Cristina Alberti

Cristina T. Alberti, Ph.D., CPA is an assistant professor in the Accounting and Law division. She teaches auditing and financial accounting. Professor Alberti's research interests focus on how audit firm culture affects auditors' judgments and decisions, using qualitative research methods to do so. More recently, Professor Alberti has been interested in exploring the accounting academic culture, including how existing institutional hiring practices impact the diversity, equity, and inclusivity of the accounting academic community. Overall, her portfolio of research focuses on understanding how current workplace practices contribute to accounting firm culture, including the broader culture of the accounting profession and accounting academy. She also enjoys developing teaching cases that help students connect concepts learned in the classroom to real-word cases. She has published in several academic journals, including Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Accounting Horizons, and the European Accounting Review. Professor Alberti received her Ph.D. in accounting from Bentley University. Prior to academia, she was an Assurance Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). While at PwC, she spent most of her time working on public company audits in the technology and aerospace and defense industries. Fun fact - Professor Alberti loves all things relating to aerospace!