Faculty Profile

Blair Marquardt

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Accounting
College
College of Business

    

Education

PhD, Texas Tech University, 2018.
Major: Business Administration
Degree Specialization: Accounting
Dissertation Title: Two Essays on the Governance Role of Blockholders who sit on the Board of Directors
MPA, University of Texas at Austin, 2011.
Major: Financial Reporting and Assurance
BS, University of South Carolina, 2010.
Major: Business Adminstration
Degree Specialization: Accounting and International Business

Current Scheduled Teaching*

ACCT 3110.002, Intermediate Accounting I, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ACCT 3110.005, Intermediate Accounting I, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

ACCT 6010.003, Seminar on Advanced Topics in Accounting Research, Summer 5W2 2023
ACCT 3110.007, Intermediate Accounting I, Spring 8W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 3110.002, Intermediate Accounting I, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 3110.004, Intermediate Accounting I, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 3110.002, Intermediate Accounting I, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 3110.006, Intermediate Accounting I, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 3110.005, Intermediate Accounting I, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 3110.006, Intermediate Accounting I, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 6010.703, Seminar on Advanced Topics in Accounting Research, Summer 5W2 2020
ACCT 3110.002, Intermediate Accounting I, Spring 2020 Syllabus
ACCT 3110.006, Intermediate Accounting I, Spring 2020 Syllabus
ACCT 3110.005, Intermediate Accounting I, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 3110.006, Intermediate Accounting I, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 6010.703, Seminar on Advanced Topics in Accounting Research, Summer 5W2 2019
ACCT 3110.002, Intermediate Accounting I, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 3110.006, Intermediate Accounting I, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 3110.005, Intermediate Accounting I, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ACCT 3110.006, Intermediate Accounting I, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article
Marquardt, B. B., Sanchez, J. M. (2022). Blockholder Board Representation and Debt Contracting. Journal of Banking and Finance. 142, 1-24. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2022.106546
Bergner, J., Marquardt, B. B., Mohapatra, P. (2020). The Auditor Reputation Cycle: A Synthesis of the Literature. International Journal of Auditing. 24, 292-319. Wiley. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijau.12193
Viator, R. E., Harp, N. L., Rinaldo, S. B., Marquardt, B. B. (2020). The Mediating Effect of Reflective-Analytic Cognitive Style on Rational Thought. Thinking & Reasoning. 26(3), 381-413. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546783.2019.1634151
Collins, D., Marquardt, B. B., Niu, X. (2019). Equity-based Incentives and Shareholder Say-on-pay. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. 46, 739-761. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12373
Marquardt, B. B., Myers, B. W., Niu, X. (2018). Strategic Voting and Insider Ownership. Journal of Corporate Finance. 50, 50-71. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2018.05.002

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Teaching
Marquardt, B. B., "Minority Serving Institution Technology Infrastructure Grant," Sponsored by American Institute of CPAs Foundation, National, $15000 Funded. (January 2022January 2023).
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

out of 5

out of 7
%
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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