Rate My Professor Steve DeSimone

Steve DeSimone is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Accounting at the College of the Holy Cross, where he serves as Accounting Program Coordinator. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Accountancy from Bentley University (2016), an M.B.A. in Accounting from Bentley College (2004), and a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Massachusetts Lowell (1996). DeSimone joined the College of the Holy Cross as Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and Accounting in September 2017 and was promoted to Associate Professor in September 2023. Prior to this, he held positions as Senior Adjunct Faculty in Accounting at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Manning School of Business from January 2015 to June 2017, Adjunct Faculty there from January 2010 to December 2014, and Adjunct Faculty at Bentley University from September 2013 to May 2016.

DeSimone's research interests encompass internal audit, corporate governance, public sector accounting, and financial accounting. He teaches courses such as Intermediate Financial Accounting I and II with accompanying Excel labs, Financial Accounting, and Corporation Finance. His peer-reviewed publications appear in leading journals, including the Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change ('The Impacts of the Use of Data Analytics and Internal Audit Activities on Perceived Internal Audit Quality,' 2023, with Betti and Gray), Issues in Accounting Education ('The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions?,' 2023, with Wood et al.), Journal of Management and Governance ('Correlates of internal audit function involvement in sustainability audits,' 2021, with D’Onza and Sarens), Managerial Auditing Journal ('Determinants and Consequences of Internal Audit Functions within Colleges and Universities,' 2020, with Rich), Accounting Horizons ('Factors that Influence Internal Audit Function’s Maturity,' 2020, with D’Onza and Sarens), International Journal of Accounting Information Systems ('Factors associated with internal audit function involvement with XBRL implementation in public companies: An international study,' 2017, with Abdolmohammadi, Hsieh, and Wang), and Journal of International Accounting Research ('Correlates of external quality assessment and improvement programs in internal auditing: A study of 68 countries,' 2016, with Abdolmohammadi). He has a forthcoming invited book chapter, 'COVID-19 and the College Sports Industry' (with Matheson and Kiernan), in the Routledge Handbook of Sport and COVID-19. DeSimone has presented at conferences including the European Conference on Internal Audit & Corporate Governance, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, and Larry Sawyer Educators’ Symposium. His honors include the Research Associates Grant (Fall 2020), PricewaterhouseCoopers INQuiries grant (2018), and College of the Holy Cross Bachelor Summer Faculty Fellowships (2017 and 2018). He contributes to institutional service through roles on the Finance and Planning Council (2020-2022, 2024-2026), department committees such as Faculty Development (2024-2025), and as Study Abroad Coordinator for Accounting (2024-2025).