Ryan Baxter, Ph.D.

Associate Dean
Professor, Accountancy
RBaxter@boisestate.edu
(208) 426-2856 • Mail Stop: 1610
Office Number: MBEB 3136

Professor Baxter studied at BYU and Case Western Reserve University. He worked in IT Audit for KPMG prior to his doctoral studies. He began his academic career and was tenured at Bentley University in Boston. In 2014 he joined Boise State University.

Education

• Ph.D. Information Systems, Minor in Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University
• MAcc. Accountancy, Brigham Young University
• B.S. Accountancy, Brigham Young University

Teaching Areas

• Accounting Information Systems
• Information Security and Assurance
• Information Technology Audit
• Analytics in Accounting

Areas of Expertise

• Accounting Information and Controls
• Information Security
• Accounting Analytics
• IT Audit
• Enterprise Risk Management

Featured Publications

• Enterprise risk management program quality: Determinants, value relevance, and the financial crisis
• RJ Baxter, JC Bedard, R Hoitash, A Yezegel Contemporary Accounting Research 30 (4), 1264-1295
• Applying basic gamification techniques to IT compliance training: Evidence from the lab and field
• RJ Baxter, DK Holderness Jr, DA WoodJournal of Information Systems 30 (3), 119-133