Michael Gibbins is the Winspear Professor of Accounting in the Faculty of Business, University of Alberta. He has a BCom from the University of British Columbia, an MBA from York University and a PhD in accounting and psychology from Cornell University. He obtained his chartered accountancy designation in the Prince George office of what is now Deloitte & Touche. He has held appointments at Queens University School of Business, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the University of British Columbia. His research and teaching interests lie in how people make decisions and judgements, and in the way accounting information is used in making important decisions in business and other economic spheres. A particular interest is in the professional judgement of public accountants, managers and other professionals who cope with the pressures and risks of modern business life. He has published widely on judgement, accounting, financial disclosure and educational subjects; is a former editor of the Canadian accounting research journal Contemporary Accounting Research; has been on numerous editorial boards of academic journals; and is active in the Canadian Academic Accounting Association, the American Accounting Association and other professional bodies. He has received a number of education and teaching awards and in 1988 he received the honour of becoming a Fellow of both the Alberta and British Columbia Institutes of Chartered Accountants.
