Professional Summary
Dr. Bunsis received EMU’s Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award in 2002. As an attorney, he has focused on legal issues pertaining to the area of pension and postretirement benefits, topics he is able to bring to the students in his courses. He has done research on the relation between accounting numbers and stock prices and presented at national accounting conferences, research workshops at several universities, and professional conferences, including the Michigan Association of CPAs. Dr. Bunsis serves on the Department's Curriculum and Personnel Committee. In addition, he is the President of the Eastern Michigan chapter of the American Association of University Professors and has served as EMU's NCAA Faculty Representative.
Courses Taught
ACC340 Intermediate Accounting
ACC491 1 Credit Thesis
ACC497 1 Credit Independent Study
ACC499 3 Credit Independent Study
ACC540 Corporate Financial Reporting
ACC546 Public and Nonprofit Sector Accounting
ACC605 Strategic Information and Control Systems
ACC611 Accounting for e-Commerce
ACC646 Financial Management of Nonprofit Organizations
ACC681 Special Topics in Accounting
ACC696 Accounting Theory, Research and Policy
ACC699 3 Credit Independent Study
LAS603 Legal Environments of Nonprofit Organizations
LAW615 Law for Financial Professionals
LAW699 3 Credit Independent Study
Research Interest & Projects
Financial accounting, governmental accounting, legal environment of nonprofit organizations, stock market.
Selected Publications
"Do Supreme Court Decisions on IPO Liability Affect Shareholder Wealth?," (co-authored), The Journal of Accounting, Ethics, and Public Policy, 2003.
"Firm Reductions in Postretirement Healthcare Benefits in the Post SFAS 106 Environment: An Empirical Analysis," (co-authored), Journal of Applied Business Research, Fall 2000.
"Should You Cut Your Retiree HealthCare Benefits," Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, Summer 1999.
"The Effect of SEC Enforcement Actions on Underwriter Clients," (co-authored), Journal of Financial Economics, Autumn 1998.
"The Stock Market Reaction to Firm Write-off Announcements," Journal of Business, Finance, and Accounting, December 1997.
Professional Affiliations
Attorney
Certified Public Accountant
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