Faculty and instructor profiles

Assistant Professor

Andrea Stapleton

BA (Hons.), BBA, CMA, CPA, PhD

Phone: 709.864.8845
Email: andreas@mun.ca
Office: BN-2018
Areas of Expertise

Accounting

Personal Profile

Dr. Andrea Stapleton received her PhD in accounting from the University of Waterloo in 2020. Prior to joining the Faculty of Business Administration, Dr. Stapleton, a Certified Management Accountant, obtained a BA (Honours) and BBA from Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Dr. Stapleton’s research interests include managers’ and investors’
judgment and decision-making in an accounting setting with a focus on the impact of personality traits and decision-making biases. Consistent with her research, Dr. Stapleton’s teaching interests include management and cost accounting.

Research Highlights
  • Richins, G., Stapleton, A., Stratopoulos, T. C., & Wong, C. (2017). Big Data analytics: Opportunity or threat for the accounting profession?. Journal of Information Systems, 31(3), 63-79.