James C. Young, Ph.D., C.P.A., is the PricewaterhouseCoopers Professor of Accountancy at Northern Illinois University. He earned his B.S. from Ferris State University and his M.B.A. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Dr. Young's research focuses on taxpayer responses to the income tax, using archival data. His dissertation received the PricewaterhouseCoopers/American Taxation Association Dissertation Award and his subsequent research has received funding from a number of organizations, including the Ernst & Young Foundation Tax Research Grant Program. His work has been published in a variety of academic and professional journals, including the National Tax Journal, The Journal of the American Taxation Association and Tax Notes. Honored as a Northern Illinois University Distinguished Professor, Dr. Young received the Illinois C.P.A. Society Outstanding Accounting Educator Award in 2012. In addition, he has received numerous university teaching awards from Northern Illinois University, George Mason University and Michigan State University.
