Education

Ph.D., J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, 1995 B.S. Accounting and Information Systems, magna cum laude, Bowling Green State University, Ohio.

Professional Certifications

Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, May 1974.

Employment History

Assistant Professor UW-Whitewater 2005-present
Assistant Professor Northern Kentucky University 2001-2005
Assistant Professor Michigan State University 1994-2000
Teaching Assistant Northwestern University 1989-1990, 1993-1994
Accounting Manager Montgomery Ward & Co 1983-1987
Supervisor Touche Ross & Co 1974-1982

Teaching Format

Face-to-face
Online MBA

Teaching Experience

UW-Whitewater
ACCOUNT 244 Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCOUNT 341/541 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCOUNT 701 Accounting Foundations
ACCOUNT 725 Profit Planning and Control - In Classroom/Web Based

Northern Kentucky University
Principles of Accounting I - Financial
Principles of Accounting II - Managerial
Accounting Laboratory
Auditing
Advanced Auditing

Michigan State University
Intermediate Financial Accounting
Auditing

Northwestern University
Financial Accounting

Research

Publications

• Czaja, Rita. 2005. "Should Sarbanes-Oxley Reforms Extend to Non-public Companies", The CPA Journal, Special Auditing Issue "Innovations in Auditing," November.
• Czaja, Sally and Rita Czaja. 1991. "The AWSCPA-ASWA Relationship: Affection, Dependence and Autonomy," The Woman CPA, October.

Papers in Process

• Czaja, Rita. "Teaching Accounting for Bad Debts: Getting Write-offs Right." Being revised for resubmission to The Accounting Educators' Journal.

Invited Conference Presentations

• Czaja, Rita and Scottie Barty. "Assessment of Learning: Test Design and Administration Factors That Affect Student Performance." AAA Annual Meeting, Continuing Professional Education session: Best Practices in Assessment of Accounting Programs." August 2004.

Referreed Conference Presentations

• Cummings, Richard and Rita Czaja. "The Effect of Peer Case Feedback on a Second Case Presentation." SIE/ISBE International Conference, August 2008.
• Czaja, Rita. "Teaching Accounting for Bad Debts: Getting Write-offs Right." AAA Midwest Region Meeting. March 2008.
• Czaja, Rita and Scottie Barty. "Assessment of Learning: Test Design and Administration Factors That Affect Student Performance."AAA Southeast Region Meeting, April 2004, and AAA Mid-Atlantic Region Meeting, April 2004.

Completed Working Papers

• Czaja, Rita. "Increasing the Power of Accounting Policy-Choice Models," 2002.
• Czaja, Rita and Sally Czaja. "CPAs" Commitment to The Profession, Firms, and Clients," July 2003.

Service

Professional Service:

• Chicago Chapter, American Society of Women Accountants
  • Chair of Scholarship Fund Trustees, 1986-1987
  • President, 1982-1984
  • Officer, Director or Trustee, 1976-1992

Service on College Committees:

• Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2005-present

Awards & Honors:

• Lamplighter "Spark"Honoree, Northern Kentucky University, 2005.
• "Best Manuscript Award", Teaching and Curriculum Section, AAA Southeast Region Meeting, April, 2004.
• College of Business Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, 2003.
• Northwestern Graduate School Scholarship, 1988-1991.
• J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management Fellowship, 1988-1991.
• Big Ten Accounting Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 1989.
• KPMG Peat Marwick Foundation Fellowship, 1989.
• National Merit Scholarship, 1970-1974.