Dr. Jordan Rippy, Ph.D., CPA joined Carey Business School in 2018 as an Assistant Professor of Accounting in the Practice Track, in 2023 she became the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. After practicing as a CPA at Ernst & Young in New York and Dallas, she earned a Ph.D. in accounting at the University of Alabama (Roll Tide!). Her teaching interests are in financial, managerial, and forensic accounting, and she enjoys helping people who think they don’t like accounting learn that it’s pretty useful and easy to understand. Dr. Rippy lives in the Cathedral Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and in her free time, she enjoys reading, baking excellent chocolate chip cookies, spending time with family and friends, and playing with Mamie, her Havanese puppy.
Education
- Ph. D, Accounting, University of Alabama
- MAcc, Baylor University
- BBA, Accounting, Baylor University
Research
Selected publications
- Amanda Beck, Collin Gilstrap, Jordan Rippy, and Brian Vansant (2021) “Strategic reporting by nonprofit hospitals: an examination of bad debt and charity care,” Review of Accounting Studies 26(3): 933-970.
- Marcus M. Doxey, Richard C. Hatfield, Jordan A. Rippy, and R. Kyle Peel (2019) Asymmetric Investor Materiality and the Effects of Disclosure. Auditing: Journal of Practice & Theory 39(2): 27-50
Teaching
Current
- Cost Measurement and Control
- Accounting and Financial Reporting
- Financial Statement Analysis
Honors and distinctions
- Dean's Award for Faculty Excellence, 2019
Impact and engagement
Business
- Certified Public Accounting - State of Texas
Community
- Financial Committee, Episcopal Diocese of Washington
In the media
- CBS News: “What should you do with your money to prepare for a recession?” 20 June 2022.
