Ronald S. Barden, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D., Business Administration, University of Texas at Austin, 1971
• B.S.,  Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1968

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

• 2008 - Present: Mercer University, Adjunct Professor of Accounting
• 2006 - 2007: Mercer University, Visiting Professor of Accounting
• 1981 - 2004: Georgia State University, Associate Professor of Accounting
• 1979 - 1981: Furman University, Professor of Accounting
• 1976 - 1979: Florida State University, Associate Professor of Accounting
• 1974 - 1976: Florida State University, Assistant Professor of Accounting
• 1971 - 1974: Naval Post-Graduate School, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Information Systems
• 1968 - 1969: University of Texas at Austin, Teaching Assistant

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Current research interests: Ethics and Business, including specific consideration of the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

• "Report of the Committee on the Relationship of Behavioral Science and Accounting," (with Thomas Hofstedt et. al.), Supplement to The Accounting Review, American Accounting Association, 1974, pp. 126 - 139.
• "Behaviorally-Based Performance Appraisals," The Internal Auditor, January 1980, pp. 36 - 43.
• "Developing and Managing Your Corporate Data Base," Business, October-November-December 1982, pp. 46-48.
• "Going Public -- What it Involves," (with James E. Copeland, Roger H. Hermanson and Leslie Wat), Journal of Accountancy, March 1984, pp. 66-76.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

• Certified Public Accountant, 1969
• Certified Internal Auditor, 1976
• Certified Information Systems Auditor, 1986
• Governor's Commission on Effectiveness and Economy in Government, Privatization Sub-Commitee, 1991
• Treasurer, Outreach Committee, Saint Patrick's Episcopal Church, 1995-1998
• Treasurer, Saint Patrick's Episcopal Church, 2006-Present

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Navy Commendation Medal, 1989
• Outstanding Military Citizen of Georgia, 1983
• Department of Accounting Research Award, Florida State University, 1975