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Margaret B. Shackell-Dowell
Lecturer, Assistant Director Business Simulation Lab: Johnson School
Office Address:
437 Sage Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Home Address:
21 Placid Terrace
Ithaca, NY 14850
E-mail: shackell@cornell.edu
Office: 607-255-6054
Mobile: 607-229-2530
Home: 607-319-4654
HIGHER EDUCATION
Graduate:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. September 1994-October
1999 Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting).
Dissertation, “The Link Between Motivation and Reward Systems
and Decision-making Information: A Study of LTL Terminal
Managers”
Professional:
Undergraduate:
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada. September 1989August 1990. Master of Accounting: Thesis, Performance
Evaluation of Canadian Mutual Funds; Accounting Alumni
Honour Roll
Chartered Accountant
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada. B.A. December,
1989 Major: Accounting. Dean’s Honour List
PREVIOUS POSITIONS, ACADEMIC, ADMINISTRATIVE, PROFESSIONAL, OTHER
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Lecturer, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of
Management at Cornell University. July 2007 – Present. Teaching: Managerial
Cost Accounting; Intro Financial Accounting; Advanced Financial Statement
Analysis, Associate Instructor: MBA Core Marketing & CQEMBA Managerial
Accounting Administrative: Assistant Director of the Business Simulation Lab;
Qualtrics point person.
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Hotel
Administration. January 2008 – December 2008. Teaching: Intro Financial
Accounting; Spring 2010. Teaching: Control in Hospitality Operations. Summer
2011-2014. Teaching: Intro Managerial Accounting to Master’s students.
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. Assistant Professor, School of Business. Spring 2010.
Teaching: Introductory Managerial Accounting; Graduate Capstone Accounting
Course.
Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY. Visiting Assistant Professor, School of
Management. Fall 2009, 2010. Teaching: Accounting Information Systems.
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Visiting Assistant Professor, Applied Economics and
Management. Summer 2008-2011, Spring 2009, 2011, 2012, Online Winter
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Summer 2013, 2014, 2015. Teaching: Managerial
Accounting
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Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. Short term replacement due to health. March 2008.
Teaching: Intermediate Accounting.
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN. Assistant Professor. January 2000-June
2007. Teaching Cost Accounting, undergraduate level.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Adjunct Research Investigator. September
1999-December 1999. Researcher with the University of Michigan Trucking
Industry Program.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Graduate Research Assistant. September
1994-August 1999. Assisted professors with research and developed working
papers.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Graduate Student Instructor. Fall 1995-Fall
1998. I taught algebra and calculus to incoming MBA’s in the Quantitative
Skills Workshop.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada. Case Discussion
Seminar Leader. June 1992-June 1998, June 2002. I led cases covering
material important for the accounting professional exams.
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada. Adjunct Lecturer. July 1993 – August
1994. I taught advanced managerial accounting and introduction to
management.
BDO Dunwoody, Toronto, ON, Canada. National Professional Development Coordinator. April 1991-June 1993. I was in charge of training and education. I
designed courses, created videos and supported software.
DISTINCTIONS, HONORS, AWARDS
Dincolo Teaching Award
William A. Paton Scholarship
American Accounting Association Fellowship
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
Doctoral Support Recipient
2003
1994-1998
1994
1994-1997
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Accounting Association
Chartered Professional Accountants Ontario
Beta Gamma Sigma
CLASSROOM PUBLICATIONS
Digital Co-Author on Garrison, Noreen, Brewer “Managerial Accounting” franchise. In
charge of online content and pedagogy.
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
"The Implications of Long-Term Performance Plans and Institutional Ownership for
Firms' Research and Development Investments", with Li Li Eng (2000). Journal
of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, Spring 2001; Vol. 16, Iss. 2; pg. 117
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“Accountants’ Usage of Causal Business Models in the Presence of Benchmark Data: A
Note”, with Sandra Vera-Muñoz and Marc Buehner Contemporary Accounting
Research (Fall 2007); Vol 24, Iss. 2; pg. 1015-1038.
“The juxtaposition of social surveillance controls with traditional organizational design
components.” With Sally Widener and Elizabeth Demers. Contemporary Accounting
Research Vol. 25, No. 2 (Summer 2008): 605-638.
Dowell, G.W.S., M.B. Shackell, and N.V. Stuart. 2011. Boards, CEOs and Surviving a
Financial Crisis: Evidence from the Internet Shakeout. Strategic Management
Journal 32: 1025-1045.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
"Sticks and Carrots: The Effect of Contract Frame on Effort in Incomplete Contracts”
with Margaret H. Christ, Karen L. Sedatole, and Kristy L. Towry (2014). FameJagazine, Issue 2 (CF).www.FAMe-jagazine.com. (Invited publication).
