Accounting - (323) 343-2830

Rafik Elias
Associate Professor of Accounting; DBA, Louisiana Tech University, CPA
Contact: (323) 343-2867
E-mail: [email protected]

  • Business education
  • Financial accounting
  • Auditing
  • Business ethics and social responsibility

Fluent in: Arabic, French.


Rick Hayes
Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., London School of Economics
Contact: (323) 343-2837
E-mail: [email protected]

  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Certified Fraud Specialist
  • Oracle Certified Professional
  • International standards on accounting (ISA)
  • Accounting information systems

Neung Kim
Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Temple University
Contact: (323) 343-2840
E-mail: [email protected]

  • Financial accounting
  • Auditing

Fluent in: Korean.


J. Gregory Kunkel
Emeritus Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., UC Berkeley
Contact: (323) 343-2830
E-mail: [email protected]

  • Financial and management accounting
  • Compensation plans
  • Stock option accounting rules

Jingwen (Joanna) Zhao 
Assistant Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa
Contact: (323) 343-5256
E-mail: [email protected]

  • Financial and managerial accounting
  • Climate change and sustainability accounting
  • Accounting information systems

Fluent in: Chinese (Mandarin).