Victoria L. Shoaf, Ph.D.
Dean
Professor of Accounting and Taxation
Dean Shoaf holds a Ph.D. in Business (Accounting) from Baruch College of the City University of New York. She has served as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the Tobin College of Business since February 2008. Prior to that, she served as the Chair of Tobin’s Department of Accounting and Taxation.
Dr. Shoaf has published research articles in such peer-reviewed journals as the Journal of Business Ethics, the International Business and Economics Research Journal, the Journal of Applied Business Research, the Journal of Accounting and Finance Research, Bank Accounting & Finance, the Commercial Lending Review, and the Review of Business, and has also published two book chapters. Dr. Shoaf acts as a St. John’s University co-coordinator, along with Rev. Patrick Flanagan, C.M. for the Vincentian International Conference Promoting Business Ethics. She is also an active member of the American Accounting Association, and has served on the Board (2004-2007) and as the President (2005-06) of the Northeast Region of that organization.
Prior to joining academe, Dean Shoaf held several accounting-leadership positions, including Vice President-Finance for Tie Rack, Inc., and Controller at Laura Ashley, Inc., and at Greeff Fabrics, Inc. She is currently on the Board of the Queens-Brooklyn Chapter of the New York State Society of CPAs, where she served as President in 2008-09.
E-mail: shoafv@stjohns.edu