2025: American Tax Association Annual Meeting Committee
  • June 2024-May 2025: American Tax Association Teaching and Curriculum Committee
  • June 2023-May 2024: American Tax Association External Advisory Committee
  • Ph.D., Accounting - Michigan State University (2022)
  • B.A., Accounting with Honors - Michigan State University (2000)
My research interests include state and local tax matters, compensation taxation, and the intersection of audit and tax advisory services.
  • American Accounting Association, AAA (2015 - Present)
  • AAA Tax Section (2015 - Present) 
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, AICPA (2022 - 2024) 

Certified Public Accountant (2002) 

Courses Taught

Central Michigan University
Undergraduate:
Federal Income Tax I (ACC 311)
Federal Income Tax II (ACC 511)

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