Dr. Stephen Patrick has been teaching in higher education since 2013. Initially, he graduated from the University of Alabama with a BS in C&BA (Major: Accounting; Concentration: Marketing). Upon completing this degree and spending nearly six years working in industry, he enrolled at Auburn University in Montgomery to complete his MBA. In addition to this, he completed additional coursework towards a MAcc degree at Kennesaw State University before accepting a position with the audit firm Capin Crouse, LLP. In addition, he successfully completed his PhD in Advanced Accounting from Northcentral University with additional graduate hours in economics from West Texas A&M.

Dr. Patrick’s non-academic experience includes serving as a CFO at multiple companies and over 25 years of professional experience in accounting within the following industries: retail, manufacturing, real estate, service, energy, and public nonprofit auditing. In addition, he successfully owned and operated a real estate investment business for over 15 years, a vending business, and a solar company. Also, he has served as a youth minister at four different churches and taught an adult Sunday School class.

On a personal note, Dr. Patrick lives in Cumming, GA with his beautiful wife and his four beautiful daughters. They are actively involved in the local church, sports, camping, SEC football, and the NBA. In addition, he has served as the Commissioner for a local church basketball league.

Published work

Exploring the Relationship of Job Insecurity, Moral Disengagement, and Job Embeddedness on an Accountant’s Unethical Behavior. (Dissertation at Northcentral University, La Jolla, California, January 2020