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS – COMPETITIVELY SELECTED
Paper presentation and discussant, American
Accounting Association Annual Meeting
Paper presentation and discussant, American
Accounting Association Annual Meeting
Paper presentation, Global Management Accounting
Research Symposium
Paper presentation, Management
Accounting Research Conference
Paper presentation and Forum paper, American
Accounting Association Annual Meeting
Paper presentation, Global Management Accounting
Research Symposium
Paper presentation and discussant, Global Management
Accounting Research Symposium
Paper presentation and poster session, Canadian Academic
Accounting Association Annual Meeting
Paper presentation and Forum paper, American
Accounting Association Annual Meeting
Invited participant, BMAS Conference, University of Texas
Paper presentation, Management Accounting Research
Conference
Journal of Accounting and Economics Conference Participant
Paper presentation, American Accounting Association
Paper presentation, Canadian Academic Accounting Association
Session Chair, Canadian Academic Accounting Association
Big Ten Doctoral Consortium Fellow
2009
2006
2006
2006
2005
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2004
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2002
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1997
1995, 1997
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RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS – Invited
The University of Arizona
Queen’s University
The University of Toronto
The Ohio State University
Harvard University
The University of Waterloo
Wilfrid Laurier University
Emory University
The University of Notre Dame
Wilfrid Laurier University
GRANTS AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS
Principal on grant from CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management
Accountants) (with E. A. Demers and S.K. Widener)
For research on "Performance Measurement Systems
in B2C Internet Firms”
September
November
October
February
March
March
March
February
February
October
2005
2004
2004
2004
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1996
2001
WORKING PAPERS
Bently Consulting Co. Case with Karen L. Sedatole and Alex Woods. [2014]
“Do You Want Linkages with That?” Working paper submitted to Strategic Finance
with Anne M. Farrell, Kate Fauble, and Lauren Jutte [2015]
“Can Performance Based Pay Change How Information is Processed in our Brains?”
Working paper draft with Anne M. Farrell, Joshua O. Goh, Ryan Khale, and
Brian White [2015]
OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Sat in on Harvard Core Classes, “Financial Reporting and Control [Core]” to improve
teaching and case portfolio. Fall 2014.
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SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Professional
Membership Chair –AAA Management Accounting
Section
2015-Present
Secretary Treasurer –AAA Management Accounting
Section
2013-2015
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Strategic Management Journal
2007
Reviewer – Canadian Academic Accounting
Association Conference
2007
Reviewer – Accounting Behavior & Organizations Section
Conference
2005-Present
Moderator – Review of Accounting Studies
Conference
2004
Discussant – American Accounting Association
Annual Meeting
2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Reviewer – Management Accounting Section
Conference
2002-Present
Reviewer – Management Accounting Section
Annual Meeting
2002-Present
Discussant – Management Accounting Section
Conference
2004, 2006, 2008,2010, 2012
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Behavioral Research
in Accounting
2005-Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Contemporary
Accounting Research
2003-Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Management
Accounting Research
2002-Present
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Accounting Horizons
1999-2001
University
College
Team Faculty Advisor, Women’s Basketball
Academic Honors Program Mentor
Building Bridges Mentor Program
Academic Liaison, Athletic Department
Recruiting
Academic Advisor – Black Graduate
Business Association
Notre Dame Accounting Research Workshop
Series Committee
Notre Dame Accounting Department
Curriculum Committee
2009-Present
2005-2007
2002-2003
2000-2002
2012 - Present
2001-2007
2000-2001
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Community
President LTAPA (Lansing Theatre and
Performing Arts Booster Club)
Co-President LTAPA (Lansing Theatre and
Performing Arts Booster Club)
Parent Member, APPR Committee, Lansing
Central School District
Board Member, Community Development
Corporation (CDC), Lansing
Board of Trustees, Hangar Theatre
Vice President, Board of Trustees, Hangar Theatre
President, Board of Trustees, Hangar Theatre
First Presbyterian Church, Ithaca
Children’s Choir Assistant
Sunday School Teacher
Lead Youth Fundraiser, Capital Campaign
Lansing PTSO, Membership, HS Vice President
University of Michigan Club of
Michiana, Board of Directors
WNIT, Public Television Pledge Drive
Telephone Volunteer
Sponsor for Troubled Youth, Family
and Children's Center, Mishawaka, IN
Confirmation Class Leader & Sunday
School Teacher, First Presbyterian
Church Mishawaka
2012-Present
2012-2014
2011-2014
2010-Present
2008-Present
2013-2014
2015-Present
2008-Present
2013-2015
2007-Present
2000-2007
2000-2001
2000-2003
2001-2007
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