Biography

Jalal Soroosh is a professor of accounting at Loyola University Maryland. He received his Ph.D. in accounting from The University of Mississippi and holds a Certificate in Management Accounting (CMA). He has published numerous articles in practitioners and academic journals such as the CPA Journal, Management Accounting, Corporate Controller, The Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives and Review of Business. He also has an extensive teaching experience in various MBA/EMBA programs in China. Jalal brings a good mix of teaching and work experience to the accounting program at Loyola University Maryland. In addition to over twenty years of teaching accounting, he has a variety of practical experiences with Arthur Andersen & Co., Coopers & Lybrand (PWC), C.W. Amos & Company (RSM McGladrey), McCormick, Reznick Fedder & Silverman, and NeighborCare.

Representative Publications

Langmead, Joseph and Soroosh, Jalal, "Roadmap to IFRS 1: Initial Adoption of IFRS by US Companies," CPA Journal, (forthcoming).

Soroosh, Jalal and Zhu, Hong, "CFOs and Controller find FIN 46(R) not useful," Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, (forthcoming).

Langmead, Joseph and Soroosh, Jalal, "International Financial Accounting Standards: A Primer," The CPA Journal, (March, 2009), pp. 2-9.

Soroosh, Jalal, Zhu, Hong, and Phillips-Wren, Gloria, "A Shift in the Income Effect of Changes in Accounting Principles: 1993-2003 Time Period," Review of Business Research, (2008), pp.51-67.

Soroosh, Jalal and Espahbodi, Pouran, "New Accounting Rules for Postretirement Benefits: How SFAS 158 May Affect A Company's Financial Statements," The CPA Journal (January, 2007), pp. 28-35.

Soroosh, Jalal and Ciesielski, Jack, "Accounting for Special Purpose Entities Revised: FASB Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities," The CPA Journal (July, 2004), pp. 30-37.

Awards and Honors

New York State Society of CPA 2004 Max Block Award for "Accounting for Special Purpose Entities Revised: FASB Interpretation 46R," published in the CPA Journal, July 2004.

Most Valued Professor, selected by Executive MBA Fellows class of 2007

Served as KPMG Faculty Fellow for two years (2000-2001)

Alpha Sigma Nu

Affiliations

The Institute of Management Accountants
Omicron Delta Epsilon
Beta Gama Sigma

Web site

http://www.evergreen.loyola.edu/~jsoroosh/