Dr. Stephen Patrick has taught in higher education since 2013. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration from the University of Alabama, majoring in Accounting with a concentration in Marketing. After nearly six years of professional experience in industry, he returned to academia and completed his MBA at Auburn University at Montgomery. He also completed additional graduate coursework in the Master of Accountancy (MAcc) and Master of Science in Financial Economics (MSFE) programs at Kennesaw State University and West Texas A&M University. Dr. Patrick later earned his PhD in Advanced Accounting from Northcentral University, along with additional graduate coursework in economics from West Texas A&M University.
Dr. Patrick’s professional experience includes serving as CFO for multiple organizations, working with several CPA firms, and participating in forensic audit inquiries that included questions from law enforcement agencies like the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). He brings more than 25 years of professional accounting experience across a broad range of industries, including retail, manufacturing, real estate, service, energy, and nonprofit and public-sector auditing. In addition, he has owned and operated businesses in real estate investment, vending, and solar energy.
Beyond his professional career, Dr. Patrick has served as a youth minister at four churches and taught adult Sunday School classes. He lives in Cumming, Georgia with his wife and four daughters and enjoys church involvement, sports, camping, SEC football, and the NBA.
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