Dr. Rachel Birkey
Associate Professor
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
ACC 398.001 Professional Practice: Internship In Accounting
ACC 498.001 Professional Practice: Internship In Accounting
ACC 298.001 Professional Practice: Internship/Coop Education In Accounting
ACC 398.001 Professional Practice: Internship In Accounting
ACC 498.001 Professional Practice: Internship In Accounting
ACC 298.001 Professional Practice: Internship/Coop Education In Accounting
Teaching Interests & Areas
Taxation
Research Interests & Areas
Accounting Education, Taxation, Corporate Social Responsibility
PhD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MS Accounting
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
BS Accounting
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
RSM Professor of the Year
RSM/Student Accounting Society
2022
RSM Professor of the Year
RSM/Student Accounting Society
2019
RSM Professor of the Year
RSM/Student Accounting Society
2015
Manahan Family Award for Teaching Excellence in Business
College of Business
2014
RSM Professor of the Year
RSM/Student Accounting Society
2012
Grants and Contracts
Illinois State University Department of Accounting Summer Research Grant
Rachel N Birkey.
Illinois State University. 2017 - 2017
Illinois State University Department of Accounting Summer Research Grant
Rachel N Birkey.
Illinois State University. 2016 - 2016
Illinois State University Department of Accounting Summer Research Grant
Rachel N Birkey.
2015 - 2015
Illinois State University Department of Accounting Summer Research Grant
Rachel N Birkey.
Department of Accounting. 2014 - 2014
Conference Proceeding
Network Participation Changes of U.S. College Students: 2009 - 2015
Tamra S Davis, Kent A Walstrom, Rachel N Birkey.
3rd Annual International Conference on Intelligent Information Technology (2INTECH2017), (2017)
Journal Article
Inducing Creativity in Accountants' Task Performance: the Effects of Background, Environment, and Feedback
Rachel N Birkey, C. Hausserman.
Advances in Accounting Education, 109-133, (2019)
Mandated Social Disclosure: An Analysis of the Response to the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010
Ronald P Guidry, Azizul Islam, Dennis M Patten, Rachel N Birkey.
Journal Of Business Ethics, 152 (3), 827-841, (2018), 10.1007/s10551-016-3364-7
Does CSR Reporting Really Impact FERCs?
Rachel N Birkey, Ronald P Guidry, Dennis M Patten.
Accounting and the Pubilc Interest, 17 (1), 144-162, (2017), 10.2308/apin-51921
Exposing Students to Environmental Sustainability in Accounting: An Analysis of Its Impacts in a US Setting
W. E. Lee, Rachel N Birkey, D. M. Patten.
Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, 37 (2), 81-96, (2017), 10.1080/0969160x.2016.1270225
Does assurance on CSR reporting enhance environmental reputation? An examination in the U.S. context
Rachel N Birkey, Giovanna Michelon, Dennis M Patten, Jomo Sankara.
Accounting Forum, 40 (3), 143-152, (2016), 10.1016/j.accfor.2016.07.001
On the Determinants of Analysts' Cash Flow Forecast Accuracy
Daniel A Ames, Rachel N Birkey.
Review of Business Research, (2010)
Presentations
Name, Image, and Likeness Taxation Case
Deborah L Seifert, Rachel N Birkey.
Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting CTLA 2025, Chicago, Illinois, August 2, 2025
College and University Reporting on Sustainability Efforts: U.S. Evidence
Rachel N Birkey, Den Patten, Yi Ren.
Toronto Canada-Ontario, , 2018
Spending and Saving Under Alternative Tax Regimes: The Effect of Materialism
Rachel N Birkey.
Fairfax Virginia, , 2013
The Effects of Tax Aggressiveness and Investor Type on Tax Preparation Preferences
Rachel N Birkey.
Fairfax Virginia, , 2011