Victoria Shoaf

Dr. Victoria L. Shoaf
Associate Professor of Accounting and Taxation

Associate Professor Victoria L. Shoaf, holds a Ph.D. in Accounting from the Baruch College of the City University of New York and has successfully completed all parts of the Certified Public Accountancy examination. Her dissertation addressed "Investors' Valuation of Voluntary and Mandatory Disclosures: Geographic Segment Earnings." Professor Shoaf has published her research articles in such peer-reviewed journals as: Business Horizons, the Journal of Business Ethics, Bank Accounting & Finance, the Review of Business, and the Commercial Lending Review, and she has published a chapter in a book. She has also presented twenty-two papers that have been included in the proceedings of or as abstracts to such international, national, and regional academic forums as: the American Accounting Association, the Global Business and Technology Association, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, the Institute Business Administration and Technology, the International Conference Promoting Business Ethics, the International Association for Business and Society, and the Northeast Business and Economics Association.

Professor Shoaf has professional experience as the Vice President - Finance for Tie Rack, Inc., as Principal in BJV Associates and as Controller at Laura Ashley, Inc. and at Greef Fabrics, Inc. She has also provided consulting services to Deloitte & Touche and is currently obtaining the required experience to become a certified public accountant.

Courses Taught

Subject	Number	Title
ACC	232	Critique of Accounting Theory
ACC	2338	Fundamentals of Accounting I
ACC	2339	Fundamentals of Accounting II
ACC	238	Advanced Accounting I
ACC	239	Advanced Accounting II

E-mail: shoafv@stjohns.edu