Dr. Faye Trotman-Brathwaite is a graduate of Oakwood University,
Clark Atlanta University and Nova Southeastern University. At
Oakwood University, Brathwaite is Associate Professor of Accounting
in the School of Business. Brathwaite has also served as an Assistant
Professor at Athens State University and as an adjunct professor at
Columbia College and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.
Dr. Brathwaite earned the DBA with emphasis in Accounting from
Nova Southeastern University and has taught principles of accounting,
managerial accounting, intermediate accounting, cost accounting, individual tax
accounting, corporate tax accounting, auditing, fraud and advanced accounting at
Oakwood University, Athens State University, Embry Riddle University and Columbia
College. Her degree is applied to the research study of bankruptcy and ethics. Dr.
Brathwaite was nominated to the Beta Gamma Sigma in 1981, Who’s Who in South and
Southeast in 1994 and the Sigma Beta Delta national honor society in 2006. She
graduated from University of the Southern Caribbean in 1975, Oakwood University in
1979, Clark Atlanta University in 1981 and Nova Southeastern University in 2006.
Brathwaite has also earned the CPA certification from state of Maryland in 1993.
Brathwaite’s professional career in accounting began at the Davis Memorial Hospital in
Guyana, S.A., it continued at Merryl Lynch, and finally ended full-time at Prudential
before moving to Oakwood University to teach. She developed her management skills in
a variety of settings including, positions as accountant, manager, auditor, acting
chairperson and consultant of several companies, not- for profit, private and government
programs.
Dr. Brathwaite holds membership in several professional organizations. Dr. Brathwaite’s
research interests are ethics and student behavior. She sponsors two clubs: Delta mu
Delta the International Honor Society for Business Administration, the Iota Pi Chapter of
Oakwood University and National Association of Black Accountants, the Oakwood
University Chapter.
Research Interest:
Ethics and student behavior
Brathwaite's publications include:
Brathwaite, F. (July, 2008) “Analysis of the usefulness of debt default in predicting
bankruptcy”. Proceedings of 5th International Conference of Finance, Athens,
Greece. Publication editor, Dr. P. Koveos.
Brathwaite, F. (September, 2006) “Analysis of the usefulness of debt default in predicting
bankruptcy”. UMI Proquest Dissertation & Thesis Publication.
Brathwaite, F. (October, 2005) “Analysis of the usefulness of debt default in predicting
bankruptcy”. American Accounting Association, Diversity Section Meeting,
Atlanta Georgia.
Faye is married to Compton Brathwaite. The Brathwaites have two sons who have
attended Oakwood University—the older son is currently completing his degree at
Strayer and the younger is a senior in Accounting at Oakwood University.