Hamilton Elkins Texas Tech University School of Accounting Rawls College of Business P.O. Box 42101 Lubbock, TX 79409-2101 hamilton.elkins@ttu.edu Mailing Address: 5809 3rd St. Apt. 311 Lubbock, TX 79416 508-989-8086 Current Position PhD Candidate / Part-time Instructor Education PhD MSM BS AA Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; Accounting anticipated May 2016 Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA; Accounting 2010 Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA; Accounting & Finance 2010 Cape Cod Community College, Barnstable, MA; Liberal Arts 2008 Teaching Experience Part-Time Instructor, Texas Tech University Financial Accounting (undergraduate) Fall 2012 Evaluation Teaching Effectiveness 4.45 out of 5 Financial Accounting (undergraduate) Fall 2013 Evaluation Teaching Effectiveness 4.23 out of 5 Managerial Accounting (undergraduate) Spring 2014 Evaluation Teaching Effectiveness 4.40 our of 5 Visiting Lecturer, Bridgewater State University Fundamentals of Financial Reporting (undergraduate) Fall 2010-Fall 2011 Average Evaluations 7 sections Teaching Effectiveness 4.65 out of 5 Managerial Accounting (undergraduate) Spring 2011 Evaluation Teaching Effectiveness 4.45 out of 5 Managerial Finance Spring 2012 Average Evaluation 2 sections Teaching Effectiveness 4.35 out of 5 Options and Futures Spring 2012 Evaluation Teaching Effectiveness 4.40 out of 5 Professional Experience Research and Teaching Assistant, Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 2012-present Visiting Lecturer, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA, 2010-2012 Consulting Accountant, Massachusetts Council on Economic Education, Bridgewater, MA, 2010-2012 Bookkeeper/Office Manger, TW Nickerson Inc., Chatham, MA, 2005-2007 Landscape Manager, Pine Tree Nursery and Landscape, Chatham, MA, 2004-2005 Construction Superintendent, Wadsworth Golf Construction, Plainfield, IL, 2002-2004 Awards and Honors AAA-Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2015 Texas Tech Outstanding Contributions to Teaching as a Doctoral Student in Accounting 2015 Research Interests Top management team/entire firm compensation and fundamental performance, compensation structure and managerial decision-making, corporate governance, corporate social activities and the financial and societal impact of these activities Publications Xiao, Z., He, R., Lin, Z., and Elkins, H. (2013). CEO compensation in China: Accounting performance, corporate governance, and the gender gap. Nankai Business Review International, 4(4), 309-328. Working Papers “The Interrelations Between Firm Compensation System Structure, Equitable Pay, and Firm Performance” (Dissertation) “Can Charitable Giving Provide Real Returns?” (with Shannon Rinaldo and Andrea Romi) “Determinants, Causes, Consequences, and Optimal Level of Promotional Pay Ladder” (Dissertation) Work in Progress “Sales Growth as a Bonus Trigger for CEOs in Manufacturing Industry” (with Lawrence Abbott and Denton Collins) – Data Analysis Stage “The Effects of Payoff Time Horizon on Manager Risk Tolerance” –Experimental Design Stage “Manager Efficiency and Firm Equitable Pay Structure” – Data Gathering Stage “Determining Organizational Structure through Accounting Disclosures” – Data Gathering Stage Presentations The 5th CSEAR North America Conference, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada, July 2 and 3 2014. “Can Charitable Giving Provide Real Returns?”