Dr. Sharon M. Lightner, Ph.D., CPA

Sharon Lightner is the Director of the School of Accountancy and an Associate Professor in the department. She teaches financial accounting at the graduate and undergraduate level. She is a three time recipient of the Most Outstanding Faculty Award in the School of Accountancy and has been selected the Most Influential Professor by the Most Outstanding Accounting Student on three separate occasions. She currently serves as faculty advisor to the MSA students entering the professional track. Sharon also serves as faculty advisor to Beta Alpha Psi. She received an Aztec Achievement Award at SDSU for the outstanding faculty advisor on campus and was selected as one of the six Beta Alpha Psi faculty advisors nation wide to receive a 1995-1996 Arthur Andersen Richard E. Claire Outstanding Faculty Adviser Award.

She is committed to utilizing technology in the learning process. She has spearheaded the use of collaborative software in the accounting curriculum. She was a recipient of the AICPA/AAA Collaboration Award for her development of an international accounting class that was offered in real time to students in four countries. She has shared her applications of technology via numerous presentations and publications.

Her degrees include a Bachelor of Science from the University of Montana, a Master of Science from San Diego State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oregon .She has published in Journal of Accounting Education, Journal of Accountancy, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, and The Practical Accountant.

Office Location: SSE #2415
Phone: (619) 594-3735
Fax: (619) 594-3675
Email: sharon.lightner<at>sdsu.edu

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