Maria Rickling

Title
Associate Professor
Email
Department
Accounting, Economics, Finance & Information Sciences
College
College of Business

Dr. Maria F. Rickling is an associate professor of accounting in the Accounting, Economics, Finance and Information Sciences department of the David B. O’Maley College of Business at the Daytona Beach Campus.

Dr. Rickling holds a Ph.D. and an M.Acc. in Accounting from Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Prior to her academic career, Dr. Rickling held various accounting positions related to corporate financial reporting. 

Dr. Rickling conducts research in the areas of financial reporting, auditing and corporate governance. In addition to her scholarly achievements and publications, she has held a variety of leadership positions within academia and is an award-winning educator who is committed to providing an engaging classroom learning experience.  

  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration: Accounting, Florida International University
  • M.Acc. - Master of Accounting in Accounting, Florida International University
  • ACC 517: Accounting for Decision Making
  • BA 717: Avia/Aero Accounting & Finance
  • ACC 210: Financial Accounting

Rickling, M., Bitter, M. E., & West, J. (2020). Going-concern decisions and the global financial crisis. International Journal of Business. 25(1). 21-44.

Rickling, M. & Sharma, D. (2017). Audit committee cash compensation and propensity of firms to beat earnings by a large margin: Conditional effects of CEO power and agency risks. International Journal of Auditing. 21(3), 304-323.

Rickling, M., Brenner, V. C., and Crowe, M. (2017). Using mergers and acquisitions and socratic pedagogy to facilitate critical thinking on relevance versus faithful representation in financial reporting. Journal of the Academy of Business Education. 18(Spring), 110-121.

Rickling, M., Mendoza, M., & Brenner, V. C. (2016). A brief analysis of the reserves accounting for oil and gas firms. Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly. 65(2). 255-265.

Chambers, V., Holloway, B., and Rickling, M. (2015). The VITA program: Vital to communities, campuses, students, and employers. The Tax Adviser. 46(5), 378-383.

Rickling, M. (2014). Audit committee characteristics and repeatedly meeting-beating analyst forecasts. International Journal of Business. 19(2), 173-191.

Rickling, M., Rama, D. V., and Raghunandan, K. (2013). Repeatedly meeting-beating analyst forecasts and audit fees. International Journal of Business. 18(2), 119-130. 

ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE 

Associate Professor of Accounting, College of Business, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (2023-Present), Daytona Beach, Florida

Associate Professor, M.E. Rinker, Sr. Institute of Tax and Accountancy, Stetson University (2018 - 2023), Deland, Florida

Director of the Master of Accounting Program, M.E. Rinker, Sr. Institute of Tax and Accountancy, Stetson University (2020 - 2022), DeLand, Florida 

Department Chair, M.E. Rinker, Sr. Institute of Tax and Accountancy, Stetson University (2019 - 2021), DeLand,
Florida

Director of the First Year Seminar Program, Stetson University (2015 - 2017), DeLand, Florida. 

Assistant Professor, M.E. Rinker, Sr. Institute of Tax and Accountancy, Stetson University (2011 - 2018), DeLand, Florida