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Karen Mattison, MAcc, CPA

Associate Professor of Economics and Business Administration
Business Administration Economics

Education

Master of Accountancy, Auburn University
B.S. Accounting, Clemson University

Research or Areas of Specialty

I enjoy researching new ways to teach accounting and engage students. I visited six Universities and attended 22 classes during my sabbatical in Spring 2025 to further my research. I enjoy working with students on their individual research projects. My Accounting Information Systems class works with a local nonprofit each year to help analyze their financial information and provide insights. I also enjoy being a part of PC’s Service Entrepreneurship program.

Recognitions

  • Received the Martha Anne Green Service to Church and College Award-August 2020
  • Received United Way of Laurens County – C. Bailey Dixon Spirit of Volunteerism and Philanthropy Award – August 31, 2017

Classes at PC

  • rinciples of Accounting
  • Intermediate Accounting I and III
  • Accounting Information Systems
  • Auditing and other accounting classes as needed
  • Service Entrepreneurship in Business
  • First Year Exploration – Planning to Make a Difference
  • Second Year Exploration – Storytelling with Data

Organizations

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
  • American Accounting Association (AAA)

Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant-CPA

Publications

“Using Non-Accounting Information to Introduce Excel Concepts,” Presented at Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting, August 2024, Washington, DC

“Ask Why in Accounting,” Presented at Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting, August 2023, Denver, CO

Poster-“Improving Excel Skills Using Tax Computations”-Effective Teaching Practices Session, Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting, August 4, 2018, National Harbor, Maryland

Panelist-“Using Games to Spark Learning in Introductory Accounting Courses”-Concurrent Session, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, August 7, 2018, National Harbor, Maryland

Poster-“Deducing Cash Strategy from the Statement of Cash Flows”-Effective Learning Strategy III Session, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, August 7, 2018, National Harbor, Maryland

Poster-“Digging Down into the Data”-Effective Learning Strategies, Southeast Region -American Accounting Association Meeting, April 5, 2019. Savannah, Georgia