Faculty Profile for Dr. Billy Eugene Brewster

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Dr. Billy Eugene Brewster
Associate Professor — Department of Accounting
MCOY 431
phone: (512) 245-2566

Biography Section

Biography and Education

PhD in Accountancy - University of Illinois
Master of Science in Accounting - University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor of Accounting - University of Texas at Arlington

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Brewster, B. E., Johanns, A., Peecher, M. E., & Solomon, I. (2021). Do Stronger Wise-Thinking Dispositions Facilitate Auditors’ Objective Evaluation of Evidence When Assessing and Addressing Fraud Risk? Contemporary Accounting Research, 38(3), 1679–1711. https://doi.org/10.1111/1911-3846.12684
  • Brewster, B. E., Grenier, J. H., Herda, D. N., & Marshall, M. E. (2021). Big 4 Firms as Legal Service Providers: Implications for Audit Practice and Future Research Directions. Accounting Horizons, 35(3), 93–112. https://doi.org/10.2308/HORIZONS-19-194
  • Brewster, B. E. (2016). The Effect of Client Persuasion on Auditor Memory Resistance and False Memory Acceptance. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 35(3), 33–50. https://doi.org/10.2308/ajpt-51461
  • Reffett, A., Brewster, B. E., & Ballou, B. (2012). Comparing Auditor versus Non-Auditor Assessments of Auditor Liability: An Experimental Investigation of Experts’ versus Lay Evaluators Judgments. Auditing:  A Journal of Practice & Theory, 31(3), 125–148. https://doi.org/10.2308/ajpt-10291
  • Brewster, B. E. (2011). How A Systems Perspective Improves Knowledge Acquisition and Performance in Analytical Procedures. The Accounting Review, 86(3), 915–944. https://doi.org/10.2308/accr.00000040