Darin Spencer

Darin Spencer, Ph.D., is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with significant professional experience in public accounting as an auditor, cost accounting as a plant accountant, and hospital accounting and finance as a senior accountant in a large hospital system. His passion is teaching. He has been an accounting educator nearly 20 years, and also currently teaches finance and management courses.

He earned a doctorate in business administration (accounting specialization) from Northcentral University, a master of accountancy (MAcc) from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from Pfeiffer University, and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

His research interest includes financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, and behavioral research in accounting.

A fun fact about Professor Spencer is that he was once a performer in theme park shows and on a cruise ship. He is affiliated with the United Church of Christ (UCC).

Education

• Ph.D., Business Administration (Advanced Accounting Specialization), Northcentral University
• MBA, Business Administration, Pfeiffer University
• M.Acc., Accounting, Univeristy of North Carolina Charlotte
• B.S., Accounting, University of North Carolina

Teaching Interests

Management
Finance
Accounting

Scholarly Interests

Spencer’s research interests include issues related to managerial accounting and Activity-Based Costing in healthcare systems and behavioral research in financial accounting.

Courses

• BUS1001 Introduction to Business and Management
• MGMT4020 Strategic Management
• MGMT4030 Senior Business Capstone
• FISV2000 Finance
• ACCT4040 Auditing