Amy K. Alward, Ph.D.


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Office: Hilton 216
Phone: 310.338.7792
Email: aalward@lmu.edu


Areas of Expertise

  • Cost and Managerial Accounting
  • Financial Accounting

Biography

Amy Alward, who joined the College of Business Administration faculty in 2007, is the fifth U.S. accounting professor of Native American descent to have earned a doctorate. She maintains an interest in social psychology, laboratory experiments and the observation of human behavior. Prior to earning her PhD, Alward worked as a music director for the Diocese of Boise and as a cost analyst and assistant analyst for Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound. Alward, who is a CPA, has been the recipient of several fellowships and is a member of the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Institute of Management Accountants.

Education
  • PhD: Washington State University (2007)
  • MBA: Seattle University (1995)
  • BA: California State University (1990)