Dr. Ambrose Jones, III, PhD, CPA

Dr. Ambrose Jones, III received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Accounting from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in 2007. Dr. Jones is a Certified Public Accountant and practiced in national public accounting firms for over 30 years prior to entering the PhD program at VCU in 2003. He was an audit partner with RSM, LLP from 1980 to 2003, where he served as an SEC specialist, along with having client service and quality control responsibilities. At RSM, he also participated in international assignments on three continents outside of North America. During 2006-2007 he served as the training director in the Independence Office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he developed and conducted audit and accounting training and career development courses for professional staff members and helped to coordinate firm–wide independence training.

Dr. Jones is now Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Accounting and Finance at the Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina Greensboro, where he formerly taught auditing and financial accounting courses. Currently, he serves as a part-time instructor in the University of Virgina School of Continuing Professional Studies Accounting Certificate Program where he teaches a graduate course in financial accounting. His research primarily included: behavioral issues in a public accounting environment including job stress, job outcomes, gender issues and decision-making; auditor independence; risk containment and client continuance; and corporate social responsibility reporting.