Karla M. Zehms, Ph.D., C.P.A., is the Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting and Information Systems and the associate dean for research and Ph.D. programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She teaches auditing and her research investigates auditor decision making, including auditors' client acceptance and continuance decisions, fraud brainstorming, audit planning, client-auditor negotiation and audit budget-setting processes. Dr. Zehms serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals and is active in the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association, where she has served in various leadership roles including serving as president. In 2022, Dr. Zehms received the Outstanding Audit Educator Award from the American Accounting Association, Auditing Section. In addition to her teaching career, Dr. Zehms worked in practice as a corporate accountant and a staff auditor. She was a doctoral fellow in residence at Coopers and Lybrand.
